Merak Film S.r.l. was an Italian dubbing studio based in Cologno Monzese, Milan. Founded in 1980 and closed in 2020, the studio commissioned Italian language dubbed versions of numerous anime, cartoons, movies, sitcoms, and other content for its clients. Numerous voice artists worked at the studio.

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One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

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Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 107 ...

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iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...

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Hamtaro ''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Shōgaku Ninensei'' (''Second Grade'') magazine in April ...

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Beyblade Beyblade (Japanese: ベイブレード ''Beiburēdo'') is a battling spinning top toyline and multimedia franchise developed by Takara Tomy. Beyblades were inspired by the old "beigoma" spinning tops in olden Asia. The first modern Beyblade was ...

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SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

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Ojarumaru , known officially in English as ''Prince Mackaroo'', is a Japanese anime series created by Rin Inumaru, produced by NHK Enterprises, and animated by Gallop. The series has aired on NHK Educational TV since October 1998, making it the second ...

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Fancy Lala ''Fancy Lala'', known in Japan as , is a magical girl anime series produced by Studio Pierrot in 1998, following an OVA released in 1988. A two-volume manga adaptation by Rurika Kasuga ran in ''Ribon''. The original designs were created by A ...

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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', also known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series. It is a Spin-off (media), spin-off and sequel to the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime series, which itself is based on the original man ...

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Johnny Test ''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Group, Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB ...

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Ozzy & Drix ''Ozzy & Drix'' is an American animated television series based on the 2001 film ''Osmosis Jones''. It centers on Osmosis "Ozzy" Jones, a cheeky-chappy white blood cell, and Drix, a level-headed cold pill, who battle germs and viruses inside the ...

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Bubble Guppies ''Bubble Guppies'' is an animated children's fantasy television series created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull and developed by Belt, Scull, and Janice Burgess for Nickelodeon. The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, an ...

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Invader Zim ''Invader Zim'' is an American animated science fiction horror comedy television series created by comic book writer and cartoonist Jhonen Vasquez for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the titular character Zim (voiced by Richard Steven Ho ...

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Justice League The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived the ...

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Justice League Unlimited ''Justice League Unlimited'' (''JLU'') is an American superhero animated series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation with DC Comics in season 3 and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Universe, and ...

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Dexter's Laboratory ''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Dexter, an enthusiastic boy-genius with a science laboratory in his bedroom, which he keeps secret from his u ...

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Casper's Scare School ''Casper's Scare School'' (also known as ''Casper's Scare School: The Movie'') is a 2006 animated television film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. The film premiered on Cartoon Network on October 20, 2006. ...

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Sgt. Frog ''Sgt. Frog'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mine Yoshizaki. It was launched in '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' in April 1999. The story follows the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders t ...

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The Sweeney ''The Sweeney'' is a British police drama television series focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective ...

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Automan ''Automan'' is an American superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for 12 episodes (although 13 were made) on ABC between 1983 and 1984. It consciously emulates the visual stylistics of the Walt Disney Pictures live-a ...

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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe ''Tenspeed and Brown Shoe'' is an American detective comedy series originally broadcast by the ABC network between January and June, 1980. The series was created by producer Stephen J. Cannell. Most of the show's creative staff (Cannell, Juanit ...

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Manimal ''Manimal'' is an American superhero television series created by Glen A. Larson and Donald R. Boyle which aired on Fridays at 9:00 pm ET on NBC from September 30 to December 17, 1983. The show centers on the character Jonathan Chase ( Simon ...

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Tokyo Mew Mew is a Japanese manga series created and written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mia Ikumi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from September 2000 to February 2003, with its chapters ...

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', known in Japan as and alternatively subtitled ''Rulers of the Duel'' in the United States and Canada, is a Japanese anime series animated by Studio Gallop based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga series written by Kazuki Takahash ...

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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's is the second main spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, succeeding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', in celebration of the 40th anniversary of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and the 15th anniversary of '' V Jump''. The series aired from April 2008 to March ...

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Power Rangers Lost Galaxy ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' is a tokusatsu television series and the seventh season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 22nd Super Sentai series ''Seijuu Sentai Gingaman''. The series was the first to follow the Sentai tradition o ...

