Wakfu

Wakfu
Original Language	French
Dubbing Studio 1	Flix Facilities, Ltd.
Dubbing Studio 2	SDI Media
Voice Director 1	Tony Church
Voice Director 2	Bob Buchholz
Voice Director 3	Megan Buchholz
Translation & Adaptation	Tony Church (eps. 1-52) Bob Buchholz Megan Buchholz (eps. 53-65)
Recorded	2014-2015 2018
Dub Country 1	United Kingdom
Dub Country 2	United States
Original Country	France
Episodes	65
Year	2008-present

Wakfu is a French animated television series produced by Ankama Animation, based on the video game Wakfu. The first season of 26 episodes began airing on 30 October 2008, and new episodes would continue to air into January 2010 on France 3. The show is animated with Adobe Flash software; all the production is done in France except the special episodes "Noximilien l'Horloger" and "Ogrest, la Légende", both produced in Japan. The series is directed by Anthony "Tot" Roux, and character design is directed by Xavier "Xa" Houssin and Kim "Tcho" Etinoff.

Dubbing History

There had been several attempts to dub the series into English, with several pilot dubs being produced. In 2009, the first two episodes were shown for the very first time in English at the London MCM Expo, this dub features a cast of Paris-based voice actors such as Barbara Weber-Scaff (as Yugo), Sharon Mann (as Amalia), Jodi Forrest (as Evangelyne), David Gasman (as Percedal), Paul Bandey (as Ruel), and Matthew Géczy (as Rubilax & Alibert). In 2011, a dubbed version of episode 9 was shown at Anime Expo, this dub is believed to have been recorded at Ocean Productions in Vancouver Canada. The cast in that dub isn't exactly clear, but the most recognizable in the cast is Jillian Michaels (as Yugo), Don Brown (as Ruel), Scott McNeil (as Rubilax) and Jonathan Love (as Rich McDeek). There also exists another pilot dub recorded in Calgary; on Chinook Animation's website their portfolio lists working on 5 Wakfu episodes, two voice actors from Calgary, Lucas Gilbertson and Doug de Nance, have even confirmed their involvement in the series.

Dubbed versions of episodes 8 and 28 were originally available to watch on Planet Nemo Animation's website back in late 2013, this was an attempt to shop the series around in the hopes of an American network picking it up. Not much is known about this dub as these episodes have long since been removed.

In early 2014, Ankama launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund an official English dub for the series, the campaign reached $483,524 out of an $80,000 goal. The dub was recorded in the UK at Flix Facilities, Ltd. The dub cast mostly consists of British voice actors as well as a few North American expats. This dub covered nearly everything in the series, including the Specials, OVAs, Shorts and even the spin-off series Dofus: Kerub's Bazaar. In mid-2014 Netflix bought the distribution rights to the series, they released the first season on their servers in September of that year which marked the official debut of the dub. Netflix would also go on to co-produce the series' third season.

Netflix covered the dub to Season 3 themselves, which was released on their servers in 2018. This dub switches to an entirely new voice cast based in Los Angeles. This dub strongly differs from the previous one, having several differences with how certain names or words are pronounced and many vocal performances sounding radically different than the previous cast.

