Miraculous Ladybug Christmas Special

My kids have become big fans of the animated television show Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir which features the adventures of two teen-aged super heroes with European flair. When the treacherous Hawk Moth uses his evil energy to transform the citizens of Paris into super villains, only Lady Bug and Cat Noir can save the day!  With the help of their magical Kwamis, this duo teams up to outwit Hawk Moth and keep their city safe.  These super heroes biggest challenge though may not be battling evil doers though but rather graduating high school.  It has to be hard to juggle schoolwork, friends and family while growing up when every day is a super-powered adventure.

Up until now to watch this globally distributed show by ZAG Entertainment in the United States fans had to tune into the Nickelodeon cable TV network or watch episodes that have been released on DVD.  A new option to view the show is now available as it can be streamed from Netflix.  To celebrate the holidays and its this new broadcast partnership, the animated series is having a special premiere for the American market.  From now through the end of the year, Netflix is streaming the Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Christmas Special.

It’s Christmas! While preparing for Christmas Eve with family, Adrien is about to spend his first Christmas without his mother. Thinking that his father does not want to celebrate the holidays this year, the schoolboy, saddened, turns into Cat Noir and leaves the family home to sing his anger in snowy Paris.

When his father, Gabriel, discovers that Adrien is not in his room, he becomes worried, afraid that he could be in danger and anything can happen.

Hearing the news, Marinette immediately transforms into Ladybug, determined to find her Adrien.

When she finally finds him in the company of a Santa, Ladybug thinks the Santa is akumatized and wants to trouble Adrien.

Blinded by her love for the young man, Ladybug is wrong and creates negative emotions in Santa who actually becomes a victim of Hawk Moth. As a supervillain now, he is determined to make this Christmas the worst in the history of Paris.

Can Ladybug and Cat Noir succeed in saving Christmas?


If you have a Netflix account make sure to check out this Christmas Special for an action packed holiday adventure!  Then starting in 2017, Netflix will begin airing additional episodes Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir with Season 1 premiering on February 14 and Season 2 launching in June. Netflix has acquired the USA streaming video on demand rights for three season of ZAG's Miraculous Ladybug series (78 x 22-minute episodes).

“This expansion is a response to the high demand and changing lifestyles of our huge, digitally-savvy global fan community who pushed Miraculous to #2 ranking on Tumblr TV 2016 with over 5.6MM posts," remarked Jeremy Zag, CEO, and Founder of ZAG in an email to A Geek Daddy. "Our 'Miraculers' want access to their beloved show anytime. In most of the world, Miraculous ranks #1 for girls and kids, with an evident and growing family audience.”

Of course based upon the success of this television series there are toys to tie-in to it. I really like the Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir action figures because my son and daughter play really nice together as they act out adventures with these toys representing the characters from the show.  They've spent hours engaging in imaginative play pretending to save the day from the villainous Hawk Moth.  Check out the whole line of toys from ZAG  Entertainment at Toys R Us.

For more information about ZAG Entertainment's Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir franchise, visit miraculousladybug.com

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir "Spots On!" DVD

 A Geek Daddy received the featured product for free & one to giveaway

 My kids have become big fans of the animated television show Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir which features the adventures of two teen-aged super heroes with European flair. When the treacherous Hawk Moth uses his evil energy to transform the citizens of Paris into super villains, only Lady Bug and Cat Noir can save the day!  With the help of their magical Kwamis, this duo teams up to outwit Hawk Moth and keep their city safe.  These super heroes biggest challenge though may not be battling evil doers though but rather graduating high school.  It has to be hard to juggle schoolwork, friends and family while growing up when every day is a super-powered adventure.

On August 30, 2016 Shout! Factory is releasing six episodes on DVD from the first season of the TV series which is currently being broadcast by Nickelodeon on Sundays at Noon.  Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir "Spots On!" will include the episodes The Evillustrator, Rogercop, Dark Cupid, Horrificator, Darkblade and The Mime.  Additionally, the DVD includes a miniature comic book featuring a Lady Bug and Cat Noir adventure in print.

I know my kids will be delighted to view this new DVD and read the included comic book!  To share their enthusiasm with our A Geek Daddy blog readers and social media followers, Shout! Factory has provided a Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir "Spots On!" DVD to giveaway. Retweet our contest tweet below to throw your name in the hat for a chance to be randomly picked to win.

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— A Geek Daddy (@GeekDad248) August 28, 2016

To be eligible for this giveaway you must follow @Geekdad248 on Twitter and retweet our original contest tweet embedded above before September 1, 2016 @ 11:59 pm EST.  Must be a US  resident over the age of 18 to participate. No P.O. Boxes allowed for delivery of the prize.  One entry per person and winner will be selected from all eligible entries. Shout! Factory will be responsible for the delivery of the prize to the selected winner. By participating in this promotion you waive any liability of any kind against the publisher of this blog. A Geek Daddy is providing this giveaway contest as a benefit to our readers and social media followers and has not been financially compensated for this promotion.

Beginning August 30th, you can purchase the DVD from the Shout! Factory online store or pick it up at retailers throughout the United States and Canada  including Best Buy, Toys R Us, and Walmart.  For more information about the show, visit miraculousladybug.com

Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir T-Shirt Contest

Have you ever seen a t-shirt design and thought to yourself I could create something better than that? Well fans of the animated television show Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir have the chance to do just that! ZAG Entertainment, the producers of the television show about a pair of teenage super heroes battling evil doers in Paris, France, has partnered with We Love Fine to host a t-shirt contest.  Participants who submit their own original artwork featuring the characters from the animated series will compete for the chance to have their designs purchased by We Love Fine for artwork on the t-shirts they sell.  How cool would it be to be walking down the street and see someone wearing a shirt featuring art you created displayed on the front of it?!

