# Code Lyoko (2003)

> Four French schoolchildren are transported into the virtual world of Lyoko to fight a rogue artificial intelligence named XANA.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/4400

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 95
- Episode runtime: 23 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, science fiction, action, adventure
- Created by: Tania Palumbo, Thomas Romain
- Network: France 3
- Cast: Raphaëlle Lubansu, Géraldine Frippiat, Marie-Line Landerwijn, Sophie Landresse, Mathieu Moreau, Carole Baillien, David Gasman
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417311/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: adventurous, earnest, hopeful, playful, cozy

## What critics say

Audiences broadly rate the series positively, praising its sci-fi premise and the bond among its young heroes.

## Synopsis

Code Lyoko (2003-2007) is a French animated science fiction series created by Tania Palumbo and Thomas Romain for France 3. Four schoolchildren, including the inventive Jeremie Belpois and the spirited Yumi Ishiyama, discover a supercomputer hidden in an abandoned factory that opens a gateway to Lyoko, a digital world. Accompanied by Aelita, a virtual human who becomes central to their quest, the team must battle XANA, a sentient artificial intelligence that threatens to escape into the real world. Each mission follows a clear structure: the group is sent into the virtual realm, faces monsters and obstacles on a glowing grid, and races against time to shut down the threat before it spreads. Over four seasons and ninety-five episodes, the stakes steadily rise while the friendships within the team deepen. The look draws on anime inspired designs with bright, stylized digital landscapes, and the tone stays adventurous, earnest and hopeful. Its blend of teen teamwork, cyber mythology and gentle school-life tension appeals to fans of Digimon Adventure and other children's animated quests into virtual worlds, with a cozy family-friendly energy throughout.

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