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The Twins of Destiny (1991)

The Twins of Destiny poster
Original title
Les Jumeaux du bout du monde
Genre
comedy television series
Country
France
Length
1 season, 52 episodes
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two children named Jules and Julie travel across Eurasia on a quest to overthrow the Empress Dowager of China and free their imprisoned fathers. The series follows their adventures in a comedic animated style.

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What happens

The Twins of Destiny (known as Les Jumeaux du Bout du Monde (The Twins of the Edge of the World) in French, or 天命神童 (Destiny's Children) in Chinese) was a 1991 animated television series produced by French writer Jean Chalopin. It followed the fictional quest of two children, Jules and Julie, in their travels across Eurasia seeking to overthrow the Empress Dowager of China, and consequently, release their fathers from imprisonment. The English dubbed version first aired in Australia on December 27, 1994 on the ABC network. The animation was translated and introduced to China in mid-1990s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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