A trip meant for a birthday party turns into a citywide chase in this animated adventure built around the Miraculous Ladybug franchise. Marinette crosses the globe to reach Shanghai, only to find the journey immediately upended.
What is Miraculous World : Shanghai, la légende de Ladydragon about?
Marinette travels to Shanghai to celebrate her uncle Wang's birthday and to meet up with Adrien, but her bag disappears within moments of landing, taking Tikki along with it. Cut off from the small kwami she relies on to become Ladybug, she is stranded in an unfamiliar city with no money and no easy way home. A local girl named Fei steps in to help, and the two form an unlikely partnership as they retrace the theft through Shanghai's crowded streets. Their search leads them toward something bigger than a stolen purse: a new magical jewel called the Prodigious, tied to old legends the city has quietly guarded. Hawk Moth has already been hunting for it long before Marinette's arrival, and his presence turns a personal errand into a race against a familiar adversary on unfamiliar ground.
About the cast
Anouck Hautbois and Benjamin Bollen lead the voice cast, carrying the franchise's established rhythm of teenage banter and superhero urgency into a new setting. The Shanghai-set special leans on Fei as a fresh face introduced specifically for this story, giving the regular cast a local counterpart rather than simply relocating the usual supporting circle.
Context & significance
Directed by Thomas Astruc, the special is one of several Miraculous World features that send the core characters abroad, using a real city's landmarks and daily rhythms as a backdrop for the show's usual mix of secret identities and magical objects. The France-and-United-States co-production keeps the animation style and tone consistent with the flagship series while expanding its mythology with the Prodigious, a jewel unconnected to the miraculous items fans already know. At 56 minutes, it plays as a standalone adventure rather than a multi-episode arc, compact enough to work as an introduction for newcomers while still building on lore that longtime viewers will recognize.
Watching Miraculous World : Shanghai, la légende de Ladydragon on Ktime
The special streams on K-Time with a free account login, part of a Persian-focused catalogue built for the diaspora audience. The interface and browsing experience are designed around a Farsi-first experience, making family animation like this easy to find alongside the platform's wider library.