Winx Club is an Italian animated television series directed, created and produced by Iginio Straffi[2] and his company Rainbow S.r.l. in co-production with Rai Fiction.[3][4] The series is the first Italian cartoon to be sold in the United States.[3][5] It is also broadcast in over 130 countries worldwide,[6] and is Straffi's most successful creation.[2], spawning a Winx Club media franchise.
