What this series was said to look like, with this image, shown, in various forms in articles in Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter in 2020. This is the only image which ever gave a sense of what the series would be about. No other images were ever released.
Earlier this month, ND Stevenson had an announcement. He is a writer best known for helming She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which is…
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STILL waiting on Disney to do an animated African fantasy musical--with humans
IDK if they'd go the Pan-Africanism route or a specific country/culture (though I think Pan-Africanism is the most likely route for a non-African company; this could be different if they get African creatives to head the project, though). Obviously, Disney has an interest in exploring these various cultures, at least in some capacity.
Oh, and if you haven't heard of "Kizazi Moto" or "Iwaju" I'm not surprised; the promotion for it was terrible (and ironically, these were the projects with African creatives while the other projects were headed by African-American creatives).
Walt Disney Animation Studios and KUGALI mini-series "Iwájú" will have it's Disney Channel premiere on Monday, February 2 at 7:00PM EST via Cable Forum.
The mini-series will premiere 2 episodes every Monday of February at 7:00PM EST as part of Disney Channel' Black History Month programming
Not a lot of people talked about this Disney+ exclusive original series, so why not make it a TWST dorm that most people won't get? /j
Introducing...
Onijiranet ("Onijira" (Master) + "Net")
Onijiranet embodies the themes of digital sovereignty, technocratic power, and the line between protection and oppression. Inspired by Bode's manipulative use of surveillance tech and socio-economic control, the dorm focuses on neural net enchantments, data-magic fusion, and urban illusionism. Students of Onijiranet are taught to master predictive enchantment algorithms, data-based spellcasting, and automated defense constructs—giving them a near-oracular edge. The dorm has access to exclusive cloud-based spell libraries, encrypted summoning gates, and techno-familiar labs. Students build and refine AI-companions, tracking sigils, and predictive runes to solve or manipulate outcomes.
"A dorm founded on the Futurist Mogul's spirit of cognition. Students in this dorm focuses on technological advancement, societal influence, and the fusion of progress with control."
Dorm Uniform:
Yes, we have a plus-sized housemistress, ladies and gents. For this one, I tried to combine a lot of things, futuristic, mafia and Nigerian styles. The housemistress wears a special gear around her face that can produce a mask-like hologram, complete with a voice-changer module for anonymity purposes. Her magic item is a specially-built robotic boomslang (a species of snake) that acts like her personal computer, it also has a "Combat Mode", where it channels magical energy and change forms for combative purposes.
Character Roster:
Show some respect when the "Mistress of The Future" speaks...
Bidemi Oloro (Twisted off Bode de Sousa)
Bidemi Oloro is a name spoken with both admiration and wariness throughout Night Raven College. As the junior housemistress of Onijiranet, she is not only a student, but a young tech magnate, already the CEO of Oloro Innovations, a fast-rising tech empire developing everything from wearable smart gear to surveillance nanodrones.
Always carry a very calm and suave behavior, Bidemi exudes precision, ambition, and a near-frightening level of foresight. She’s someone who always seems ten steps ahead, having already predicted your choices before you made them. Her words are measured, her tone cool, and her presence unmistakably commanding—like someone accustomed to running boardrooms, not just school dorms. While she mentors her dorm members with care, her style is calculated rather than sentimental. She sees potential as data to be optimized, and failure as inefficiency to be debugged. Members of Onijiranet admire her intellect and drive, though some whisper about her strict surveillance protocols and how “she always knows where you are.”
Bidemi believes in control—over environments, outcomes, and emotions. She encourages technological integration into every part of daily life and holds a firm belief that the future belongs to those who master information and systems. However, this control can verge on obsession; her mistrust in others' unpredictability pushes her to micromanage, sometimes even manipulating situations from the shadows. There’s also a darker undercurrent to her brilliance. Rumors circulate that Bidemi’s rise was not without cost. Some believe she ousted her former mentors or business rivals in calculated takeovers. While she dismisses these claims as jealous speculation, her stoic demeanor and aversion to personal questions suggest there may be truths hidden beneath her polished surface.
Despite this, Bidemi remains one of the most influential and effective housewardens in NRC. Her dorm’s labs and infrastructure are far beyond standard, and her students often go on to dominate tech competitions and cybernetic tournaments across the world.
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Before she was the calculating and cool-headed housemistress of Onijiranet, Bidemi Oloro was just another bright spark in the crowded, tech-saturated skyline of the Neo-Lagos Arcology—a towering metropolis of innovation, surveillance, and social stratification. Born into the middle echelon of society, she had neither extreme wealth nor the desperation of the slums—but she had something more potent: unrelenting ambition. From a young age, Bidemi showed an uncanny knack for systems thinking. While other children played with toys, she was dismantling them to see how they worked—and then building them better. She hacked her school's security system at age 10—not out of malice, but to demonstrate inefficiencies to the headmaster. At 12, she sold a blueprint for a drone-based delivery system that later inspired a national mail service overhaul.
But her defining moment came at age 14, when she uncovered a data vulnerability in a major city surveillance grid—one that could have endangered thousands if exploited. Rather than report it outright, she used it to track and expose a corrupt city councilman, earning public recognition and an invitation to develop cyber-integrity systems for city infrastructure. From there, Bidemi launched Oloro Innovations—a start-up with a vision to reshape the way society interacts with tech. She marketed her devices as tools for efficiency, accountability, and personal security—but quietly used their data feedback loops to analyze patterns in consumer behavior, further refining her market dominance. Investors called her a genius. Critics called her cold and invasive. Either way, she rose rapidly, catching the attention of Night Raven College's headmage, who extended her a rare early invitation for enrollment at age 16.
