Iyanu

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Iyanu
Description:

Drawing on Nigerian culture, music, and mythology, the animated series follows Iyanu, a brave young orphan living in the magical kingdom of Yorubaland. While studying history and ancient arts, she yearns for a normal life—until a looming threat awakens divine powers not seen since the legendary Age of Wonders. Accompanied by newfound friends Biyi, Toye, and a magical leopard named Ekun, Iyanu sets out to uncover the source of this evil, unlocking her destiny along the way.

Network: Cartoon Network

Country: United States

Cast

Serah Johnson

as Iyanu

Okey Jude

as Biyi

Samuel Kugbiyi

as Toye

Adesua Etomi-Wellington

as Olori

Babajide Oyekunle

as Ekun

Blossom Chukwujekwu

as Kanfo

Femi "Bakes" Olugbade

as Uwa

Femi Sowoolu

as Nuro

Gesiere Faith Agua

as Adura

Lord Frank

as The Fallen One

Rashidat Fawehinmi Raji

as Omolola

David Onwubalili

as Boju

Bukky Amoboye

as Elder Ojuwa

Eghosa Eboigbe

as Zaza

Paul Utomi

as Oba Adeyinka

Sisan Victor-Woko

as Dara

Stella Damasus

as Mama Sewa

King E. Afemikhe

as Abbey

Lanre Osiloye

as Mabayoje

Tolu' Yerokun-Ayoola

as Ite

Lord Frank

as Deso

Babajide Oyekunle

as Joba - The First Father

Shaffy Bello

as Emi - The One Mother

Serah Johnson

as Young Iyanu

Ike Ononye

as Ishe

Serah Johnson

as Shadow Iyanu

Episodes

As the battle for Elu rages, a dark power from the Age of Wonders awakens. Team Chosen rescues Kanfo and Oba Uwa, while Iyanu races to confront Adura.

After Boju destroys The Conduit, Iyanu's spirit form is sent to a mysterious place as the countdown to The Fallen One's release begins. 

Elu reacts to the POTD invasion. As Uwa and Kanfo strategize, Omolola and the workers step up. Iyanu and Team Chosen race to provide backup.

Team Chosen modifies Abbey's Riverboat into a speedboat and heads toward Elu. As Adura's fleet nears the outer walls, she reveals her biggest secret.

After escaping the Deep, Team Chosen is shocked to be greeted by Abbey, son of former Oba Adeyinka. Meanwhile, Adura and Boju plan the Elu invasion.

After escaping Adura, Team Chosen is trapped in The Deep. In Elu, Kanfo and the Elu Mesi debate resources for a POTD invasion, while Omolola acts.

Iyanu battles Adura, Queen of the Deep. Meanwhile, In Elu, Kanfo sends Teju and Siju on a mission to confirm if the People of the Deep are invading.

Uwa returns to Elu to warn Kanfo of a potential invasion by the People of the Deep. Meanwhile, Team Chosen journeys to the source of the energy wave, but Biyi grows frustrated over his lack of mastery over the Beads of Elements. 

Iyanu travels to the Riverlands and reconnects with Team Chosen as they search for the origin of a mysterious energy wave. Olori joins them to warn of a People of the Deep invasion, and Iyanu agrees to work with her despite past tensions. 

Several weeks after cleansing The Corrupt, Iyanu discovers ancient technology reactivating across Yorubaland. Meanwhile, Adura, Queen of the People of the Deep, plans an invasion of Elu, while Toye reunites with Biyi to investigate mysterious glyphs. 

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As Cursed animals besiege Elu, Iyanu searches for The Source. Meanwhile, Biyi, Toye, Olori and Kanfo launch a counterattack against Chancellor Nuro and his forces, who are trying to prevent Iyanu from lifting the Curse on Yorubaland.

Iyanu, Biyi, Toye and Ekun reach The Source Mountain and meet the Guardians. Iyanu must pass the three Trials to prove she's the Chosen. Meanwhile, Chancellor Nuro, possessed by the Fallen One, tracks them across the Rinku Plains to stop her.

Elu descends into civil war as Biyi, Oba Adeyinka and Kanfo tell personal stories of past heartbreak. Iyanu, Toye, Ekun and Biyi struggle to reach The Source, while Olori continues her search for Iyanu.

With the Riverlands Settlement in ruins, Iyanu, Biyi, Toye and Ekun (TEAM CHOSEN) must cross the perilous Rinku Plains to find The Source -- the key to Iyanu's powers and lifting the Curse from Yorubaland -- while adjusting as a new team.

Iyanu, Biyi and Sewa face the corrupt divine beast Ekun and the vicious people of the deep; in Elu, workers' district citizens demand justice from Oba Adeyinka and chancellor Nuro's oppressive regime.

As the Workers' District faces extreme strain and Elu's political climate worsens, Iyanu intensifies her training with Mama Sewa while two formidable military forces converge on the Riverlands Settlement to capture her.

When a teenage orphan girl, Iyanu, unknowingly triggers her Divine Powers, she escapes Elu, the last standing city in the known world; she embarks on a journey to discover the truth about the evil lurking in the realm of Yorubaland.

Fleeing the evil Chancellor Nuro, Iyanu meets the Corrupt Divine Beast Ekun and a mysterious boy named Biyi; as she uncovers her extraordinary powers, she also explores hidden treasures beyond the Walls of Elu.

Kanfo, the leader of the Eso Warriors of Elu, brings his inquisitive son Toye along on the hunt for Iyanu; she encounters Mama Sewa, the astute matriarch of the Riverlands Settlement who has secret knowledge of Iyanu's past and powers.