As a request for Kyra-Chan my next entry shall cover Code Lyoko and I've certainly found some interesting facts beyond watching the show so lets see what we can uncover.

A computer maniac named Jeremy joins the Boarding School of Kadic Academy when one day he finds a super computer in an abandoned factory. This super computer contains Lyoko, a Virtual World in dire need of saving due to a malevolent AI named X.A.N.A who after activating also causes destruction in the real world, also in this virtual world is Aelita, a pink haired girl who is stuck in Lyoko. Joined by Ulrich, Odd & Yumi, the gang attempt to stop X.A.N.A and save both worlds while retrieving Aelita in this hybrid CGI Anime like series.
Code Lyoko's roots go much deeper than just your standard cartoon; you see the French like to first release their cartoons as short films before applying for a contract for serialization and Code Lyoko was no exception.
It started as a short film called "Les enfants font leur cinéma" ("The children make their movies") then after gaining enough interest it became a pilot short called Garage Kids in 2001, this would later evolve into Code Lyoko two years later but minus it's creator Thomas Romain who would leave the project to help with Oban Star Racers, I'll come back to him later, how about the characters and cartoon itself.
The characters follow a standard cookie cutter group; the geek, the delinquent, the crazy one, the mature female and the soft spoken damsel. Despite the fact Jeremy never fights himself he still manages to stand out as a main character being the one who directs the combat members of the team who when entering the Virtual World turn into Japanese Warrior types such as the Samurai, the Fan Blade User and the Cat creature. (Well you call someone Odd he needs an odd form)
The animation is top quality as is typical of modern French cartoons and I like the hybrid of CGI & traditional. As for the quality of the show, it's okay, it follows an easy formula, there's a problem in the real world, they enter the virtual world, fix problem, everything is reset, rinse and repeat until plot happens, in fact Gormiti uses practically the same plot so Code Lyoko is also a huge influence on other Euro shows.
As of this year Code Lyoko returned to French screens but this time in a live-action/CGI hybrid, I don't know yet if this is any good, we'll wait to see if it gets exported.
One thing I take from this show which I've always been proud of is that I can sing the full theme song in perfect French despite never learning French.
And before I finish this Cartoon Vault review lets return to creator Thomas Romain. It's unusual to see western talent go to Japan to work on big anime projects but Thomas Romain would later lend his art talents to Aria the Natural and the recent anime powerhouse Senki Zessho Symphogear.