Ejen Ali
Malaysian spy-fiction animated series
Ejen Ali (Jawi: ايجن علي, lit. 'Agent Ali') is a Malaysian animation series produced by WAU Animation. The titular character is a young 12-year-old boy named Ali who accidentally becomes a special agent after using the Infinity Retinal Intelligent System (IRIS), a device prototype created by the Meta Advance Tactical Agency (MATA). IRIS is controlled by neuro-signals, enabling the wearer to perform actions programmed by the computer. After the incident, Ali and his uncle, Bakar, cooperated in MATA missions.
The series is published in HDTV format and was first broadcast on TV3 on 8 April 2016. Ejen Ali is the first animation series IP and franchises published and owned by Media Prima Berhad (MPB).
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Setting
Based in Cyberaya, a fictional city inspired by the real city of Cyberjaya, Selangor. The series revolves around Meta Advance Tactical Agency (MATA), a paramilitary, Pinkerton-style spy agency, made up of four company-sized units known as pillars.
Production
Director and scriptwriter Usamah Zaid Yasin came up with the idea for the series after establishing WAU Animation in 2013. For the storyline, he and his team watched films and animated series and read novels about spies and intelligence agencies.
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