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Monster Allergy (TV series)
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Monster Allergy is a 2005 animated television series, jointly produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Futurikon, RAI Fiction
and ZDF
. Being a work based on a Disney comic
of the same name
, the series broadcast on either Disney Channel
or Toon Disney
worldwide, except United States
where the Kids' WB
and Cartoon Network
broadcast the show, and the Pakistan
, Netherlands
and Flanders
where Nickelodeon
aired it.
. The series follows 12-year-old Ezekiel Zick
(called Zick) who suffers from all sorts of allergies (though people call that an excuse) and discovers that he has the ability to see the invisible monsters that live among us. Along with help of his best friend Elena Potato
and his talking cat, Timothy, Zick hopes to hone his powers to one day become a Monster Tamer just like his dad, Zob Zick.
The five Dom powers are:
. It contains 110 collectible card to play.
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
and ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
. Being a work based on a Disney comic
Disney comics
Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring Walt Disney characters.The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on . In 1940, Western Publishing began producing Disney comic books in the United States...
of the same name
Monster Allergy
Monster Allergy is a comic book series of Disney Italy published by Buena Vista Comics.- History :In 1996, Disney Italy launched a new comic company called PKNA with an unusual format, featuring human characters rather than the typical anthropomorphic animals that Walt Disney used the first thirty...
, the series broadcast on either Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
or Toon Disney
Toon Disney
Toon Disney was an American cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. A spinoff of Disney Channel, it mostly aired children's animated series and some live action programming. Its format had similarities to those of Cartoon Network and Nicktoons...
worldwide, except United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where the Kids' WB
Kids' WB
Kids' WB! was Warner Bros. American childrens programing division brand for The WB Television Network. In September 2006, the block moved to The CW Television Network. The CW is the result of The WB's merger with UPN in 2006...
and Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
broadcast the show, and the Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
where Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (Netherlands)
The Dutch version of Nickelodeon, seen in the Netherlands and Flanders, launched on September 1, 2002. Nickelodeon is on air 24 hours a day CET ....
aired it.
Plot
Monster Allergy is based on the international best-selling comic book series of the same nameMonster Allergy
Monster Allergy is a comic book series of Disney Italy published by Buena Vista Comics.- History :In 1996, Disney Italy launched a new comic company called PKNA with an unusual format, featuring human characters rather than the typical anthropomorphic animals that Walt Disney used the first thirty...
. The series follows 12-year-old Ezekiel Zick
Ezekiel Zick
Ezekiel Zick is a fictional character and the male protagonist in the comic book and animated series, Monster Allergy...
(called Zick) who suffers from all sorts of allergies (though people call that an excuse) and discovers that he has the ability to see the invisible monsters that live among us. Along with help of his best friend Elena Potato
Elena Potato
Elena Potato is a fictional character and the female protagonist in the comic book and animated series Monster Allergy. In the animated series, she is voiced by Monica Ward in the Italian version and by Annie Bovaird in the English version.- Biography :Elena is Zick's Italian 12-year-old best friend...
and his talking cat, Timothy, Zick hopes to hone his powers to one day become a Monster Tamer just like his dad, Zob Zick.
Tamer
The Tamer are Human Beings with very special powers; their main characteristic is The Dom, an energy that is passed from parent to child. With the passing of the generations, powers and knowledge are passed on which lead to real dynasties of Monster Tamers.The five Dom powers are:
- Sight Dom - the ability to see monsters and ghosts that are invisible to ordinary people.
- Voice Dom - the ability of tamers to force monsters and phantoms to do what they say.
- Gesture Dom - the power to control monsters by gesture, and to capture them in a Dombox.
- Enviro Dom - ability to create an environment to be able to survive in an unfamiliar environment, and which also functions as a force field.
- Energy Dom - ability to release an energy ray that affects monsters, dark phantoms and even ordinary things, but not witches.
Dom Items
The Dom Items are valuable items for the Tamers that are given by the Tutors due to the experience of the Tamers.- Universal Dombox - A gun-like container that being use by the Tamer, it can capture any monster and more than one. Once the monsters are captured, it will specified the name, the species, the danger level, and the status of the monster. However, this Dombox can only hold a monster for two hours, and then must be transfer to its specific Dombox or else the monster will escape. This item has the ability of capture a Dark phantom but only to dissolve it body and not trap it because Dark Phantoms are untrappable. It also have the ability to analyze any liquid substance that it's invisible to the naked eye.
- Zick's Sunglasses - This item is a gift for Zick from Elena. At first, it was use to help cover Zick's eyes when they turn red, but it helps him intensify his power for the Energy Dom (which helps the DomBeam work).
- Dom Glove - This item will improve the power levels of a Tamer by capturing every four monsters by giving the Gems of Power. The Red Gem is the basic first level, while Yellow Gem is at second level. At the third level, earning the Green Gem has the ability disintegrate Dark Phantoms, and while the fourth level is the Blue Gem. It is unknown to how to earn the White Gem, the fifth and final level.
- Regular Dombox - This are special boxes that use to a captured monster and mostly for the Monster-Skas. They are different types of Dom Boxes for each monster.
- Teleskates - This item will be earned along with the Green Gem. It has the ability to allow the carrier to teleport anywhere to its destination of their choose. It can also be upgraded to teleport along with someone else.
- Dom Staff - This Dom weapon can amplify the Tamers Energy Dom that fires a strong ray that is effective against large and multiple enemies.
- Hypno-Disk - This device is use to erase and alter peoples memories if they see too much, and threaten to reveal the secrets of the world of monsters.
- Crystallizator - This item can only be use if there is no available Dombox, and can fire a freeze ray that can be adjust depending of the temperature level.
- Radio-Worm - This anti-escape wristband will make a loud screech when the monster tries to take it off. The trick of removing the bracelet is not to tweak it. It also has tracking device to trace the bracelet even in long distance.
- Disco-Monster - A gun-like device that when the ray hits a monster, it will unwilling dance on what type of dance the controller sets by the user and to make the monster exhausted to be captured easily.
- Densifier - This item can alter body of a person by adjusting it to allow the body pass through any attack, walls and objective. It can also make the user body too heavy or can be use to weaken a monsters power. It's also has to ability to make the user look like a Dark Phantom.
- Scepter Dom - A wand shape item has the ability to control any monsters at will, and consider to be the strongest Dom weapon. However if it is use too much and can't be controlled, the user itself will become a small monsters as a side effect.
Episodes
| Season | Number of episodes | First Airdate | Last Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | September 16, 2006 | February 5, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 26 | December 27, 2008 | August 18, 2009 |
Trading Card Game
The Animated Series became popular in Europe, a Trading Card Game based on the same name was created by Upper Deck CompanyUpper Deck Company
The Upper Deck Company, LLC , founded in 1988, is a private company primarily known for producing trading cards...
. It contains 110 collectible card to play.