Jane and the Dragon is a kids' series based on the books by author Martin Baynton. It's animated by Weta (the people behind the animation in the Lord of the Rings movies and Narnia,) so you know it's good. :P

The titular Dragon is . . . great. Realistically animated, well written, and a terrific character. Quite self-important (well, he's a 300 year old dragon who refers to humans as 'Shortlives'. What would you expect?) and occasionally prone to using his size and firey-breath to get his way, he's still very likeable, and quite amusing.

As for the human characters, well, my general reaction is 'wow'. I have never seen such brilliant characterisation in a kids' show. They all have their quirks and motivations, and there are no walking cliches. They are animated via MoCap, making their movement extremely realistic, and details like their hair is the best I've seen outisde a theatre.

The knights (four in total, counting the two kids) serve a rather hopless king, the kingdom is in debt, the Prince and heir apparent is even worse than his father, Dragon is quite possibly the last of his kind, and it's not all sunshine and roses.

The writing is witty, and I sometimes forget that it's a kids' show, because there's so much that seems to be aimed at an older audience.

If you're a fan of Dragon Booster then IMO you really should give this show a try. It should definitely appeal to most of you.

Some links to get you started:

Official Site
JatD on Weta
JatD Qubo page a great page where you can ask questions of the Author himself. (He gives great, detailed answers, too.)
JatD at FF.net
Forum (yes, one of mine. :rolleyes:
LJ Comm (ditto. ^^; )
Wiki

(Gunther is my favourite. :P )

I've watched one or two episodes and liked it, but usally when it's on....I'm asleep <_< . So yeah it's a great cartoon and the detail is very good. I like it.

Sounds like fun. For folks in the US, it airs Saturday mornings on NBC. I think I'll have to watch now. :)

This show gets my thumbs up if anyone cares. It's got amazingly rich surface detail. Makes me forget that its animated sometimes. And Dragon is definately in my top five unforgettable characters of all time.