Though her admission caused waves—especially since she bypassed the usual tests—her performance quickly silenced doubters. Within a year, she submitted a proposal for a new dorm: one that would house the brightest minds in technological sorcery and cybernetic enhancement. Thus, Onijiranet was born, with Bidemi named housemistress and dorm founder in record time. Now at NRC, Bidemi remains a step above the rest—not just as a student, but as a leader of the next generation of magical technologists. Her company continues to operate under a remote AI she personally programmed, while she focuses on molding the future—on her terms.
Notable Members:
Idunnu Imolara (Sophomore) - One of the most enigmatic students of Night Raven College. Always donning a faint, unsettling smile, he speaks in a soft, mechanical cadence—his words eerily polite, but hollow in tone. Born with a rare neurological condition that blocks his emotional receptors, Idunnu lacks the ability to feel or understand emotions as others do. Idunnu is highly intelligent, loyal, and ruthlessly efficient, monitoring the dorm’s perimeter, tracks behavior patterns of potential threats, and even handles psychological intimidation with unsettling calm. (Twisted off Happiness)
Ilufin Ọsẹ (Junior) - The steel behind Bidemi Oloro’s shield—the loyal fist that balances the emotionless strategy of Idunnu with raw, grounded resilience. He is the most human of her bodyguards—empathetic, cautious, and observant. He keeps Idunnu in check when his lack of emotional judgment becomes too cold, and often handles negotiations or confrontations that require both strength and tact. (Twisted off Sunday Adelekan)
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I hate Disney. I really do. I hate them, because they are shitty to a lot of workers. I hate them, because they consolidate so many IPs only to then make the most generic stuff with them. I hate them, because they don't invest in new ideas anymore. And I hate them for being such cowards.
However... I will give them credit for producing Iwájú and Kizazi Moto. Two afrofuturist series. Iwájú being one series that actually just tells one story - while Kizazi Moto is an anthology series like Love Death + Robots on Netflix. Well, that is all that it has in common with LD+R is that it is a scifi anthology series. It has less issues with the sexism and racism of LD+R.
And thinking about this has brought me to the one aspect of our lack on Solarpunk media, that I think gets ignored too much. Again, because white people. And this is... Well, the lack of well published afrofuturist and amazofuturist stories - or movies. And I would assume also the equivalent for other indigenous cultures. (I think the name right now is "Pacificafuturism" for the polynesians, I have no idea whether the indigenous people still living in Asia have something along the lines.)
The irony is that I actually think, well... Let's face it: There is a reason why Disney of all people is investing in some Afrofuturist projects. And that reason is that there is a big audience for this stuff. Disney probably just saw how Black Panther was printing money and was like: "I guess we'll make more of that!"
Now what does this have to do with Solarpunk?
Well, I will remind you: Solarpunk originated with Amazofuturism. And futuristic indigenous stories tend to have a lot of Solarpunk vibes at the very least. Not all of those stories will be Solarpunk, no, but even those that are not will offer us things to learn. Because I will say it once again: We really, really do have a big issue in a lot of SciFi/Fantasy that way too white and way too stuck in the storytelling conventions of western society.
And here is the thing: I doubt most people will be able to name a lot of afrofuturist media other than Black Panther, and maybe the series above. Or maybe you actually can think of some novels like the ones from N. K. Jemisin, Octavia E. Butler, or Nnedi Okorafor. But not much more.
Now, in terms of Afrofuturism there is a bit more - but the other things? Most Amazofuturism is only ever published in Portugese or maybe Spanish in some cases. And I am honestly not certain if there is even anything that is not self-published out there in terms of Pacificafuturism. (I mean, I know a few Maori movies that I guess you could consider, but...)
What I am trying to get at: I think we need more indigenous futurism/indigenous scifi. Not only so that we read more that breaks out of western storytelling conventions, I think we also just need other perspectives on the future. Because our western, white perspective is limited - and we got to imagine the future for way too long.
I'm now a few episodes into Iwájú, and holy cow am I impressed! In my opinion, it showcases what truly good children's media can be, which is storytelling that connects with the whole family. So far, I've been gripped by a really earnest story of a young girl seeking companionship and love, ultimately desiring it from her father - a father who just wants to keep his daughter safe, but is misguided in how to achieve that.
Some of it's material is surprisingly mature, but it's still handled in a way that makes it accessible and appropriate for younger audiences. It's absolutely a show I think is worth watching as a whole family or even by yourself, because I'm even enjoying watching it alone as a 26 year old!
In futuristic Lagos, Nigeria, Tol is a young girl from the wealthy island and Kole, a self-taught tech expert, is her best friend. The two discover the secrets and dangers hidden in their quite different worlds.
Kugali and Walt Disney Animation's Iwájú is directed by Olufikayo Ziki Adeola from a screenplay by Adeola and Halima Hudson. Hamid Ibrahim serves as production designer on the series and Toluwalakin Olowofoyeku serves as cultural consultant. Iwájú stars the voice talents of Simisola Gbadamosi (Tola), Siji Soetan (Kole), Dayo Okeniyi, Femi Branch, and Weruche Opia.