Cast

Image	Character	Original Actor	Dub Actor
			Ankama (Episodes 1-52)	Netflix (Episodes 53-65)
Main Characters
	Yugo	Fanny Bloc	Jules de Jongh	Erika Harlacher
	Amalia Sheran Sharm	Adeline Chetail	Jessica Bell	Christine Marie Cabanos
	Evangelyne	Geneviève Doang	Jules de Jongh	Kira Buckland
	Sir Percedal of Sadlygrove	Thomas Guitard	Ross Grant	Kyle McCarley
			Tom Clarke-Hill (ep. 1)	N/A
			Keir Stewart
	Ruel Stroud	Patrick Béthune	Hugo Chandor	Keith Silverstein
		¿?	Jules de Jongh (child; ep. 33)	N/A
	Adamaï	Dorothee Pousseo	Joanna Ruiz	Cristina Valenzuela
		Jeremy Prevost	N/A	Todd Haberkorn
	Rubilax	Gérard Surugue	Joe Mills (ep. 1)	Doug Erholtz
			Keir Stewart
	Elely	Caroline Lallau	N/A	Cristina Valenzuela
	Flopin	Karl-Line Heller		Marcy Edwards
Supporting Characters
	Alibert	Thierry Mercier	Joe Mills	N/A
	King Sheran Sharm	Phillipe Dumond	Tom Clarke-Hill	Kirk Thornton
	Armand Sheran Sharm	Cedric Dumond	James Nickerson	Doug Erholtz
	Master Joris	Yoann Sover	Eric Meyers	N/A
	Master Goultard	Bruno Choël	Andonis Anthony	Ben Pronsky
	Grufon (Skribble)	Damien Da Silva	Taylor Clarke-Hill	N/A
	Grougaloragran	Benoît Allemane	Tom Clarke-Hill
	Cleophee (Cleome)	Maryne Bretieaux	Joanna Ruiz
			Jules de Jongh (child; ep. 20)
	Elaine Narrowsmith	Claire Baradat	Julie-Ann Dean
	Captain Black Ink	Martin Brieuc	Frank Stubbs
	Phaeris	Jean Barney	John Knowles
	Prince Adale	Alexandre Gillet	Eric Meyers
	General Mofette	Deborah Perret	Jules de Jongh
	Chamberlain Tofdrew	Gérard Surugue	Eric Meyers
	Canar	Arnaud Laurent	Taylor Clarke-Hill
	Renate	Damien Da Silva	Eric Meyers
Antagonists
	Nox	Benjamin Pascal	Arthur Bostrom	Kaiji Tang
	Qilby	Erik Colin (eps. 32-52)		Joe Ochman
		Laurent Morteau (eps. 55-64)
	Rushu	Marc Alfos	Jimmy Hibbert	N/A
	Anathar	Antoine Tomé	John Knowles (ep. 34)
			Joe Mills (eps. 35, 50-51)
			Jimmy Hibbert (ep. 46)
			Ross Grant (eps. 49, 51)
	Remington Smisse	David Krüger	Eric Meyers
	Grany Smisse	Mathias Kozlowski	Tom Clarke-Hill
	Oropo	Franck Lorrain	N/A	Christopher Corey Smith
	Dame Echo	Hélène Bizot		Cherami Leigh
	Poo	Pascal Casanova		Kirk Thornton
	Toxine	Caroline Combes		Reba Buhr
	Coqueline (Mishell)	Emmylou Homs		Cassandra Lee Morris
	Dark Vlad	Cyrille Monge		Ben Pronsky
	Ush	Nathanel Alimi		Joe Ochman
	Black Bump	Boris Rehlinger		Kaiji Tang
	Arpagone	Cathy Diraison		Cindy Robinson
	Dathura	Celine Melloul
	Sipho	Jean-François Vlérick		Keith Silverstein
	Kali	¿?		Kira Buckland

