Wakfu: The Animated Series, or simply Wakfu, is a French animated television series produced by Ankama Animation, based on the video game Dofus. 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 series is directed by Anthony "Tot" Roux, and character design is handled by Xavier "Xa" Houssin and Kim "Tcho" Etinoff.
A successful Kickstarter campaign to produce an English-language dub of the series was launched in January 2014. There were two prior English dub attempts. The first two episodes were shown for the first time in English during the 2009 London MCM Expo; this dub pilot is believed to have been recorded in France by expats, many of whom previously worked on the English version of Code Lyoko. A second English dub pilot recorded by Ocean Studios was shown at Anime Expo in 2011.
The series was previously dub to Polish in February 2010.
The third season of the series premiered in France on September 2, 2017. Season 3 premiered on Netflix worldwide on April 6, 2018. The release was originally planned for April 1, but was delayed to avoid conflicts with the Easter holiday weekend and the respective holiday event in the Wakfu game.
On May 7, 2020, Ankama announced that season 4 would premiere in early 2024, intended as the final chapter of the story, and a Kickstarter campaign to fund its production was launched on June 8, 2020. On January 16, 2024, Ankama announced that season 4 would be released on February 9.
On February 12, 2025, Ankama announced the creation of a fifth season, which was fully funded on Kickstarter.
Plot The series follows a little boy named Yugo, who travels the world with a group of friends on a quest to find his birth family.
Characters Main
The Brotherhood of the Tofu Yugo Voiced by: Fanny Bloc, Valentin Vincent (adult) (French); Jules de Jongh (Season 1-2 & OVAs), Erika Harlacher (Season 3), Crystal Lopez (Season 4), Samuel Romero (adult) (English) Yugo is a 12-year-old (13-year-old in season 2, 14-year-old in manga, 19-year-old in special episodes, and 20-23-year-old in seasons 3-4) Eliatrope who recently discovered his powers, and is on a mission to find his true family. He has lived with his adoptive father Alibert, working alongside him at his inn, and has no memories of his real family, and a kind and adventurous boy. He has the ability to summon teleportation portals by rotating his hand in a circular motion and throwing them to where he would like to appear. As the series progresses, he learns other abilities, such as moving at high speeds and creating beams from his portals. Near the end of the second season, it is revealed that he is the King of the Eliatropes. Yugo utilizes the 6 Eliatrope Dofus to attain godly power in an effort to defeat Ogrest, but doing so costs him his brother's friendship and nearly destroys the world. In the third season, it is shown that Yugo and Ruel have been trying to find Adamaï everywhere, to no avail. When Adamaï, using their psychic link, shows Yugo the seeming death of Percedal, Yugo rushes to help his friend, still unable to believe his brother could be capable of such evil. It is later revealed that his actions created Oropo, an evil counterpart of Yugo. In the fourth season, he encountered his sister Nora and their mother, the Goddess Eliatrope, and got into conflict with the Necros, their leader Toross Mordal, and Yugo and Nora's corrupted brother Efrim. After being captured by Toross and his Wakfu was used to feed the Necros, Yugo instantly aged into an adult. Following Toross and the Necros' defeat, he married Amalia, becoming her husband and King of the Sadida Kingdom. Az A "Tofu" (bird) that is always seen by Yugo's side.
Queen Amalia Sheran Sharm Voiced by: Adeline Chetail (French); Jessica Bell (Season 1-2 & OVAs), Christine Marie Cabanos (Season 3), Jackie Rodriguez (Season 4) (English) Known as the Adventurer-Princess, she is a 13-year-old (14-year-old in season 2, 15-year-old in manga, 20-year-old in special episodes and 23-year-old in seasons 3-4) Sadida. She is able to talk to plants as well as control them. She is devoted to her friends and to helping Yugo find his family. Near the end of season one, it is revealed that she dislikes and has many disputes with her brother Armand. The Special Episodes 6 years after the second season show Amalia has taken her mother's position as Queen of the Sadida and her forced marriage to Count Harebourg of Frigost begins the story. Though she initially accepts his proposal, she avoids the agreement after learning the Count planned to use the Sadida forests as a fuel source for his kingdom. By the finale, Amalia and Yugo have shown a strong desire to be with each other, in spite of the difficulties caused by the difference in their races. As of the third season, Amalia has withdrawn from society and rarely leaves her father's side, but agrees to leave to look for Percedal with Yugo when he comes asking for help. In the fourth season, she aided the Brotherhood of the Tofu in fighting off the Necros to protect the World of Twelve. After her father had earlier passed away and Armand had died defending the Sadida Kingdom, Amalia succeeded them as Queen and eventually married Yugo, becoming his wife.
