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Background

Alphanim was a French animation company founded in 1997 by Christian Davin. In 2008, the company was bought out by Gaumont and renamed Gaumont-Alphanim the following year.

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1st Logo (September 7, 1997-February 14, 2001)	2nd Logo (March 10, 2000-November 8, 2003)	3rd Logo (February 28, 2002-2009)

1st Logo (September 7, 1997-February 14, 2001)

Visuals: On a black background, there's a face made out of lines being drawn with a blue Greek "α" and a yellow crescent moon. The word "alphanim" is formed by blue smoke.

Variants:

At the end of the first two seasons of Animal Crackers, the face and words are against a white box on a cyan and blue-green gradient background. At the end of the third and final season of that show, the box is removed and the background is a darker color and stretches out more.
On the first season of Mona the Vampire, the logo is still.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: The closing theme of the show or none.

Availability: Seen on the first season of Mona the Vampire and Animal Crackers. The animated variant can be seen on the first season of the 1999 series Redwall. This was used in tandem with the next logo until February 14, 2001.

2nd Logo (March 10, 2000-November 8, 2003)

Visuals: On a white background is a large black ink splatter. Inside the biggest splatter is a very grungy version of the previous logo design, with "alphanim" below it in a creepy font. The company website URL is seen below the splatter. The logo is still.

Variants:

On CITV prints of The Baskervilles, the logo is below the CINAR logo against a black background, with a CiTV URL in the bottom right.
On French TiJi airings of the first season of Mona the Vampire, the logo is more close up without the URL.
An in-credit version of the logo can be seen on Spaced Out, right below the Tooncan Productions logo.
- On X-DuckX, the logo is cropped and the France 3 logo is shown below.
  - Some episodes have the logo full, rather than being cropped.

Technique: A digital graphic.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Each show has a different variant of the logo as seen in the variants section, but The Mona the Vampire variant only appears on both French TiJi airings of the first season, and Canadian English prints of the second season of the aforementioned show. This was used in tandem both the previous and next logos until February 14, 2001 and November 8, 2003, respectively.

3rd Logo (February 28, 2002-2009)

Visuals: On a white background is an odd navy blue/sky blue swirl shape that criss-crosses at the very end of it, with two eyes in a hole in it, resembling an abstract fish. "alphanim" is seen below it. The logo is usually still.

Variants:

An animated variant appears on Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure. On the same white background with a surface at the bottom, two eyes drop down from the top of the screen. They look around and blink. Then, a smile followed by the odd swirly abstract fish shape is drawn in. Once it is done, the fish winks one eye and shines as "alphanim" appears below, the logo becomes 2D, and the surface at the bottom disappears.
A version with a URL below the logo exists, used on the last two seasons of Mona the Vampire.
- A variant of this has the logo with a teal/aquamarine color scheme. This was used on the French-dubbed version of said show, and also made an appearance in the English dub.
At the end of the sixth and final season of Franklin, the logo is on a black background.

Technique: A digital graphic. 2D computer animation for the animated version.

Audio: The closing theme of the show. The animated variant features droops and blinking sounds, prior to a slide-whistle going up, an upbeat xylophone theme, a squeak sound when the fish winks and a "ding".

Availability: Appears on the last two seasons of Mona the Vampire (debuted with the 2nd season of its' French-dubbed counterpart), as well as other shows from the company during this period such as Creepschool, Delta State, Robotboy, Potatoes and Dragons, and the sixth and final season of Franklin. The animated variant was only seen on Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure. This was used in tandem with both the previous logo, and that of Gaumont-Alphanim's own logo, until November 8, 2003 and sometime in 2009, respectively.