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The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog ''Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'' is a fantasy-adventure television series set in a fantasy version of ancient Ireland, created by Saban Entertainment. It was loosely based on actual Irish mythology. The name is derived from Tír na nÓg, one of t ...

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Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series created by Sheryl Leach targeted at children ages two to five. The flagship production of the ''Barney'' franchise, it originally aired on PBS under the PBS Kids brand from Ap ...

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Normal, Ohio ''Normal, Ohio'' is an American television sitcom aired on Fox from November 1 to December 13, 2000. The show stars John Goodman as William "Butch" Gamble, a gay man returning to his Midwestern home town. The cast also includes Joely Fisher, Ani ...

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Totally Spies! ''Totally Spies!'' is a French anime-influenced animated spy-fi series created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel mainly produced by French company Zodiak Kids & Family France, with seasons three to five being co-produced with Cana ...

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The Oblongs ''The Oblongs'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It was Mohawk Productions' first venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, 2001, on The WB, and was cancelled due to low ratings on ...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends ''The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends'' is a British animated anthology television series based on the works of Beatrix Potter, featuring Peter Rabbit and other anthropomorphic animal characters created by Potter. 14 of Potter's stories were a ...

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Odd Job Jack ''Odd Job Jack'' is a Canadian adult animated sitcom starring Don McKellar playing the main character of the series named Jack Ryder and his misadventures in temporary employment. Seen on and produced for The Comedy Network, a cable specialty ch ...

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Underdog (TV series) ''Underdog'', also known as ''The Underdog Show'', is an American Saturday morning animated television series that ran from October 3, 1964, to March 4, 1967, starting on the NBC network until 1966, with the rest of the run on CBS, under the ...

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Stitch! is a Japanese anime television series. It is a spin-off of Disney's ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, serving as the franchise's second television series after '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series''. The anime series aired in Japan from Octob ...

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Big Barn Farm ''Big Barn Farm'' is a British live-action and animated children's comedy television series following the lives of four young animals on a farm which uses a combination of live-action and animation. It was produced by The Foundation and commissio ...

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The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! ''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' is an animated musical educational children's television series feature starring Martin Short as The Cat in the Hat. The series premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on August 7, 2010, also airing on ...

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Almost Naked Animals ''Almost Naked Animals'' is a Canadian animated television series co-produced by 9 Story Media Group for YTV. The series was created by Noah Z. Jones, and is based upon an art website that he created in 2005. The series premiered on January 7, ...

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Shaman King is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the m ...

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Flint the Time Detective ''Flint the Time Detective'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi. It was based on a manga by Hideki Sonoda and Akira Yamauchi and was published by Bros. Comics in Japan. A second manga runnin ...

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Spider-Man Unlimited ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an animated television series produced by Saban Entertainment which features the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man and serves as a follow-up to '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series''. ''Unlimited'' premiered in 1 ...

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Gadget and the Gadgetinis ''Gadget & the Gadgetinis'' is an animated television series and the sequel of the 1983 series ''Inspector Gadget''. The series was a co-production between Fox Kids Europe, DIC Entertainment Corporation, French animation studio SIP Animation, ...

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The Why Why Family ''The Why Why Family'' (, also known as ''Saban's The Why Why Family'') is an animated children's television series, which originally aired from late 1996 to 1997. It was produced by Saban International Paris and Saban Entertainment. The show was ...

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Eek! The Cat ''Eek! The Cat'' (retitled ''Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards'' and eventually ''Eek! Stravaganza'') is an American-Canadian animated series, created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp, produced by Fox Kids, Savage Steve Holland, Savage St ...

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Olivia Olivia may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer), American singer Olivia Longott (born 1981) * Olívia (basketball), Brazilian basketball playe ...

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The Busy World of Richard Scarry ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'' is an animated children's television series, produced by CINAR Animation and France Animation in association with Paramount Television, that aired from 1994 to 1996, first on Showtime, later on Nickelodeon, ...

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Busytown Mysteries ''Busytown Mysteries'', also known as ''Hurray for Huckle!'', is an animated television series produced by Canadian studio Cookie Jar Group, with Singapore studio Peach Blossom Media joining in production and animation for the second season. It ...

