<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Zig & Sharko is a French animated slapstick comedy television series created and directed by Olivier Jean - Marie and produced by Xilam Animation . It chronicles the conflict between Zig, a brown hyena, and Sharko, a great white shark, who live on a volcanic island . The conflict is fueled by Zig's constant attempts to eat the mermaid Marina, whom Sharko loves . The series employs silent comedy: characters either do not speak, or use unintelligible vocalizations, gestures, and occasional pictograms in speech balloons . (The Indian version dubs Hindi dialogue over the animation .) Two seasons with a total of 52 half - hour episodes (156 seven - minute segments) were originally broadcast from December 21, 2010 on Canal+ . The series is available for streaming in the United States on Netflix (season 1 until September 2017, season 2 currently). </P> <P> The series takes place on a volcanic island and revolves around an eternal war between Zig, a brown hyena, and Sharko, a large, muscular great white shark . The cause of the war is Marina, a beautiful mermaid with red hair; Sharko is in love with Marina, while Zig wants only to eat her . Zig spends most of his time trying to capture and eat Marina, and is frequently seen tricking her into lying down on a giant submarine sandwich roll prepared with veggies and condiments . He concocts more elaborate schemes reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote, but like the coyote's, these are always foiled by Sharko, bad luck, or both, and often result in his grievous bodily injury . Zig is a native of Africa and arrived at the island as a baby in a shipwreck or plane wreck . </P> <P> Sharko devotes himself to being Marina's bodyguard, despises Zig, and generally pummels him every chance he gets (even when he is not an imminent threat to Marina). Sharko is intensely loyal to Marina and puts himself at her beck and call . Muscular and athletic, he likes to play table tennis and watch it on television . He is the beach's lifeguard . </P>

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