Ankama Premieres Animated Series Welsh & Shedar
The 12-episode DOFUS-set series debuts free on YouTube in most countries, with new episodes arriving weekly.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Animation
Ankama Animations premiered Welsh & Shedar on the Krosmoz YouTube channel on November 5, 2026, at 11 a.m. PT. The 12-episode series follows Welsh, a young cook in the village of Brassica, and is set in the world of DOFUS.
Why it matters
The series connects the animated story to DOFUS gameplay through gift codes and hidden puzzles that unlock in-game rewards. It is free to watch worldwide excluding Japan.
The series has 12 episodes, premiering at 11 a.m. PT on November 5, 2026, with episode 2 arriving November 6. The source does not report viewership totals or audience size for the premiere.
The players
Ankama Animations
Ankama Animations is the animation arm of the French video game and media company Ankama, known for the DOFUS franchise.
Anthony 'ToT' Roux
Anthony 'ToT' Roux is a writer and creator associated with the DOFUS universe who created and wrote the series.
The details
Each episode's description contains a gift code that unlocks rewards in DOFUS, DOFUS Retro and DOFUS Touch. Shedar's riddle hides two Bellaphone alphabet letters per episode, and viewers who decode all of them can win a Shedar outfit and a Sipho pet.
Timeline
November 5, 2026: Welsh & Shedar premieres on YouTube at 11 a.m. PT.
November 6, 2026: Episode 2, 'CHEESE OMELET', is released.
January 14, 2027: The final episode release window ends.
Franchise Expansion
Welsh & Shedar extends the DOFUS universe beyond gameplay into a free, weekly animated series, linking storytelling directly to in-game rewards. It follows a broader pattern in which game studios use animation to deepen engagement with their existing player base.
Viewers outside Japan can watch all 12 episodes free on the Krosmoz YouTube channel. Players can redeem gift codes in each episode's description to unlock rewards in DOFUS, DOFUS Retro and DOFUS Touch.
The takeaway
Watching each episode closely pays off: the weekly gift codes and hidden Bellaphone letters link the show directly to rewards in the game. Keep an eye on the Thursday release schedule through January 2027.
What happens next
New episodes will arrive every Thursday through January 14, 2027.
Further reading
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