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El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'' (also often shortened to ''El Tigre)'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series created by Jorge R. Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua for Nickelodeon. It was produced by Nickelodeon Anim ...

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Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was Serial (literature), serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 indi ...

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Dragon Ball Z ''Dragon Ball Z'' (''DBZ'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters ...

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Dragon Ball GT is a Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's ''Dragon Ball'' manga franchise that ran from February 1996 to November 1997. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes. Unl ...

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, is a Japanese manga and anime series and the third spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, after the preceding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' magazine from Decem ...

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Marco Balzarotti Marco Balzarotti (born 2 March 1961 in Magenta) is an Italian voice actor. Balzarotti voiced multiple characters in the internationally coproduced animated series '' Monster Allergy'' and is well known among the Italian public for dubbing Batman ...

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Serena Clerici Serena Clerici (born 27 December 1971) is an Italian voice actress. She contributes to voice characters in cartoons, anime, movies, and other contents. Her most known roles are May in Pokémon, Marucho in Bakugan and Dorami in ''Doraemon''. Voi ...

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Leonardo Graziano Leonardo Graziano (born November 15, 1975) is an Italian voice actor. Biography Graziano, who voiced characters in franchises such as ''Winx Club'' and ''Monster Allergy'', is well known for providing the Italian-dubbed voice of Naruto Uzumaki in ...

Gianluca Iacono Gianluca Iacono (born 14 March 1970 in Turin) is an Italian voice actor. He has dubbed Vegeta in the Italian version of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, Genghis in ''The Wacky World of Tex Avery'' and Roy Mustang in ''Fullmetal Alchemist''. In ...

Alessandra Karpoff Alessandra Karpoff (born 3 June 1963) is an Italian voice actress, who voices characters in anime, cartoons, movies, and other content. She was born in Milan. She provides the voice of Misty in the Italian-language version of the anime series ''P ...

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Debora Magnaghi Debora Magnaghi is an Italian voice actress from Milan. She mainly works in the field of animated cartoons. She made her voice acting debut in the 1980s, dubbing the titular protagonist in the Italian version of the anime ''Little Memole''. She b ...

Cinzia Massironi Cinzia Massironi (born 11 September 1966) is an Italian voice actress. Massironi dubbed many Italian animated characters in Italian (both female and male), such as Dan Kuso in ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'', Caska in ''Berserk'', Daichi in '' Beyb ...

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Claudio Moneta Claudio Moneta (Milan, 20 May 1967) is an Italian voice actor. He voiced multiple characters in the internationally-coproduced animated series '' Monster Allergy'' and is well known in Italy for dubbing the voice of the title character in the It ...

* Patrizia Mottola * Emanuela Pacotto * Benedetta Ponticelli *

Patrizio Prata Patrizio Prata (born 2 February 1972 in Milan) is an Italian voice actor and dubbing director who contributes to voicing characters in movies, cartoons, anime, video games and more content. Prata is well known for voicing characters in animated ...

Alessandro Rigotti Alessandro Rigotti (born 20 April 1978) is an Italian voice actor. Alessandro contributes to dubbing characters in cartoons, anime, sitcoms, and more content. He is well known for providing the voice of Sasuke Uchiha in the Italian-language versi ...

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Patrizia Scianca Patrizia Scianca (born July 5, 1961) is an Italian voice actress from Turin who has dubbed over a number of notable roles in anime. Graduated in law and qualified as a swimming instructor, she is active in dubbing companies in Milan and is a membe ...

* Marcella Silvestri * Elisabetta Spinelli *

Paolo Torrisi Paolo Torrisi (born Maurizio Torresan; 28 March 1950 – 7 December 2005) was an Italian actor, voice artist, dubbing director and adapter. In the 1970s he voiced the popular animated character Grisù. He was also known for dubbing adult Goku in ...

* Federica Valenti * Federico Zanandrea

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* {{Official website, http://www.merakfilm.it Italian dubbing studios Mass media companies established in 1980 Mass media companies of Italy Companies based in Milan Mass media in Milan

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