The Story
Knowledge is the greatest adventure
Ani and Aram miraculously bring Grigor Magistros into our time...
Two children, an ancient Armenian sage, and a magical book that carries them through the pages of our history.
Two children, an ancient Armenian sage, and a magical book that carries them through the pages of our history.
Two children, an ancient Armenian sage, and a magical book that carries them through the pages of our history.
An educational animated series that teaches Armenian children to love reading, to dream — and to hear their mother tongue come alive.
Why Valdakar exists
Across the world, a new generation of Armenian children is growing up surrounded by other languages...
This is more than a cartoon. It is a small act of salvation for a language our children need to hear.
The Story
Ani and Aram miraculously bring Grigor Magistros into our time...
Season 1
Season 1 of Valdakar is a ten-episode journey...
11 minStreaming now
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13 minStreaming now
9 minStreaming now
Episodes 5–8 · In production
First three episodes streaming now on Kinodaran · Armenian · Full HD
For our children
Every story begins and ends with a book.
Respect, friendship, curiosity, courage.
Heroes like Grigor Magistros.
Gentle, age-appropriate, rated 4+.
How it's made
Every frame of Valdakar is built the way great animation always has been — and finished with the tools of today.
Written from scratch around Armenian history and values.
Ani, Aram and the Magister from first sketch to final model.
Every scene planned shot by shot before animation begins.
Hand-crafted worlds, from a bedroom to ancient cities.
Traditional animation steps combined with modern tools for lifelike motion.
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian, and English.
An original score composed for every episode.
Traditional × Modern
Every shot begins as a hand-drawn sketch, then it is brought to life by combining traditional animation craft with modern rendering tools. These are real frames from Valdakar — the drawing on top, the finished image below.
The train window
Reading on the train
The Magister paints
A day out
A gallery of ArmeniaOur language, every dialect
Valdakar is produced in both Eastern and Western Armenian...
Wherever an Armenian child is growing up, Valdakar speaks their language.
The campaign
A ten-episode season at broadcast quality costs $500,000...
Secured: $250,000 raised + $150,000 Kinodaran kick-start
Donate
Valdakar is a non-profit effort to keep Armenian alive for the next generation...
Helps subtitle a scene in three languages.
Sponsors a line of original music.
Brings a moment of animation to life.
Helps finish a full scene of Season 1.
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Gallery
Concept art, characters and moments from the series — tap any image to explore.
Official poster
Official widescreen cover“Hi, I’m Ani”“Hi, I’m Aram”
The Magister
A day at the fair
In whose city would you live?
Ani's city — “Arevavan”
Aram's city — “Aramashen”Valdakar streams on Kinodaran — the largest Armenian streaming platform, home to 4 million+ viewers across the world.
The team
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