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Gormiti: The Invincible Lords of Nature (Italian language: Gormiti: Gli Invincibili Signori della Natura), later changed to Gormiti: The Lords of Nature Return!, is a toy property based primarily on tall non-articulated mini figures with a trading card game play aspect. Gormiti Official Site, Official Giochi Preziosi Gormiti Website. The toys were created in Italy in 2005 by Grani & Partners/Giochi Preziosi.
According to the mythology, Gormiti are the warriors of the island of Gorm, divided into two great armies (Good and Evil) in a The Lord of the Rings-like set. The two armies are in turn divided into various peoples, usually tied to a natural element (People of the Sea, People of Lava ...) that characterizes appearance and powers.
The mechanics of sale is similar to that of the figurines: the sale in closed sachets does not allow the choice, and involves the purchase of duplication which in turn feed a phenomenon of exchange. The remarkable success has led to the spread of a large secondary market: figurines, games and other children's products marked "Gormiti", dedicated magazines, DVDs and a theatrical show.
Previously, in the 80s, the Giochi Preziosi distributed static figures of plastic sachets with similar aims, called Exogini, which were also a big hit. In that case it was however an Italianisation of existing static figures inspired by the Kinnikuman manga and anime, based on space wrestler. These figurines were similar to those produced in the US and Japan, except for the difference of the names of the characters, and the plastic used, harder, and similar to that used for the regular Gormiti.
A second series, Gormiti Nature Unleashed, produced in CGI, began airing in Italy in 2012. Apart from the setting and some characters, it is unrelated to the first TV series.
A third series, Gormiti, began airing in 2018. I Gormiti al MipJunior e MipCom
A fourth series, , further reboot of the franchise, which features some of the first Gormiti characters, released in Italy exclusively on the web, while in Spain also on television on the Clan television channel. It's about of a series of 10 episodes of 3 or 4 minutes each.
A fifth series , is in the works at Italian production company Rainbow. It will be a live-action show, coming in 2024 and it costed nearly 15 millions euros. The first two seasons have already been shot, each one is made of 10 episodes. The series was filmed in Italy.
A Gormiti: Lords of Nature video game for the Nintendo DS and the Wii was released by Konami in September 2010, and is heavily based on season one of the cartoon.
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