“Code Lyoko” watch guide
Code Lyoko is a 2000s French show, iconic in France, ahead of its time in terms of 3D, that met international success.
I can’t do playlists on Youtube with videos tagged as “content for children”, so I’m gonna list the selection and order of episodes I recommend here.
Episodes to see… or not
First, watch the prequel double episode, it’ll give you a pretty accurate idea of the show’s quality past season 1. It’s been produced at the same time as season 3 so it’s commonly listed as its last two episodes, S03E14 and S03E15.
Season 1 could be seen as a pilot season, with a low budget, and not a lot of progress. You may want to skip some of it, so I selected the episodes that I consider interesting, important or iconic, approximately half the season.
- EP01, 02, 07, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21: kinda cool, iconic or establishes some characteristics of the characters
- EP24, 25, 26: the three last episode of S01 are of a much better quality
Episodes you may want to skip (because of racism/bullying/rape culture):
- EP39 / S02E13 A Bad Turn: William tries to coerce Yumi to give him a kiss
- EP42 / S02E16 A Fine Mess: Odd is being racist
- EP56 / S03E04 False Lead: Odd is being gaslighted by his friends
- EP58 / S03E06 The Pretender: Yumi and a young boy are being bullied
- EP61 / S03E09 Sabotage: A vine controlled by XANA goes under Yumi’s shirt
- EP67 / S04E02 Double Take: William stroke Yumi’s face against her will. Note that the episode is (semi-)important to the plot but you can skip it and guess.
For reasoning concerning EP39, EP61 and EP67, see (spoilers): Boundaries, Rape Culture, and Code Lyoko
Where to watch?
I recommend watching it in French with English subtitles.
- Netflix: subtitles in French and English (among others) available. Original 4/3 ratio cropped to 16/9 (not very good).
- Prime Video: no subtitles.
- Apple TV: idk about subtitles. Prequel is S03E02 (no episode 01) which means the numbers of other episodes of season 03 are shifted +2.
- Paramount+, My Canal: idk
- DVD/Torrent: you can find versions with subtitles.
Youtube (en)
No subtitles, episodes are numbered from 1 to 95.
Prequel: Xana awakens, as a 45 minutes episode.
All other episodes (note: there’s “Xana Awakens” Part 1 and Part 2, between EP64 and EP65).
Youtube (fr)
No subtitles, episodes are numbered 1 to 97, with the prequel as 66 and 67, so EP67 is actually EP69. Also, EP17 and EP18 have been mixed up (title, number, etc. are correct except the actual video have been swapped).
Prequel: Le réveil de X.A.N.A. (EP66+67)
All other episodes (note: there’s “Le réveil de X.A.N.A” as EP66+67)
Published: 2025-03-10