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Ánima Kitchent

Ánima Kitchent is a specialized animation studio and production company that is the European-based Spanish production division of Mexican animation company Ánima that is based in Madrid, Spain, and the Canary Islands, focused on creating, producing, and distributing high-quality 2D and 3D animated content for children and young audiences.is a Spanish entertainment company, founded in 2014 by five ex-Vodka Capital staff.[1]

Ánima Kitchent
Company type
Subsidiary
IndustryAnimation
GenreAnimation
Children's media
FoundedApril 22, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-04-22)
FounderVictor M. López
Ángel Molinero
Miguel Aldasoro
Colman López
Rubén Zarauza
Luís Armengol
Headquarters
Madrid
,
Spain
Key people
Angel Molinero (CEO)
ProductsTelevision program
ParentÁnima Estudios
Websitewww.animakitchent.com

History

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Ánima Kitchent was first founded in April 2014, when Mexican entertainment & animation studio Ánima Estudios enterted the European animation & production operations & colloaborated with former executives of Spanish independent & production company Vodka Capital which were its managing director Angel Molinero, head of international sales Miguel Aldasoro, line producer & producer of Jelly Jamm, Carolina Matas, technical manager Luis Armengol, and Ruben Zarauza, by opening a new Spanish-based European animation subsidiary based in Madrid, Spain, entitled Ánima Kitchent as the four executive would lead, the new Madrid-based production subsidiary would produce its animated series & films with international companies with the new studio signed a deal with Famosa to produce a new animated series based on Famosa's toy line Pinypon.[2][1]

In September 2018, Ánima Kitchent had announced that its co-founder & co-CEO Victor M. Lopez had deaptured the Madrid-based European animation production studio after four years with Victor M. Lopez returning to fellow Madrid-based entertainment studio Zinkia Entertainment as the latter's president while he launched his own company based in the Canary Islands named KOYI Media.[3] One month later in October of that same year, Ánima Kitchent announced that its co-founder Rubén Zarauza and its Director of Marketing, Elena Catalán, had left the Madrid-based studio to join Amuse Studio, the French digital animation subsidiary of Paris-based animation studio Millimages, with the duo launching its Gran Canaria-based Spanish unit Birdland.[4]

In December 2024, Ánima Kitchent stregnthened its operations in the Canary Islands had partnered with fellow Madrid-based entertainment company Able & Baker to established a joint-venture production service subsidiary based in the Canary Islands and capitize Spain's tax in animation production entitled Monkeys & Dinos, the new joint-venture animation subsidiary would handle animation services for programs produced by Ánima Kitchent and Able & Baker as the former's founder & CEO Angel Molinero and Able & Baker co-founder Carlos Tschuschke leading the joint venture service studio.[5][6]

In March 2025, Ánima Kitchent formed a co-production partnetship with Indonesian animation & post-production company Mocca Studio to bring the former's digital series Tippi T-Rex into an TV animated comedy series based on Ánima Kitchent's short series of the same name with the Indonesian studio will handle animation for the new adaptation alongside Ánima Kitchent's Canary Islands-based studio.[7] Their partnetship was later expanded one year later in February 2026, when Ánima Kitchent had formed a co-production agreement with Mocca Studio to produce the latter's animated series Baby Zu.[8]

Ánima Kitchent was acquired by DNEG in June 2026.[9]

Filmography

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Title Years Network Notes
PINY: Institute of New York[10][11]2017–2018Disney Channel Españaco-production with Famosa Animation[12]
Cleo & Cuquin[1][13][14]2018–2019Clan
Canal 5 (Mexico)		co-production with MAI Productions, Televisa and Selecta Vision
Brave Bunnies2020–presentPLUSPLUSco-production with Glowberry and WildBrain Studios (season 2–)
Tippi T-Rex2023–presentYouTubeco-production with Mocca Studio


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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Hopewell, John (13 May 2014). "Mexican and Spanish Animation Execs Launch Anima Kitchent". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Anima Estudios, Vodka Capital Execs Launch Anima Kitchent". Animation Magazine. May 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Victor Lopez, new CEO of Zinkia Entertainment". Audiovisuel451 (in Spanish). December 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Elena Catalán and Rubén Zarauza are settling in Gran Canaria with Birdland, an animation studio subsidiary of the French company Amuse". Audiovisuel451 (in Spanish). October 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ Kaminska, Karolina (December 10, 2024). "Anima Kitchent, Able & Baker launch Monkeys & Dinos animation service studio". C21Media.
  6. ↑ Tuchow, Ryan (December 12, 2024). "Anima Kitchent and Able & Baker open new service studio in the Canary Islands". Kidscreen.
  7. ↑ Stalcup, Jamie (March 4, 2025). "Ánima Kitchent & Mocca Studio Team for Tippi T-Rex". World Screen TV Kids.
  8. ↑ "Anima Kitchent and Mocca Studio Strike Co-Production Deal For Pre-School Series "Baby Zu"". Skwigly. February 10, 2026.
  9. ↑ "DNEG Buys Anima Kitchent As Spain Invests $28.8M In Further Canary Island Animation Growth". Cartoon Brew. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  10. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (18 February 2015). "Anima Kitchent, Famosa Adapting 'Pinypon'". Animation Magazine. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Jeremy, Dickson (2015-02-18). "Pinypon mini-dolls get new life in animated telenovel". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  12. ↑ "'PINYPON' to jump into TV. (PRESS RELEASE)" (PDF). Anima Kitchent. Anima Kitchent. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Alessi, Sara (February 5, 2016). "Ánima Kitchent & Televisa to Launch Spin-Off of Spanish Series". World Screen TV Kids.
  14. ↑ Goldman Getzler, Wendy (February 9, 2016). "The Telerin Family inspires Cleo and Cuquin preschool series". Kidscreen.
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