Sir Percedal of Sadlygrove (also nicknamed Dally in the English dub), (Messire Tristepin de Percedal, lit. Sir Sadlygrove of Percedal; renamed Pinpin (Grovy) in French) Voiced by: Thomas Guitard (French); Ross Grant (Season 1-2 & OVAs), Kyle McCarley (Season 3), Anthony Heider (Season 4) (English) A 16-year-old (17-year-old in season 2, 18-year-old in manga, 23-year-old in special episodes and 26-year-old in seasons 3-4) lop who was born on October 12, Percedal is a "Knight of the Order of the Guardians of Shushus", entrusted with the guardianship of the demon-sword Rubilax. He acts brave but foolhardy and is a strong fighter. As a Guardian, Percedal is responsible for making sure Rubilax does not escape its sword prison and possess its owner, or others, though when he is possessed by Rubilax he becomes a powerful monster. He is questing with friend Yugo as repayment for Yugo's rescuing him from Rubilax's possession. As the series progresses, he falls in love with Evangelyne and she with him, which later leads to them getting married. He becomes a father to twins, Elely and Flopin in the Special episodes and is revealed to be the reincarnation of the Iop God, but he chooses to leave his powers during the fight with Ogrest when he loses his right arm. In the third season, Percedal is living with Eva and their two children, training Elely in combat. When assassins attack them to steal the children and a pregnant Eva, Percedal and his family fight them off but when Adamai shows up, he is no match for him. Dropped off a cliff, Percedal almost dies and makes a deal with Rubilax to release him if he helps him save his family.
Rubilax Voiced by: Gérard Surugue (French); Keir Stewart (Season 1-2 & OVAs), Doug Erholtz (Season 3), Donald Guzzi (Season 4) (English) A Shushu trapped inside of Percedal's sword. He is obsessed with destruction and lends strength to any being he possesses. He is usually in the form of a dagger but can grow to the size of a longsword. His true form is a knee-high demon, however, he is still incredibly strong for his size and grows bigger every time he is hit. Rubilax can also create a small army of strong clay warrior-clones. As his time with the Brotherhood progresses, he eventually grows attached to the group, enough so to rebel against his own kind. In the third season, Adamai shatters the sword, damaging Rubilax. As Percedal is dying, Rubilax makes a deal with him to release the Shushu after he helps him save his family. Rubilax replaces Percedal's missing right arm and can assume any shape.
Evangelyne Voiced by: Geneviève Doang (French); Jules de Jongh (Season 1-2 & OVAs), Kira Buckland (Season 3), Rosana Smith (Season 4) (English) A 17-year-old (18-year-old in season 2, 19-year-old in manga, 24-year-old in special episodes and 27-year-old in seasons 3-4) Cra, Evangelyne is accompanying the Sadida princess Amalia as a bodyguard. She is committed to her job but also acts as an older sister to the young Amalia. She wields a bow that can fire a variety of magic arrows, making a quiver unnecessary. At first, she shows no attraction to Percedal but as the series progresses she admits that she loves him and starts a family with him by the time of the Special Episodes, marrying him at the end. In the third season, it is revealed that Eva is pregnant and living with Percedal and their two children, Elely and Flopin. When assassins attack them, she fights back but she and Flopin are captured and taken by Adamai. Before the final battle, she is forced to give birth and, with the help from Echo and Flopin, she safely gives birth to a second son, one whose powers were a threat to Oropo throughout the remainder of the season.
Ruel Stroud Voiced by: Patrick Bethune (Season 1-3 & OVAs), Xavier Fagnon (Season 4) (French); Hugo Chandor (Season 1-2 & OVAs), Keith Silverstein (Season 3), Doug Turkel (Season 4) (English) Ruel is an old friend of Yugo's adoptive father Alibert, as well as a treasure- and bounty-hunter known as an Enutrof. As a favor to Alibert, Ruel agrees to accompany Yugo on his travels. Ruel is greedy and stingy. He is skilled as a fighter and is committed to seeing Yugo through the trouble. Ruel wields a gold-plated shovel as a weapon. In the third season, it is revealed that he is a demi-god son of Enutrof and targeting by the Siblings into joining their group, much like Sadlygrove's and Evangelyne's kids. Ruel has an estranged wife, Arpagone, who is with the Siblings. Ruel is a grandfather-figure to Yugo, whom Ruel named his intended heir to his fortune.
Junior A pig-like mole creature called a dhreller, which are said to be usual pets of Enutrofs. When he started to tag along, Ruel would try to drive it away. It is later revealed it is because after the death of his first drheller, Kamasu-Tar, he did not wish to have another one. After Junior saves Ruel from a Sadida prison, Ruel starts to show a liking to him.
Elely and Flopin Elely voiced by: Caroline Lallau (French); Jules de Jongh (OVAs), Cristina Valenzuela (Season 3), Christina Costello (Season 4) (English) Flopin voiced by: Karl-Line Heller (French); Julie-Ann Dean (OVAs), Marcy Edwards (Season 3), Kristina Abreu (Season 4) (English) The twin children of Percedal and Evangelyne, Elely is the daughter and is as wild and unpredictable as her father, while Flopin is the son and is as calm and cool as his mother, and is equally skilled with a wrist-mounted crossbow. When their parents and the other members of the Brotherhood were held hostage by Count Harebourg, they stormed the palace to rescue them. Flopin used his mom's bow to help free the Brotherhood while Elely merged with Rubilax to give them a fighting chance, with their fighting skills impressing their parents. After the climactic battle Yugo and Percedal have with Ogrest, and after Ogrest returned to a normal baby ogre, Elely was the first person in ages to make friends with him. In the third season, the kids have grown slightly. Elely is a lot like her father, training hard and is shown to be able to defeat an opponent many time her size "using her head" - for pummeling them to submission. Flopin is the more reserved and bookish of the kids, being more like his mother. He ends up captured alongside her by Adamai but both later escape and they reunite with the rest of their family.
Secondary characters
Adamaï Voiced by: Dorothee Pousseo (French); Joanna Ruiz (Season 1-2 & OVAs), Cristina Valenzuela (Season 3) (English)