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Animalia: Welcome to the Kingdom [Blu-ray]

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Alex and Zoe discover a secret passageway in the public library that leads to a strange and wonderful land. Here all the inhabitants are fully articulate animals who walk upright, wear clothing and understand advanced technology. They are amused at the children's idea that humans are a more evolved species. Welcome to Animalia!

"The Core" is the key to Animalia, a big glowing mass located in the library at the center of the city. When the Core is healthy, there is positive communication and the animals co-exist peacefully. Unfortunately, the Core has cracked, which is causing the citizens to act like ... animals! Alex and Zoe must find the elements necessary to repair the Core and restore peace to Animalia.

There is a strong storyline, which means viewers will eagerly anticipate each episode as the tale unfolds and the action mounts. With the Core in disrepair, the animals are losing their refined personalities, submitting to their instincts instead. For Alex and Zoe, this means Animalia is becoming a dangerous place if they choose to remain.

These videos are absolutely spellbinding. The characters are nicely developed and the illustrations are bright and interesting. Best of all, the animals are hilarious! Each has a wonderfully quirky personality that is not dumbed down for younger children. They are attributed specific accents and mannerisms that had us laughing straight through. We loved every minute of this series!

It should be noted that these videos are intended for children ages 6 - 9, and could be a bit scary for younger children.

Animalia is one of the best CGI animated shows on TV. The series has some really cool and funny characters. G'Bubu the green gorilla and Iggy the Iguana are very funny. Plus we have our two human characters Zoe and Alex.

Plus we have several other characters: Livingston Lion; Reenie the Rhino; Tyrannicus the Tiger; Allegra the alligator; Elni & Erno the elephants (who run a restraunt); and Harry & Horble the biker warthogs And that is just to name a few.

This DVD contains the first four episodes of the hit animated series. It also comes with special features. Together, with the help of their friends in Animalia, Zoe & Alex must go on some awesome adventures.

Episode List
1. Hello, We Must Be Going
2. Goodbye, We Must Be Staying
3. The Mist of Time
4. Forget Me Not

Special Features
- Animalia Book to Screen
- Animalia The Animation Process

My addvice, buy this DVD. It is a great show that both kids and adults will love and watch over and over again. So, what are you waiting for? Buy now and enjoy this great DVD! And be on the look out for the next DVD title: Animalia- Talent-O-Topia.

I bought this Oct 2008. The Amazon site still has no description of this (as of Aug 2009) and no reviews, so just a word of note: It is not a movie, but just a collection of a few episodes.

The animation is 90s-ish (the corner-shaped elbows on humans, odd mouth movements, etc) which may be acceptable as a Saturday morning SDTV Fullscreen thing for your child, but left lacking when on Blu-Ray for the same child.

[Spoiler alert] The story is the same in each episode. Core loses a spore. Spore chased down and recovered. Spore replaced into Core. Happy end. [/Spoiler alert]

DVD is a good kid-friendly movie. It is broken up into 4 segments so you don't have to watch the whole thing at one time. My kids enjoy it.

I can't wait for this DVD to come out because my kids love it!! It's really entertaining and fun with well-written stories that continue from episode to episode. It's visually stunning as well.. I love to watch each episode along with my children and the characters just pull me in.. I can't wait for the toys!!

My daughter loves this movie. It is good for elementary school age kids. Not great family fare. I could not get more than a half hour into it and had to excuse myself.

To Start off with I have seen every Episode of Animalia 1-40 on The Former PBS kids. that just went under in August an change the name to Pbs Encore till there contract runs out. that is about up now. an Animalia is A Cartoon that for Tiger Lovers like me. I could not stand making every episode about Attacking and Assulting an Insulting treating so Cold Tyrannticus Tiger. that Affirms and Proves himself through out most of these Episodes of Animalia but never gets the LOve and Acceptance he seeks. it had my Kids Crying at the way they would Act an Speak Against Tyrannticus Tiger. Attain an Showing No Love/Mercy an Grace once. an also never GIVING Tyrannticus Tiger HIS Happy Ending with the 1 he secretlly Loved Fushisa Fox. but that would be SO Sonic/Sally now wouldn't it. so they dont want to Please the Sonic/Sally crowd that I am of. in Closing many people I have Talk to told me they wish to God Animalia was never Created an that the full Judgement of God comes down on them for it. well it looks like it has Seen Australia LATELLY? in the news it says that the rainfall is at Biblical proportions. so there could be something in that. anyways I found out Animalia was A book with no Story,Script an only Pictures.A picture Book only an it Gets A Adaption. God ALMIGHTY what is this world coming to. that is so Incredilbe STUPID an DUM. is this how low Animation an Cartoon Series has come to Adapt books with just Pictures an make A Story an Cartoon. please God help us all. Give me A Dreamworks an Pixar an walt Disney Animated Film anyday over this trash.