Hubert and Takako explained
Hubert and Takako (known as Hubert et Takako in French) is a French animated comedy series which was produced by Marc du Pontavice at Xilam and created and directed by Hugo Gittard and premiered in France on 3 November 2013 on Canal+.[1] 78 episodes of 7 minutes were produced. The opening sequence is composed by Vincent Artaud.
Synopsis
The show follows the exploits of two anthropomorphic animal roommates, Hubert, a fancy, old-fashioned, somewhat snobbish and egotistical pig, and his polar opposite Takako, a rebellious, hyperactive fly with an eternal zest for life who enjoys causing chaos and trying to get her housemate to loosen up and learn to have fun. Despite their many feuds and differences, Hubert and Takako consider themselves best friends and get into all sorts of misadventures together.
Characters
- Hubert (François-Xavier Demaison (French); Joe Ochman (English) (credited as B.J. Oakie) is an obsessive, emotional, unfortunate, hypochondriacal, cowardly pig with a huge ego to maintain. To get over his many self-doubts, unrequited crush on Jennifer and low self-esteem, he acts arrogantly and often uses his persona as a "clean-cut, modern, sophisticated" individual to belittle Takako for not being on the same level as him, in spite of being far more immature and high-strung. Hubert is also something of a hypocrite at times, scolding Takako sharply for engaging in an activity he perceives as unruly, then secretly pursuing the same later on, or going behind her back for the sake of short-term gratification. In spite of his numerous vices, he does ultimately have a good heart and will usually do the right thing, sufficiently motivated or not.
- Takako (Charlotte Le Bon (French); Marieve Herington (English) (credited as Lindsay Torrence), in sharp contrast, is a peppy, enthusiastic, caring, yet sassy, rambunctious and occasionally flirtatious fly with something of a problem when it comes to reading the room. She's much goofier than Hubert at even his most overdramatic and exaggerated, often becoming in over her head or suggesting absurd courses of action to resolve minor inconveniences or merely because irritating Hubert garners her joy. In spite of her laziness and lack of adult maturity, she is often the more functional of the two, having to curb or eliminate Hubert's obsessive-compulsive tendencies in cases where they become too out of hand. Though she has a love for messing with Hubert even if he isn't doing something worthy of her biting wit, she is fond of him (sometimes to romantic degrees) and generally means him no real harm. She's accompanied in a handful of episodes by her other close friends, Katie and Nat, and together the three form the (humorously ironically-named) rock band the Flyswatters.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: fr. Hubert et Takako, avec les voix de Charlotte Lebon et FX Demaison (leblogtvnews.com). 10 October 2013. .
