Ánima Kitchent

Ánima Kitchent is a Spanish animation studio and production company based in Madrid and the Canary Islands. The company develops, produces, co-produces, and distributes animated content, with a principal focus on children and young audiences. Its work spans television series, short-form digital projects, animation production services, and film-related projects, and it has collaborated with international entertainment, toy, and animation companies. The studio was established in April 2014 as the European Spanish production operation of Ánima Estudios, the Mexican animation and entertainment company. Its creation brought together former Vodka Capital personnel with experience in management, international sales, production, technical operations, and children's animation. The founding team included Ángel Molinero, Miguel Aldasoro, Carolina Matas, Luis Armengol, and Rubén Zarauza. The new company was intended to give Ánima a dedicated European base for developing and producing animated projects and for working with international partners. One of the studio's early announced relationships was with Famosa, the Spanish toy company, for an animated series based on the Pinypon toy line. This reflected a recurring feature of Ánima Kitchent's business model: combining original or adapted children's entertainment with established intellectual property and commercial partners. The company's publicly associated production and distribution activities have also included Jelly Jamm, Bugsted, and Pirata & Capitano. Ánima Kitchent has experienced changes in leadership and in the composition of its senior creative and commercial team. Co-founder and co-CEO Víctor M. López left the company in 2018 and subsequently returned to Zinkia Entertainment before launching KOYI Media in the Canary Islands. Later that year, co-founder Rubén Zarauza and marketing director Elena Catalán departed to establish Birdland's Spanish unit after joining Amuse Studio, the digital animation operation of Millimages. The Canary Islands became increasingly important to the studio's production strategy. In December 2024, Ánima Kitchent partnered with Able & Baker to establish Monkeys & Dinos, a joint-venture production-services subsidiary in the Canary Islands. The venture was designed to provide animation services for projects made by both companies and to use the region's advantages for animation production, including its tax framework. Ángel Molinero and Able & Baker co-founder Carlos Tschuschke were identified as leaders of the joint venture. The company has also expanded its international co-production activity. In March 2025, it partnered with Indonesia's Mocca Studio to develop a television comedy adaptation of Tippi T-Rex, an Ánima Kitchent digital short-form series. Mocca Studio was to provide animation in collaboration with the Canary Islands operation. The relationship was subsequently extended through a 2026 agreement concerning Mocca Studio's animated series Baby Zu. According to the cited reference material, Ánima Kitchent was acquired by DNEG in June 2026 and became a DNEG subsidiary. Because that transaction is dated in the future relative to some historical descriptions of the company, its precise present-day corporate integration and branding arrangements should be verified against current corporate or regulatory sources. Its identifiable positioning remains that of a Spain-based, internationally oriented animation producer serving children's and family entertainment markets through development, production, co-production, and production services.

Ánima Kitchent was founded in April 2014 in Madrid as a European Spanish animation and production operation associated with Ánima Estudios. Its creation followed collaboration between the Mexican animation company and former personnel from Vodka Capital, a Spanish independent production company. The founding group brought together expertise in company management, international sales, line production, children's animation, and technical operations. Ángel Molinero, Miguel Aldasoro, Carolina Matas, Luis Armengol, and Rubén Zarauza were among the former Vodka Capital executives associated with the launch, while Víctor M. López was also identified as a co-founder and co-CEO. The new studio's mandate was to develop, produce, and distribute animated series and films with international partners. One of its early announced projects involved Famosa, a Spanish toy company, and an animated series based on the Pinypon toy brand. The relationship illustrated the studio's interest in adapting established children's properties for screen entertainment. Publicly associated titles and activities have included Jelly Jamm, Bugsted, and Pirata & Capitano, although the cited filmography distinguishes these as marketing or associated production work rather than presenting a complete catalogue of Ánima Kitchent-owned productions. The company's leadership changed during 2018. In September of that year, co-founder and co-CEO Víctor M. López was reported to have left Ánima Kitchent after four years. He returned to Zinkia Entertainment later that year as its president and subsequently launched KOYI Media in the Canary Islands. In October 2018, co-founder Rubén Zarauza and marketing director Elena Catalán also left Ánima Kitchent. They joined Amuse Studio, the French digital animation subsidiary of Millimages, and later established Birdland's Spanish unit in Gran Canaria. Ánima Kitchent subsequently strengthened its Canary Islands operations. In December 2024, it joined with Madrid-based Able & Baker to establish Monkeys & Dinos, a production-services joint venture based in the Canary Islands. The venture was intended to provide animation services for projects produced by the two parent companies and to benefit from Spain's regional tax conditions for animation production. Ánima Kitchent founder and CEO Ángel Molinero and Able & Baker co-founder Carlos Tschuschke were identified as leaders of the new operation. International collaboration continued in 2025, when Ánima Kitchent and Indonesian animation and post-production company Mocca Studio agreed to develop Tippi T-Rex as a television animated comedy series. The project was based on Ánima Kitchent's digital short series, and Mocca Studio was expected to handle animation in cooperation with Ánima Kitchent's Canary Islands operation. In February 2026, the relationship was expanded through a further co-production agreement involving Mocca Studio's Baby Zu. The supplied reference states that DNEG acquired Ánima Kitchent in June 2026. On that basis, the studio is described as a DNEG subsidiary. The exact transaction terms, post-acquisition management, and whether Ánima Kitchent continues as a distinct commercial label require confirmation from current DNEG or corporate sources. Across its documented development, the company has been positioned as an internationally oriented Spanish animation producer, combining creative development, children's intellectual-property adaptation, co-production, distribution, and production-services capabilities.