Episodic Characters

Image	Character	Original Actor	Dub Actor	Eps.
Season 1
	Jason	Bruno Magne	Joe Mills	1-2
	Mia	Mylene Maiorano	Jules de Jongh (ep. 1)
			Fiona Clarke (ep. 2)
	Matou	¿?	Fiona Clarke
	Tomato	¿?
	Toto	Adeline Chetail	Jules de Jongh
	Soft Oak	Marc Cassot	Keir Stewart	2, 13
	Kabrok / The Black Crow	Richard Darbois		3
	Miranda	Claire Buyot (ep. 3)	Fiona Clarke	3, 11
		Diane Dassigny (ep. 11)
	Princess Eenca	Jessica Barrier	Julie-Ann Dean	4
	Princess Ydalipe (Princess Jolie)	Audrey Le Bihan	Fiona Clarke
	Princess Erpel	Caroline Pascal
	Princess Lela	Celine Ronte	Jules de Jongh
	Papris	Arnaud Laurent	Taylor Clarke-Hill	5
			Ross Grant (various loops)
	Pecora	Marie-Eugenie Marechal	Julie-Ann Dean
	Mandhul the Mighty	Michel Vigné	Keir Stewart
	Taure Bullies	Gérard Surugue Michel Vigné	Tom Clarke-Hill Taylor Clarke-Hill Joe Mills
	Vampyro / Wagnar	Benjamin Pascal	Keir Stewart	6, 30
	Ombrage (Shadowfang)	Malvina Germain	Fiona Clarke	6, 29-30, 45
	Nausea	Elisabeth Fargeot		7
	Sybannak	Dolly Vanden
	Xav the Baker	William Coryn	Taylor Clarke-Hill	8-9
	Helene	Dolly Vanden	Jules de Jongh	8
	Xav's Daughter	Fanny Bloc	Fiona Clarke
	Ratafouine (Ratweasel)	Gérard Surugue	Tom Clarke-Hill	8-9
	Chouquette / Breadnought	Elisabeth Fargeot	Julie-Ann Dean	8
	Coff-Coff	Michel Mella	Joe Mills
	Mate-Mate	Malvina Germain	Fiona Clarke
	Le Grand Gonard (Rich McDeek the Great)	Serge Faliu	Eric Meyers	9
	Tolot	Vincent Grass	Joe Mills	10-12
	Calben	Frederic Cerdal	Eric Meyers
	Posho	Michel Mella	Tom Clarke-Hill
	Kriss Krass	Mathias Kozlowski	Taylor Clarke-Hill	10-12 36-38
	Mounu	Vincent Grass	Eric Meyers	10-12
	Jay	Yann Guillemot	Keir Stewart
	Jeremy		Ross Grant
	Benji		Joe Mills
	Jactance	Cedric Dumond	Tom Clarke-Hill	10-12 36-38
	Saule	Constantin Pappas	Joe Mills	12, 14
	Moon	Thomas Guitard	Fiona Clarke	14
	Botun	Gabriel Ledoze	Tom Clarke-Hill
	Captain	Nathalie Regnier	Fiona Clarke	18
	Smisse Monde	David Krüger	Eric Meyers
	Queen Sheran Sharm	Jessica Barrier	Fiona Clarke	20
	Master Drill	Pierre Hatet	Eric Meyers	23
	Lotie	Jennifer Fauveau	Fiona Clarke
	Mica	Sauvane Delanoë	Jules de Jongh
Season 2
	Nanda	¿?	Jules de Jongh	28
	Bourlof the Butcher	Patrick Béthune	Jimmy Hibbert	29
	Dragon Pig		Keir Stewart	31
	Moumoune	Perrette Pradier	Julie-Ann Dean	33
	Riglesse	Mael-Davan Soulas	Jimmy Hibbert	33-34
	Justice Knight	Vincent Ropion	Taylor Clarke-Hill	34-35
	Justice Knight, Sr.	Antoine Tomé	Joe Mills
	Tendynite	Nessym Guetat	Jimmy Hibbert	36-38
	Judge Mentric	Bernard Bollet	Keir Stewart
	Attorney	Bernard Tiphaine	Eric Meyers
	Maude / The Masked Gobbowler	Karine Foviau	Fiona Clarke	37-38
	Actator	Antoine Tomé	Tom Clarke-Hill
			Taylor Clarke-Hill (ep. 38; one loop)
	Leol'Brak	Patrick Béthune	Jimmy Hibbert
	Albarus	Regis Lang	Keir Stewart
	Rhaboss	Olivier Marina	Joe Mills
	Brakmar Prince	Remi Caillebot	Arthur Bostrom	37-38, 43
	Le Meuporg (The Emporg)	Bruno Magne	Keir Stewart	38
	Pandiego de la Vega	Jean-Pierre Michael	Joe Mills	39
	Pandaniels	Patrick Béthune	Ross Grant
	Phil Harmonic	Edgar Givry	Frank Stubbs	40
	Ardwin / The Voice Thief	Paolo Domingo	Taylor Clarke-Hill
	Wa Wabbit	Christophe Lemoine	Jimmy Hibbert	41
	Lenald	Benoit Du Pac	Tom Clarke-Hill
	Bordegann	Constantin Pappas		42
	Alia	Camille Donda	Jules de Jongh
	Louca	Jean Jacques Nervest	Keir Stewart
	Clarette	Malvina Germain	Ross Grant
	Chief Cra	Patrick Noerie	Tom Clarke-Hill	43
	The Council of Twelve	Dorothee Jemma	Fiona Clarke
		Damien Da Silva	Eric Meyers
		Gwenaelle Jegou	Julie-Ann Dean
		Gérard Surugue	Eric Meyers
		Constantin Pappas	Joe Mills
		Jean Jacques Nervest	Ross Grant
			Eric Meyers (two loops)
		Loic Houdre	Keir Stewart
		Malvina Germain	Julie-Ann Dean
		Claire Baradat	Fiona Clarke
		Gérard Surugue	Taylor Clarke-Hill
		Patrick Béthune	Tom Clarke-Hill
		Martin Brieuc	John Knowles
	Leon Zitrool		Frank Stubbs	44
	Felinor (Boris Eca)	Loic Houdre	Tom Clarke-Hill	45
	Shin-Breaker	Jean Jacques Nervest	Fiona Clarke
	Second in Command	Erik Colin	Keir Stewart
	Treasurer	Remi Caillebot	Frank Stubbs
	Bellaphones	Anouck Hautbois	Fiona Clarke Jules de Jongh	47
	Sho-Bubu	Arnaud Arbessier	John Knowles	48
	Melo	Claire Baradat	Fiona Clarke
	Cassis	Martial Le Minoux	Frank Stubbs
	Balthazar	Gérard Surugue		52
	Shinonome	¿?	Julie-Ann Dean
Season 3
	Aurora	Marie Facundo	Cherami Leigh	53
	Ashdur	Patrick Béthune	Joe Ochman