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-'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there's a face made out of lines being drawn with a {{color|blue}} Greek "{{color|blue|α}}" and a {{color|gold|yellow}} crescent moon. The word "{{Font|Serif|{{color|blue|alphanim}}}}" is formed by {{color|blue}} smoke.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there's a face made out of lines being drawn with a blue Greek "{{color|blue|α}}" and a yellow crescent moon. The word "{{Font|Serif|{{color|blue|alphanim}}}}" is formed by blue smoke.
 '''Variants:'''
-*On seasons 1-2 of <u>''Animal Crackers''</u>, the face and words are against a white box on a {{color|cyan}} and {{color|mediumaquamarine|blue-green}} gradient background. In Season 3, the box is removed and the background is a darker color and stretches out more.
+*At the end of <u>the first two seasons of ''Animal Crackers''</u>, the face and words are against a white box on a cyan and {{color|mediumaquamarine|blue-green}} gradient background. At the end of <u>the third and final season of that show</u>, the box is removed and the background is a darker color and stretches out more.
-* On season 1 of <u>''Mona the Vampire''</u>, it's the finished product of the animated version.
+* <u>On the first season of ''Mona the Vampire''</u>, the logo is still.
-'''Technique:''' 2D animation or none.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
 '''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show or none.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on the first season of ''Mona the Vampire'' and ''Animal Crackers''. The animated variant can be seen on the first season of the 1999 series ''Redwall''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the first season of ''Mona the Vampire'' and ''Animal Crackers''. The animated variant can be seen on the first season of the 1999 series ''Redwall''. This was used in tandem with the next logo until February 14, 2001.
 ===2nd Logo (March 10, 2000-November 8, 2003)===
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+Alphanim_(2001).png
-B7eb6ae55a3ea74ac08ba5a39f868136.jpeg.jpg
 </gallery>
-'''Visuals:''' On a white background is a large black ink splatter. Inside the biggest splatter is a very grungy version of the previous logo design, with "{{Font|Courier|alphanim}}" below it in a creepy font. The company website URL is seen below the splatter.
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background is a large black ink splatter. Inside the biggest splatter is a very grungy version of the previous logo design, with "{{Font|Courier|alphanim}}" below it in a creepy font. The company website URL is seen below the splatter. The logo is still.
 '''Variants:'''
-*On ''<u>The Baskervilles</u>'', the logo is below the [[CINAR|Cinar]] logo against a black background, with a [[Children's ITV/CITV|CiTV]] URL in the bottom right.
+*On CITV prints of ''<u>The Baskervilles</u>'', the logo is below the [[CINAR]] logo against a black background, with a [[Children's ITV/CITV|CiTV]] URL in the bottom right.
-*On <u>''Mona the Vampire''</u>, the logo is more close up without the URL.
+*On French TiJi airings of the first season of <u>''Mona the Vampire''</u>, the logo is more close up without the URL.
-*An in-credit version of the logo can be seen on ''<u>Spaced Out</u>''.
+*An in-credit version of the logo can be seen on ''<u>Spaced Out</u>'', right below the Tooncan Productions logo.
+** On ''<u>X-DuckX</u>'', the logo is cropped and the [[France 3]] logo is shown below.
+*** Some episodes have the logo full, rather than being cropped.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A digital graphic.
 '''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Each show has a different variant of the logo as seen in the variants section, but the ''Mona the Vampire'' variant only appears on the second season of said show.
+'''Availability:''' Each show has a different variant of the logo as seen in the variants section, but The ''Mona the Vampire'' variant only appears on both French TiJi airings of the first season, and Canadian English prints of the second season of the aforementioned show. This was used in tandem both the previous and next logos until February 14, 2001 and November 8, 2003, respectively.
 ===3rd Logo (February 28, 2002-2009)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Alphanim_(2002).png
 Alphanim 2003.png
+ac5db8538631960ba07c7c4622d10.jpeg
 </gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=R-G_rpVIc_A|id2=IzsXHJonaaw}}
-'''Visuals:''' On a white background is an odd {{color|mediumblue|navy blue}}/{{color|dodgerblue|sky blue}} swirl shape that criss-crosses at the very end of it, with two eyes in a hole in it, resembling an abstract fish. "{{color|mediumblue|alphanim}}" is seen below it.
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background is an odd {{color|mediumblue|navy blue}}/{{color|dodgerblue|sky blue}} swirl shape that criss-crosses at the very end of it, with two eyes in a hole in it, resembling an abstract fish. "{{color|mediumblue|alphanim}}" is seen below it. The logo is usually still.
 '''Variants:'''
 *An animated variant appears on <u>''Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure''</u>. On the same white background with a surface at the bottom, two eyes drop down from the top of the screen. They look around and blink. Then, a smile followed by the odd swirly abstract fish shape is drawn in. Once it is done, the fish winks one eye and shines as "{{color|mediumblue|alphanim}}" appears below, the logo becomes 2D, and the surface at the bottom disappears.
-**An odd filmed variant of the animated version was spotted on a Polish 35mm print of the above film.
+*A version with a URL below the logo exists, used on the last two seasons of ''Mona the Vampire.''
+**A variant of this has the logo with a teal/aquamarine color scheme. This was used on the French-dubbed version of said show, and also made an appearance in the English dub.
-*On <u>season 6 of ''Franklin''</u>, the logo is on a black background.
+*At the end of <u>the sixth and final season of ''Franklin''</u>, the logo is on a black background.
-'''Technique:''' None. 2D animation for the animated version.
+'''Technique:''' A digital graphic. 2D computer animation for the animated version.
 '''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show. The animated variant features droops and blinking sounds, prior to a slide-whistle going up, an upbeat xylophone theme, a squeak sound when the fish winks and a "ding".
-'''Availability:''' Appears on the last two seasons of ''Mona the Vampire'' (debuted with the 2nd season of ''Mona Le Vampire''), as well as other shows from the company during this period such as ''Creepschool'', ''Delta State'', ''Robotboy'', ''Potatoes and Dragons'', and season 6 of ''Franklin''.
+'''Availability:''' Appears on the last two seasons of ''Mona the Vampire'' (debuted with the 2nd season of its' French-dubbed counterpart), as well as other shows from the company during this period such as ''Creepschool'', ''Delta State'', ''Robotboy'', ''Potatoes and Dragons'', and the sixth and final season of ''Franklin''. The animated variant was only seen on ''Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure''. This was used in tandem with both the previous logo, and that of [[Gaumont-Alphanim]]'s own logo, until November 8, 2003 and sometime in 2009, respectively.
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+{{Animation logos}}
 [[Category:French animation logos]]
 [[Category:France]]
 [[Category:Animation logos]]
 [[Category:Gaumont]]
+[[Category:French-language logos]]