EllipsAnime

In 1997, Ellipse Programme created Ellipsanime by merging together some animation studios: Alya Animation, Ellipse Animation, Elma Animation and Le Studio Ellipse. Later, Expand SA sold the company to Dargaud in 2003.

1st Logo (July 1, 1998-October 3, 2004)

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Visuals: On a white background, a black box takes up much of the screen. In the center of it, the text "ELLiSPANiME" is seen in a stylized, with the "i"'s having serifs and lacking dots. A white dot falls from the top left corner and hops along the "i"'s, causing them to bob down a little bit before it bounces on the 2nd "i". A 2nd dot flies in as well, landing on the 1st "i" and bouncing a bit before they both stop.

Variants:

• The logo may share the screen with other logos.
• Another version being set entirely on a black background, has just the logo wiping in.
• On Becassine and the Viking Treasure, the white background is cut and the dots are colored in red.
• On The Frog Show, the wordmark is only seen with "presents" below.

Technique: 2D computer animation based off of the 1995 Canal+ Branding by Etienne Robial at On/Off Productions.

Audio: None or the closing theme of the show.

Availability

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Bob Morane OSCA	July 1-August 5, 1998	logo shown on top half of screen
Pirate Family OSCA	September 4, 1999-April 29, 2000	“Ellipsanime” text in white box
Fantômette OSCA	September 6, 2000-February 24, 2001	logo is on top-right side of screen
Kong: The Animated Series OSCA	September 9, 2000-2001	appeared on season 1
Nick & Perry OSCA	October 25, 2000-2001
Babar OSCA	January 6-March 31, 2001	appeared on season 6
Xcalibur OSCA	September 1, 2001-April 1, 2002	logo moves up the screen as part of the end credits
Agrippine OSCA	November 12-December 28, 2001
Becassine and the Viking Treasure OSCA	December 12, 2001	black background with red dots variant
Funny Little Bugs OSCA	2001
Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane OSCA	September 25, 2002	letters from “Ellipsanime” text fade in one-by-one
The Frog Show OSCA	December 21, 2003-2004	opening variant has “Presents” text below logo

2nd Logo (October 3, 2005-)

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Visuals: Shown in-credit, a black-green gradient rectangle is shown featuring the white text as shown: "ELLiPSAN!ME".

Technique: A still digital graphic.

Audio: None or the closing theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Miss BG, season 2 of Little King Macius, The Magic Roundabout, Potlatch, Bird Squad, Chumballs, Taratabong, Zorro: The Legend Continues and Chicken Town.

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