Additional Voices

Episodes 1-52 Arthur Bostrom Fiona Clarke Taylor Clarke-Hill Tom Clarke-Hill Julie-Ann Dean Ross Grant Jimmy Hibbert Jules de Jongh John Knowles Eric Meyers Joe Mills Joanna Ruiz Keir Stewart Frank Stubbs

Episodes 53-65 Kaiji Tang

Notes

• Benjamin Diskin and Cassandra Lee Morris initially voiced Percedal and Evangelyne respectively in Ankama's Kickstarter trailer. The two would not reprise their roles in the official dub, however, due to it being recorded in the UK. Morris would later voice Mishell in Netflix's dub of Season 3.
• The voice actors for a majority of characters aren't really clear since the dub credits would often just credit the main cast leaving several voice actors uncredited.
  • Julie-Ann Dean, Taylor Clarke-Hill, Fiona Clarke, and Joe Mills would also be credited as Secondaries, even in episodes they didn't even voice in.
• A majority of the voice cast are actually British accented voice actors attempting American accents.
• Despite Grufon being re-named Skribble in the dub, the credits still list him by the original name.
• Arthur Bostrom and Ross Grant are often miscredited as Skribble and Grany respectively.
• Anathar's voice is very inconsistent in the dub, Joe Mills even doing three different kinds of voices for the character.
  • A similar situation also occurs with various extras, sometimes switching voice actors in the same episode and even the same scene.
• Canar and Renate's names are misattributed to each other in the dub.

Credits

Season 3 Credits

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
Beyond Home Entertainment	2014-2015		Episodes 1-52	4 PAL	Australia
			2 Volumes

Transmission via Streaming

Company	Date	Category	Format	Classification	Country
	September 13, 2014 (Season 1)	TV Series / Netflix Original Series	Digital	13+	United States
	November 03, 2015 (Season 2)
	April 06, 2018 (Season 3)

See Also

• Wakfu: The Quest for the Six Eliatrope Dofus
• List of Wakfu Specials
• Mini-Wakfu
• Dofus: Kerub's Bazaar

External Links

• Wakfu website
• Wakfu at the Internet Movie Database