Aeon Flux

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Set in a highly distorted dystopian future, Aeon Flux is the vastly mysterious heroine and secret agent from the country of Monica. Her objectives and motive for selecting them are unexplained, as are Trevor Goodchild's, Aeon's love interest and show antagonist. Popularized in the 90s on MTV's Liquid Television, the show was heralded for Season 2's endings, where our protagonist super agent Aeon dies in each episode.
Most Episode Appearances
Julia Fletcher 11 eps.
Andrea Carvajal Una Flux 11 eps.
Steffan Chirazi 11 eps.
Jack Fletcher 11 eps.
Matt K. Miller 11 eps.
Andrew Philpot 11 eps.
Denise Poirier Aeon Flux 3 eps.
John Rafter Lee Trevor Goodchild 3 eps.
Japhet Asher 1 eps.
Alex Fernandez 1 eps.
List of Episodes
Season 1(1 episodes)
1Pilot09/01/1991
Season 2 (5 episodes)
Season 3 (10 episodes)

Show History & Overview

 
The Liquid Television Logo. Drug inspired? I think so.
The Liquid Television Logo. Drug inspired? I think so.
Aeon Flux is the brain child of Peter Chung, a Korean American Animator.  The first pilot for Aeon Flux was released in 1991.  This pilot was cut into six parts and aired on MTV's Liquid Television, a unique showcase and launching platform for artists and animators a like.  Following the success of the pilot, Season 2, which consisted of 5 short episodes was animated and released in 1992.  Season 3 was created and released in 1995.  It contained 10 half-hour episodes and made a drastic change from season 1 and 2.  Season 3 avoided killing the protogonist off in every episode, while maintaining a somewhat linear storyline and struggle between Trevor Goodchild and Aeon.
 
People often mistake Aeon Flux as Anime, which it is not.  Peter Chung drew inspiration from many styles, but the
Egon Schiele, Self-portrait, 1912
Egon Schiele, Self-portrait, 1912
most dominant style would be that of Egon Schiele, a figurative painter and heavy hitter of early 20th century art.  Other influences include French comic artist Jean Giraud (Moebius), specifically his lineforms and color palette, while also incorporating inspiration from gritty style Japanese Animation such as Akira.  Another influence for the show even includes Rugrats, more specifically, the technical limitations for creating a show which such a particular style.  Peter Chung also animated for the children's show Rugrats.  And according to interviews with him on the 2005 DVD Special Edition of Aeon Flux, he stated that this style of animation was highly frustrating and limited the range of things he could manipulate the characters to do.
 
Aeon Flux 1 image
review Aeon Flux the secret pearl of animation (5 out of 5) Eyespy
General Information Edit
Name Aeon Flux
Status Ended
Date of 1st Airing Sept. 1, 1991
Date of Last Airing Oct. 10, 1995
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Original Air Day Monday
Original Air Time
Show Length 30
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