Monster Allergy is a 2005 animated television series, jointly produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Futurikon, Rai Fiction and ZDF. It was broadcasting on Rai 2 in Italy, on ZDF in Germany, on M6 in France, on Antena 3 (during Megatrix),Disney Channel & Clan TVE in Spain and on BBC in the UK.
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Plot
Monster Allergy is based on the comic book series of the same name. The series follows 12-year-old Ezekiel Zick (called Zick) who suffers from various allergies and 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, Zobedja Zick.
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Characters
Tamer
The Tamers are beings with 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 - the ability to create an environment to be able to survive in an unfamiliar environment, and which also functions as a force field.
- Energy Dom - the 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 that are given by the Tutors to experienced Tamers.
- Universal DomBox - A gun-like container that being use by Tamers, 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. While the Universal DomBox can capture Dark Phantoms it will dissolve them rather than trapping them, since they 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 from Elena to Zick. At first, it was used to help cover Zick's eyes when they turn red, but it helps him intensify his power for the Energy Dom.
- 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 although since Zick can earn a new gem by collecting 4 monsters in theory to earn the White gem Zick has to capture 20 monsters.
- Regular DomBox - These are special boxes that are used to hold a captured monster. There are different types of DomBoxes for each monster.
- Tele-skates - These items will be earned along with the Green Gem. They have the ability to allow the carrier to teleport anywhere to its destination of their choosing. It can also be upgraded to teleport along with someone else.
- Dom Staff - This Dom weapon can amplify the Tamer's Energy Dom that fires a strong ray that is effective against large and multiple enemies.
- Hypno-Disk - This device is used 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 force a to dance this makes a monster exhausted so it can be captured easily.
- Densifier - This item can alter the 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 (ZetaDom Stick) - A wand shape item has the ability to control any monsters at will, and considered to be the strongest Dom weapon. However, if it is use too much will be become uncontrollable and the user will become a small monster as a side effect.
Episodes
Broadcast
Despite RAI's involvement, Monster Allergy premiered on 19 December 2005 in Italy on Toon Disney. It landed on Italian terrestrial television on 6 February 2006 when it was premiered on Rai Due.
In France, the series premiered on 18 October 2006 on M6 in its M6 Kid strand.
In Germany, the series premiered on 23 October 2006 on KiKa, a joint operation of ZDF and ARD.
In the United States, the series premiered on 23 September 2006 on Kids' WB television block broadcast on the affiliates of then-newly formed The CW network. It was shown with a separate English dub produced in the U.S.. in Canada it aired on YTV. However Netflix uses the Rainbow S.p.A. English dub for the series on Netflix in the U.S.
With the exception of the aforementioned case in the United States, most broadcasters purchased the English version, which was produced for Rainbow S.p.A., for English language broadcasts. The Show was aired In The United Kingdom On BBC One reruns on BBC Two then reruns On CBBC and then reran on the Cartoon Network Being based on the comic series published by Disney in most countries, Monster Allergy is broadcast on Disney Channel (and/or its sister channels) in pay television market in most countries, with exceptions being the aforementioned Kids' WB In the United States, Nickelodeon in the Netherlands and Flanders, and Ajyal in MENA region.
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