League of Orishas is a new 3D-animated web series by Anthill Studios (Malika, Angry Becky, Frogeck) that chronicles the adventures of the legendary Nigerian pantheon, known as the Orishas. The series promises to explore the story behind the Orishas, their fantasy world and its intriguing characters. According to the studio, “inspired by various West African
Angry Becky is a furious Nigerian vigilante fighting against everything wrong with her country. African animated shows aren’t exactly a thing. Thankfully, that’s changing and this year might just be the year episodic animated stories from Africa are proliferated. One of the biggest agents of change is Anthill Studios, the studio behind Malika Warrior Queen,
There’s a page in Mike Mignola’s Hellboy comic that illustrates one of the ways frogs came to earn the evil mythological status snakes and crows have. Frogs in some cultures are cruel, creepy harbingers of doom – but that’s not always the case. Frogs can also be cute, adorable creatures and Anthill Studios’ Frogeck is
We closed out last year mad excited about the future of African animation thanks to Plaything, an engaging and delightful animated short made with a lot of passion, love and childhood memories. The talent from Anthill studios, particularly Eri Umusu (you should check this list out), Nurdin Momodu and Godwin Akpan are to be praised. The
Finding niche content like homegrown African animation can be a chore sometimes on the internet. Lucky you, we at Squid are passionate about discovering and promoting content we can lay our hands-on. In the spirit of our inner geeks, here’s the first part in a series of lists of five African animated projects you can check