Eligible entries will be displayed at welovefine.com where visitors can vote on their favorites.  So if you don't have the artistic touch but are fans of Ladybug and Cat Noir you can cast a vote for the designs you'd like to wear on a t-shirt.  Submissions with the best ratings will be offered the opportunity to be created into t-shirts that will be distributed through the We Love Fine retail network.

To submit an entry, click here.
To check out the entries and vote, click here.

Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir follows the adventures of Marinette and Adrien, two high school kids who have been entrusted with an important mission -- they need to capture akumas, which are creatures that can turn normal people into super powered villains.  To accomplish this task they turn into teen age superheroes, Marinette transforms into Ladybug and Adrien becomes Cat Noir.  There is a twist though...they don't know each others secret identities.  Marinette doesn't know that beneath his Cat Noir costume is Adrien whom she has a crush on.  On the other hand, Adrien has a crush on Ladybug not knowing that she is actually in fact his friend from school Marinette.

You can catch the television show Saturday mornings at 8:30 am ET/PT being broadcast in the United States on Nickelodeon.  Several full episodes are also available to view for free online at nick.com. Also check out the newly released music video of Laura Marano performing the show's theme song.

Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

If you are looking for a super hero themed story that isn't dominated by male characters than Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir may be a show you want to check out.  The adventures of teenage girl Marinette as the hero known as "Ladybug" provide for super fun in this animated TV series that has been wildly successful on Nickelodeon and is now being released on DVD beginning May 3, 2016 by Shout! Kids.  Both my seven year old daughter and son really enjoy watching the Paris-based adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir so A Geek Daddy is sharing my kids enjoyment of the show with a C'est Magnifique giveaway courtesy of Shout! Kids. We're giving away a Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir DVD.

UPDATE: Congrats to Tamara R from Elverta, California who won our giveaway.

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— A Geek Daddy (@GeekDad248) April 29, 2016

To be eligible for this giveaway you must follow @Geekdad248 on Twitter and retweet our original contest tweet which is embedded above before May 6, 2016 @ 11:59 pm EST.  Must be a US  resident over the age of 18 to participate.  One entry per person and we'll randomly select someone from all eligible entries to receive a Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir DVD featuring the first seven episodes broadcast on Nickelodeon.

Marinette and Adrien, two seemingly normal kids live what appears to be an ordinary teen life.  But when the evil Hawk Moth threatens their beloved city of Paris, they transform into the superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir using super powers gained with the help of their magical friends.  Hawk Moth is using his evil energy to transform normal people into super villains, so our two heroes need to use all their skills to defeat him.

Becoming Ladybug is a complicated process for Marinette.  First, she needs a "Kwami" which is a tiny magical creature.  She also needs a "Miraculous" which is a magical accessory.  Combining the two transforms Marinette into a super hero, but her Ladybug powers only work for a limited time!

It is a good think that she gets a little help from her super hero sidekick, Cat Noir, even though she insists she doesn't need his help.  If only she knew Cat Noir's true identity -- Adrien, her school crush.  It will take a lot -- friendship, teamwork, and skill -- to outwit Hawk Moth.  Will Ladybug & Cat Noir be able to balance their double lives and keep Paris safe?  Will they ever find out each other's true identity? Until then there is a whole city of baddies to defeat...SPOTS ON, CLAWS OUT!

The Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir DVD includes the television episodes "The Bubbler," "Mr. Pigeon," "Stormy Weather," "Timebreaker," "Copycat," "The Pharoah," and "Lady Wifi."  It also contains bonus features including cast and crew interviews, episode animatics, and a sing-along. CLICK HERE for information on how you can purchase this Shout! Kids DVD.



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MIRACULOUS TALES OF LADYBUG & CAT NOIR

Debuting on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Noon (E.T.) will be a brand new 1/2 hour weekly series for the Nickelodeon cable channel which follows two junior high students, Marinette and Adrien, who must juggle their secret identities as the superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir with the crazy antics of normal teen life.  The series, Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, has been green lighted for an initial 26 episodes with new shows running throughout the month of December in Nickelodeon's 12:00 pm Sunday time slot.

There will be weekly new baddies deployed by the villainous Hawk Moth who are out to steal the hero's powers as part of his evil genius plan to take over the world.  According to a press release received by A Geek Daddy, "with the help of their magical pets and miraculous jewels Marinette and Adrien, transform into their alter egos, Ladybug and Cat Noir, which are granted powers of speed, strength, agility, and a clear mind."  Nickelodeon promises that this 3D CGI-animated sitcom will have storylines and adventures that are rich with friends, family, fun, secret identities, transformations, villains, fashion, creativity and plenty of super hero action all within the spectacular backdrop of Paris, France.

If you are looking for a super hero themed story that isn't dominated by male characters than Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir may be a show you want to check out. I can foresee my daughter really getting into watching this show. Originally developed by Zagtoon, a production company that specializes in animated series for kids, with the help of several animation partners, the show is going to be broadcast on TF1 in Europe,  the Disney Channel in Asia and on Nickelodeon within the United States.