Miraculous World - Shanghai
SYNOPSIS
TV Special - Miraculous World, Shanghai
Marinette is on a school break and everything is fine… until she learns that Adrien had to leave to Shanghai, China, with his father.
Luckily, her Uncle Wang lives there, and his birthday is coming up soon! To go meet Adrien and her own origins, Marinette decides to take his gift to Uncle Wang herself.
But soon after arriving there Marinette loses all her stuff, including her purse, Tikki… and the Miraculous that allows her to turn into Ladybug!
To find them, she teams up with Fei, unaware that she was the one who stole her things!
Details
| Release Date | April 4, 2021 (France, TF1) | May 28, 2021 (USA, Disney Channel) |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Rating | TV-Y7 |
| Director | Thomas Astruc |
| Production | Zagtoon, Method Animation |
| Animation Style | French CGI |
| Streaming | Netflix, Disney+ |
| Timeline | Set between Season 2 and Season 3 of the main series |
Characters
Marinette Dupain-Cheng / Ladybug
The main protagonist travels to Shanghai to visit her great-uncle Wang and secretly hopes to spend time with Adrien. After losing her purse containing Tikki and her Miraculous, she must rely on her own resourcefulness and the help of a new friend.
Adrien Agreste / Cat Noir
Adrien accompanies his father Gabriel on a business trip to Shanghai. He assists Ladybug when danger threatens the city.
Fei Wu / Ladydragon
A street-smart teenage girl living in Shanghai. Fei was found as a baby on the doorstep of Wu Shifu’s martial arts school and raised as his adopted daughter. After her adoptive father’s death, she became a thief working for a crime boss named Cash. She ultimately becomes the new Renren and wields the Prodigious to transform into Ladydragon.
Uncle Wang Cheng
Marinette’s maternal great-uncle and a world-renowned chef who owns a popular restaurant in Shanghai. He is known for improvising a new ingredient with every dish.
Gabriel Agreste / Hawk Moth
Gabriel travels to Shanghai seeking the Prodigious, an ancient magical artifact more powerful than the Miraculouses.
The Prodigious
The Prodigious is an ancient magical medallion that was abandoned in favor of the Miraculouses because it was considered too powerful and dangerous. It contains the powers of all eight Renlings, divine sprite-like beings who are cousins of the Kwamis. Unlike Kwamis who embody abstract concepts, Renlings embody human values.
The Prodigious allows its wearer (called the Renren) to transform into eight different animals, but only if the user possesses the value that each Renling represents:
- Long Long (Dragon) – Justice
- Xiong Xiong (Bear) – Calmness
- Hou Hou (Monkey) – Compassion
- Ying Ying (Eagle) – Confidence
- Ma Ma (Horse) – Honor
- Tang Tang (Mantis) – Patience
- She She (Snake) – Courage
- Hu Hu (Tiger) – Discipline
The dragon form is the most powerful but requires the user’s intentions to be noble and just. Seeking revenge rather than justice will prevent access to this transformation.
Voice Cast (English)
- Cristina Vee as Marinette Dupain-Cheng / Ladybug
- Bryce Papenbrook as Adrien Agreste / Cat Noir
- Keith Silverstein as Gabriel Agreste / Hawk Moth
- Xanthe Huynh as Fei Wu / Ladydragon
- Todd Haberkorn as Wang Cheng
- Mela Lee as Tikki / Tang Tang
- Max Mittelman as Plagg
- Carrie Keranen as Alya Césaire
- Ben Diskin as Nooroo
- Brook Chalmers as Bastille / Hou Hou
Themes
This special explores Marinette’s connection to her Chinese heritage through her mother’s side of the family. The story introduces the concept of human values through the Renlings and demonstrates that true heroism requires embodying virtues like justice, compassion, and courage. Fei’s journey from thief to hero shows that redemption is possible when one chooses to pursue justice rather than revenge.
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