History

Winx Club is a 2004 Italian animated fantasy/adventure series created by Iginio Straffi and produced by Rainbow S.p.A.. The seventy-eight episodes series is aimed toward children between the ages of six and fourteen[1] , although following its international release has gained popularity with teenagers and adults as well[citation needed]. It spawned a franchise of toys, books, clothing and DVDs. The CGI feature film Winx Club - The Secret of The Lost Kingdom (Italian: Winx Club – Il Segreto Del Regno Perduto) was released in Italian theaters on November 30, 2007.

Season 1

An ordinary girl from the planet Earth, Bloom lives a perfectly normal and happy life in the city of Gardenia until she meets Stella, a princess from the planet Solaria, who is in trouble. Coming to Stella's aid, Bloom discovers her latent magical powers. Stella informs Bloom about the existence of Alfea, the best fairy school in all the realms, and Bloom decides to join it. In Alfea Bloom forms the Winx Club, which members are her three friends and roommates: Musa, Tecna, and Flora. Later in the series they will encounter and befriend the Specialists: Brandon, Riven, Timmy, and Sky. The Specialists will also become their love interests. They will also encounter their enemies, a girl trio named Trix: Icy, Darcy, and Stormy. They are witches from Cloudtower, a witch school roughly equivalent to Alfea, in search for the power of Dragon Fire and Stella's magic ring. Their constant pursuit of the Dragon Fire and the Magic Ring leads to constant encounters and battles with the Winx Club. Bloom also begins to learn the secrets of her past and that things are not what they seem to be.

Season 2

After summer vacation, the Winx Club returns to Alfea to begin their second year. They meet a new fairy, Layla, who asks for their help in rescuing her pixies held hostage by Lord Darkar. Lord Darkar wants to find out where the Pixies' Village is in order to steal the four pieces of the Codex (one each in Pixie Village, Red Fountain, Cloudtower, and Alfea) which opens the portal to the Realm of Realix, where the Ultimate Power can be found. Lord Darkar is actually the Dark Phoenix who wants to take control of the magical realm. Later, he is able to use Bloom to summon the Realix. The girls also meet another Specialist, Helia, who becomes the love interest for Flora.

Season 3

Previously banished to the Omega Dimension, the Trix are able to escape with Valtor, a sorcerer partially responsible for the destruction of Bloom's home realm, Domino (who they are all in love with earlier in the season). They choose to cooperate and they plan to invade several areas in the realm of Magix and seek vengeance on those who imprisoned them, stealing the magic treasure and power source from each realm. The Winx Club begins its third year in Alfea and the girls learn about their unique Enchantix transformations, acquired by showing examples of courage and altruism.