• 2026

  Baby Zu co-production agreement announced

  [1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  The Ánima Kitchent–Mocca Studio relationship expanded to a co-production involving Baby Zu.

• 2026

  Acquired by DNEG

  [1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  The supplied reference states that DNEG acquired Ánima Kitchent in June 2026.

• 2025

  Tippi T-Rex television co-production announced

  [1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  Ánima Kitchent and Mocca Studio began adapting Tippi T-Rex into a television animated comedy series.

• 2024

  Monkeys & Dinos joint venture established

  [1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  Ánima Kitchent and Able & Baker created a Canary Islands-based animation production-services venture.

• 2018

  Víctor M. López left the company

  [1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  Co-founder and co-CEO Víctor M. López departed Ánima Kitchent and later returned to Zinkia Entertainment.

• 2018

  Rubén Zarauza and Elena Catalán departed

  [1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  Co-founder Rubén Zarauza and marketing director Elena Catalán left the studio and later became associated with Birdland's Spanish operation.

• 2014

  Ánima Kitchent founded in Madrid

  [1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  The studio was established as a European Spanish animation and production operation associated with Ánima Estudios, with former Vodka Capital personnel forming part of its founding team.

• 2014

  Pinypon development relationship announced

  [1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  Ánima Kitchent signed a relationship with Famosa to produce an animated series based on the Pinypon toy line.

A Spain-based animation production partner specializing in 2D and 3D content for children and young audiences, with capabilities spanning intellectual-property adaptation, original development, international co-production, distribution, and animation services.

• Digital short-form series and television adaptation

  Tippi T-Rex

  Tippi T-Rex is an Ánima Kitchent digital short-form property that became the basis for a planned television animated comedy series developed with Indonesian studio Mocca Studio. The collaboration combined Ánima Kitchent's underlying property and Canary Islands production involvement with Mocca Studio's animation capabilities.

• Animated television series

  Jelly Jamm

  Jelly Jamm is an animated children's property associated with Ánima Kitchent's production and marketing activities. The cited material identifies the title in the studio's filmography but does not provide enough detail to establish the precise division of production, ownership, or distribution responsibilities.

• Animated series or film-related project

  Bugsted

  Bugsted is listed among Ánima Kitchent's associated projects and was produced in co-production with Ánima Estudios. The available reference does not specify the complete release history or the studio's exact contractual role.

• Animated children's content

  Pirata & Capitano

  Pirata & Capitano appears in the studio's associated filmography. The available reference identifies the title but does not provide sufficient detail about its format, release date, ownership, or Ánima Kitchent's precise production role.

• Toy-based animated series · 2014

  Pinypon animated series

  The Pinypon project was developed through a relationship between Ánima Kitchent and Famosa and was based on Famosa's toy line. It represents the studio's early work adapting a consumer children's property into animated screen content.

• 2026

  Became a DNEG subsidiaryM&A

  Background

  The supplied reference reports a corporate acquisition by DNEG.

  Action taken

  DNEG acquired Ánima Kitchent in June 2026.

  Aftermath

  The studio is described as part of DNEG, although the detailed integration structure and continuing use of the Ánima Kitchent name are not specified.

  Source

• 2025

  Adapted Tippi T-Rex for televisionProduct launch

  Background

  The company sought to expand a digital short-form property into a longer-form television animated comedy.

  Action taken

  Ánima Kitchent formed a co-production partnership with Mocca Studio, which would handle animation alongside the studio's Canary Islands operation.

  Aftermath

  The project broadened the companies' relationship, which was later extended to Baby Zu.

  Source

• 2024

  Created Monkeys & Dinos with Able & BakerStrategy

  Background

  Ánima Kitchent sought to reinforce its Canary Islands production capacity and support animation projects through a dedicated services operation.

  Action taken

  The company formed a joint venture with Able & Baker to provide animation services for productions made by both companies.

  Aftermath

  Monkeys & Dinos became a Canary Islands-based production-services subsidiary or venture led by Ángel Molinero and Carlos Tschuschke.

  Source

• 2026

  Ánima Kitchent expanded its relationship with Mocca Studio to include Baby Zu[1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The companies entered a further co-production agreement concerning Mocca Studio's animated series Baby Zu.

• 2026

  DNEG acquired Ánima Kitchent[1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  The cited reference states that Ánima Kitchent was acquired by DNEG and became a subsidiary.

• 2025

  Ánima Kitchent and Mocca Studio partnered on a Tippi T-Rex television adaptation[1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  Product launch · Other

  The partners began developing a television comedy series based on Ánima Kitchent's digital short-form property Tippi T-Rex, with Mocca Studio handling animation alongside the Canary Islands team.

• 2024

  Ánima Kitchent established a Canary Islands production-services joint venture with Able & Baker[1]Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  The companies created Monkeys & Dinos to provide animation services for their productions and take advantage of the Canary Islands' animation-production environment.

1. 1Ánima Kitchenten.wikipedia.org