When a production doesn’t go as expected…

In a production, following a schedule is always as important as it is complicated. On the plus side, when everything goes wrong, it builds up experience and memories. Lolirock’s production gave us tons of experience. 

The first drawing was drawn by Bertrand, right after a rather painful meeting. It was the end of year 2012, and we were already late. Terribly late. The workload was bigger than anticipated, and we couldn’t handle it the way we were working. 

Along with director Jean-Louis, we talked to our team to apologize and explain them 2013 would be a very hard year : we were asked to catch up with the delays, and given a very tight schedule to do so. We weren’t sure we’d make it, but we had to try, and ask for everyone’s help in this. 

What the team remembered of this meeting led to this drawing and his text : “Hi. In 2013… you’re all gonna die.” 

So, what happened in 2013 ? Well, no one died, but we ended all exhausted… and we didn’t make it, far from it. Despite all our hard work, the delays were still there, still growing, and we felt powerless and very frustrated about this… Which led to the second drawing, from January 2015 (by Bertrand again). 

… resilience was needed at that time … :) 

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S01.E07 - Sirens

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Written by Laura McCreary and storyboarded by Christophe Yoshida, cover by Gaëlle “Galou” Autin.

Ah, Sirens. :) This episode is a little goofy, and was mostly an excuse to put our princesses on a boat and have them go undersea. 

It was absurdly expensive and complicated to do an underwater episode at this stage of the production : it was only the 7th episode ! Everyone was still trying to understand our characters, see where the show was going, how it would look like, etc. 

In Sirens, we experimented a lot, while having little to no room for mistakes (since we wouldn’t be able to fix our mistakes due to our tiny schedule & budget). Kind of risky, right ? But thanks to that, we ended up making a very unique episode within the show, and I think it’s a good thing. 

We could push Auriana’s boy crazyness (to the point it reminded me Usagi and Minako from Sailor Moon) while having her save the day and not be a hindrance. 

And we could prove to ourselves that, while Iris was to remain the main Princess, we could also have the main focus on another princess and it would still work. This lesson in particular would be very valuable for the rest of the show.

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LoliRock - Fanart & Cover, by Noon

Hi LoliRockers ! 

Here are a few covers and fanart, by Anaïs “Noon” Chevillard this time. :)

These are her covers for episode 2.24 “Forget You”, and clip “Never Give Up” : she did the storyboard on both of them (and what an incredible work ! ^_^)

And also a few “production post-it, to cheer up, and for fun. (Noon was also responsible for storyboard of episode 1.24 “Smart”. :) 

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Digital Album available ! :D

Hi LoliRockers ! 

Here it is, at long last : the official LoliRock album ! You can find it on all the following websites : 

iTunes :

7Digital:

GooglePlay: 

Spotify: 

Deezer  : 

You can chose whatever you want this way. ;) 

As for the covers, well it’s not exactly the one we worked on within the team (bellow), but Higher’s cover works pretty well too, don’t you think ? ;) 

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flouchou
flouchou: “ A few person asked the lolirock team how Izira look on earth, her colors etc… Teamlolirock transmitted me these questions and so… As I worked as colorist on Lolirock, I made a little fanart of Izira. This is not an official version of...

flouchou:

A few person asked the lolirock team how Izira look on earth, her colors etc… Teamlolirock transmitted me these questions and so… As I worked as colorist on Lolirock, I made a little fanart of Izira.

This is not an official version of Izira, of course. This is how I see her on Earth.

I hope you’ll like it! :-)

Ever wondered how Earth-Izira would look like ? Our talented colorist, Flore Pipari, gave it a shot ! Enjoy ! ;)

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Will there be a season 3 ? And what will happen in it ?

Hi LoliRockers, 

Here are the two questions I received the most this month. :) Quite expected I guess. To answer you all quickly :


- Will there be a season 3 ? 

We hope, of course. We wouldn’t have made a cliffhanger at the end of season 2 otherwise. 

We don’t know for sure however… Season 1 and 2 were a huge production, and a very difficult one to handle, and for a season 3 to happen, we’ll probably need a lot of support, success… and luck.  

Right now, we’re waiting to see how season 1 & 2 performs… If you want to help, don’t hesitate to share your (genuine) love of the show. :) 


- What will happen in season 3 ? Will some character be back ? Will other character be together ? Etc.

Dear LoliRockers, if your question can be answered by “no spoiler”, then it’s certainly the answer. (thanks T.Astruc for this sentence !). 

Seriously, I know you’d love to know more about the show, the characters, their future, their past, etc. 

But there is very little we can share at this point without endangering season 3′s plot, if we’re to make it. So, sorry, but we won’t tell you anything for now, no need to ask anymore. :) 

Even about Mephisto’s fate. Especially about Mephisto’s fate. 

But don’t worry, we already have tons of things to discuss about the two first season ! And I sure have a lot of designs and stories to share…

Sure, some answers will bring more questions, but that’s how this game works, right ? ;)

Until then, please know one thing : the whole team is absolutely delighted by all your reactions to season 2, and we’re happy you love it (even if you cried). So Thank you, LoliRockers ! You’re the reason we put so much efforts in our work.

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LoliRock - Team Fanarts !

Hi LoliRockers ! Here are a few team fanarts. :) From Benedicte Ciaravino, Eve Annovazi, Flore Pipari, Anaïs “Noon” Chevillard, and Bertrand Todesco.

Some were made for fun, other for friends, and other because we also dream about our own characters. (Casual Praxina, for instance, was made by Noon, right as she was working on episode 2.24 “Forget You”)

Enjoy !

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