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***Evergreen*** is an animated fantasy television series created by Yoshi Himura and produced by VRVA Studios and Brightlight for Prima Television. It follows a group of young, powerful mages – chief among them Shiro (Jordan Saitou), Mina (Romi Dames), Zach (Baris Gill), Scarlett (Kimberly Brooks), and Alistair (David Faustino) – in their adventures and pursuits to protect their world from the forces of evil. Supporting characters throughout the series have been voiced by Daniel Dae Kim, Zeno Robinson, Yach-Tian Chavez, and Monica Franco.

Himura conceived much of *Evergreen* while working as a story artist on *My Little House of Demons*, which he and several other members left once he received a commission from VRVA in 2015. The series officially premiered on August 15, 2016, running for four seasons and 99 episodes before concluding on April 24, 2020. Its success spawned an extended franchise comprising books, comics, and video games.

*Evergreen* attracted record viewership for Prima Television during its run and proved vital for the fledgling network’s growth. The series earned universal acclaim for its characterization, voice acting, worldbuilding, darker undertones, and art direction; multiple episodes have been awarded or nominated for Primetime Emmys and Annie Awards. It has also drawn considerable media attention for its racial diversity and LGBT representation, with an interracial same-sex couple in leading roles, an on-screen kiss shared between them, and multiple non-cisgender characters.

## Premise

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### Setting and mythology

*Evergreen* takes place in a world primarily populated by mages, a superhuman race who can exclusively summon and control magic. This civilization emerged several millennia ago when the Vexius – a crystal asteroid from unknown depths of outer space – disintegrated in the atmosphere, releasing energy waves that bestowed magical abilities to clusters of humans worldwide.

As time progressed, certain mages learned to bond their powers with the classical elements and other forces of nature. Through evolving and converging their unique abilities, these "Elementals" found themselves among the world's greatest warriors and scholars. Many have also taken a direct stand against monsters and dissenters bound by dark magic, with the generational incarnations of these efforts typically revolving around the five strongest Elementals – the masters of fire, water, plant life, light, and emotion. Only through those five can the purest forms of magic be accessed and utilized against evil.

## Episodes

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## Release

### Broadcast

Before *Evergreen*’s premiere, part one of the five-episode “The Adventure Begins” arc debuted at San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, 2016, before being released on Prima Television’s online and mobile platforms the following day. That episode aired formally on August 15, with the remaining parts airing throughout August 19.

### Home media and streaming

As of July 2020, the entire series is available for streaming within the Prima Plus hub on Paramount+.

## Reception

### Critical response

*Evergreen* has earned widespread critical acclaim. In a review by Ashley Antonio of *The A.V. Club*, she favorably compared the series to other influential and “genre-defying” cartoons, namely *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, *Gravity Falls*, and *Steven Universe*. Rotten Tomatoes gave the series’ second season a perfect 100% rating, its critical consensus reading, "The marriage of sophisticated fantasy and touching authenticity, *Evergreen* continues to represent a unique hallmark in youth entertainment."