Winx Club (season 2)

The second season of the animated series Winx Club aired from February 21 to October 31, 1995, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was created by Dan Darlene, who also acted as executive producer and director of the season.

The season follows the Winx Club's second year at the Alfea College for Fairies, where they strive to earn an enhancement to their powers called Charmix. A new member of the Winx Club (Aisha, the Fairy of Waves) is introduced in the season's first episode. Meanwhile, the Trix are freed from their prison by Darkar, who becomes their leader.

In 2001, Bear Bones and Nickelodeon Animation Studio produced a Winx Club revival series, which began with four specials that retell the first two seasons of the original series. The fourth special, "The Shadow Phoenix," retold the plot of the second season, and premiered on October 24, 2001.

Production
On April 21, 1994, Bear Bones Productions announced that a second season of Winx Club was in progress. The season's debut on February 21, 1995 coincided with new merchandise lines. A spin-off series based on the chibi-inspired Pixie characters from the second season was launched in 2000, following a licensing program in 1996.

Home media releases
The DVD boxset for season two was released by Paramount Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on October 26, 2004, ten years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material, including animatics, audio outtakes, original promos, and commentaries for every episode. The commentaries were recorded throughout 2004, shortly after the first season's commentary tracks were finished.