What Animation Does The Anaya Company Own?

## The House Of Marco is actually much bigger than you think.

### Better known for being the owner of Anaya Animation & Actors 3D Entertainment, The Anaya Company has perhaps the most impressive and vast library of animated features and television shows including major hits such as *Marco, Hotel Cloudylandia, Josh Samuel,* the *Actors* movies, *Dingo, Clone Park, Mario Series,* among others.

Today we're looking forward to The Anaya Company, the tech and media multinational headquartered near Gulfton. The multimedia giant owns a panoply of animation studios (including Anaya Animation, Actors 3D Entertainment, and Palenton) as well as TV networks and channels (among them Neoncartoon, TVMT, and Comedy Planet) for the company's hugely successful animation field. The company also has multiple streaming units, which it started to consolidate around the recently rebranded Anaya+. It should be noted that The Anaya Company was an independent film company that is partly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment since 2009. The Anaya Company also owns Royal Cinemas, a movie theater chain which operates in the United States and a few other countries such as Marco Island and Canada. What follows is a list of animation related companies/divisions and content The Anaya Company owns or co-owns, compiled to the best of our knowledge.

#### Feature animation studios

* **Anaya Animation**: founded in January 1995 by filmmaking duo Mark & Joseph Armand; the studio is better known and responsible for the *Marco* movies, the *Hotel Cloudylandia* movies, the *Dingo* movies, the present day *Actors* movies, and the 2012 Oscar-winning *Agent Cyberlink;* as well as television shows based on some of their films. Most of their films became box office hits and praised by critics and audiences worldwide. Anaya Animation mostly produces features and series but is increasingly moving into other formats. In 2019, the division unveiled an international initiative that will see it collaborate with artists and studios overseas (the forthcoming Japanese co-production *Ghost In A Bottle* is an early product of this) as well as adult animated fare for the next few years.
* **Actors 3D Entertainment:** The sister company to Anaya Animation, Actors 3D Entertainment started in 2004 upon the release of *Marco* in the following year and the invention of the rendermachine. Aside from helping Anaya Animation financially with the *Marco* and *Actors* movies; they are also best known for the *Beast Flock* movies, the *Josh Samuel* movies, and *The Toyics* (2012 only)*.* The studio also produces videogames based on their films and designs theme park attractions worldwide.
* **Palenton Films:** This Latino-based animation studio owned by Lionsgate was founded in 2010 and on that same year, their first animated film *El Hijo Del Charro* was made. Palenton has found success with the *Dingo* movies recently, all three of them being box office hits and critically acclaimed. Their other films include the *Benito & Rodolfo* movies, *Rivals* (2012)*, El Chavo Animado: The Movie* (2014)*,* and in collaboration with Actors 3D Entertainment, the 2019 Academy Award winner *Cuco.* Just like Anaya Animation, Palenton is looking forward to expand its diversity of films through international appeal since 2019 upon the release of *Detective Mitch.*
* **Nintendo Entertainment:** Ever since 2012, Nintendo Entertainment has produced several animated films based on retro and modern videogames. Among their best include the *Mario Series, Crash Bandicoot* (2021)*, Mega Man* (2020)*,* and *Super Smash Bros: The Movie* (2019). The gamer-based film studio was later brought by The Anaya Company in 2019 after a long term deal with Universal Pictures.

#### Other animation studios

* **Neoncartoon Studios,** the group of production units affiliated with the channel:
	+ **Neoncartoon Animation Studios:** has produced many series for its sister network including *The Adventures Of Jimmy Dexter, The Rick & Stompy Show, The Powderpuff Fairies, Zed The Impostor,* *Phantom Fanboy,* *Spy Turtles,* and *The Legend Of Airbender.* It also provides content to third parties like Paramount+ and Amazon Prime.
	+ **Neoncartoon Movies:** produces films based on Neoncartoon's television shows most of the time including *The Ridleys Movie* (1998)*, The Adventures Of Tin Can* (2011)*, Jimmy Dexter: Kid Genius* (2001)*, Phantom Fanboy: The Movie* (2007)*,* and the upcoming *Rick & Stompy* movie for 2022.
	+ **Airbender Studios:** creates original content based on *The Legend Of Airbender* and *Cora: The Last Survivor On Earth* franchise.
	+ **Plim Inc:** owns the Plim IPs including *Fred & Ed, Mr. Mango, Pussie,* and *Clayman.*
* **TVMT Entertainment Studios:** the channel's production arm, which also works with third parties. Aside from producing live action music videos and television shows, TVMT also produces cartoon content for teens and mature audiences such as *Clone Park* and *High School Kids,* both which gained a cult following years later.
* **Anaya Imageworks:** an animation and vfx studio located outside of Anaya Animation's headquarters in Gulfton and Allen. The company animates most of Anaya Animation's feature films as well as outside projects, including *Over The Sun* (for Paris Studio and Netflix). It started out exclusively in vfx, and continues to provide services in this area.
* **Frederick Animation Studios:** was founded in November 2005 as the animation arm of Frederick Studios, which is best known for *Tali Stone* and *The Many Misadventures Of Fred.* The studio has produced its total slate of nine films including *Tali Stone: Animated* (2006)*, The Prettiest Flower* (2009)*, Among Us* (2018)*, Candy Crush Saga* (2014)*,* and *BasketBalls: Space Legacy* (2015)*.*
* **Animacon:** once a successful major Marcanese animation studio founded in 2002, Animacon Films has only produced seven films before its feature film headquarters shut down in May 2009. Among their works were *Penguins Of The South* (2002)*, Fred & Ed: The Movie* (2003)*,* the *Actors* movies of the 2000s decade, the *Hasbro* films, and *Robotman* (2007)*.* However, the studio was revealed later to be serving as the data provider for the Marcanese animation industry in 2014.

#### Broadcasting and streaming

* **Neoncartoon:** a pioneering cable channel aimed both at children and teens, which has aired some of the best known Marcanese animated series in history. It entered original animation - which it releases under the "Neontoons" banner - with *Dowg, Ridleys,* and *The Rick & Stompy Show* in the early 90s and went on to score major hits with shows such as *The Adventures Of Jimmy Dexter, Phantom Fanboy, Spy Turtles, The Powderpuff Fairies,* and *The Legend Of Airbender.* The Anaya Company also operates a number of sister channels including Neon Jr. (preschool), Neonteens (teenagers), and Neontoons (animation only).
* **AnimaconTV:** Animacon's own cable company founded in 2004, which produces television shows for the company such as *MAD Labaratory, Fred & Ed: The Show, Larry The Super Kid, Penguins,* and their most recent one being *Fred & Ed: Rebooted.* The studio also has its own adult animation fanbase at night called Cartoon Swig Lounge, home to series such as *Pickle Joe, American Bill, Family Time,* and *Wiped!*