Tonko House

Tonko House LLC

Industry	Animation
Founded	July 2014;10 years ago (2014-07)
Founder	Robert Kondo Daisuke Tsutsumi
Headquarters	Berkeley, California , United States
Key people	Robert Kondo Daisuke Tsutsumi

Tonko House LLC is an independent animation studio located in Berkeley, California, founded in July 2014 by former Pixar art directors, Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi. ^[1]

The company is best known for its first animated Oscar nominated short film, The Dam Keeper , which was released in 2014, the same year the company was founded.

Filmography

• The Dam Keeper (TBA, in development) ^[2]
• Leo (TBA, in development) ^[3]

Short films

• The Dam Keeper (2014)
• Moom (2016, in collaboration with Marza Animation Planet and Craftar) ^[4]

Television

• Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems (2017) ^[5]
• Go! Go! Cory Carson (2020, production design) ^[6]
• Oni: Thunder God's Tale (2022, in collaboration with Dwarf Animation and Megalis) ^{[7] [8]}
• Sleepy Pines (TBA, in development)

Books

Graphic novels

• The Dam Keeper (2017, a collaboration with First Second Books) ^[9]
• The Dam Keeper: World Without Darkness (2018, a collaboration with First Second Books)
• The Dam Keeper: Return From The Shadows (2019, a collaboration with First Second Books)

Accolades

Academy Awards

Year	Film	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2014	The Dam Keeper	Best Animated Short Film	Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi	Nominated

Annie Awards

Year	Film	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2017	Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems	Best Animated Special Production	Erick Oh	Nominated

References

1. "Animation startup TONKO House holds exhibition in Seoul". koreatimes. 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
2. Flores, Terry (12 March 2015). "Oscar-Nominated 'Dam Keeper' Filmmakers Set Graphic Novel Deal, Developing Feature". Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
3. Flores, Terry (4 March 2019). "Animation Studio Tonko House Unveils Development Slate (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
4. "Tonko House's New Short 'Moom' Gets a Release Date + New Poster!". Rotoscopers. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
5. "EXCLUSIVE: 'The Dam Keeper' To Become An Animated Series for Hulu in Japan". November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
6. "A deep dive into Netflix's preschool strategy". February 7, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
7. Milligan, Mercedes (4 March 2019). "'Dam Keeper' Studio Tonko House Unveils Big 2019 Slate". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
8. Hazra, Adriana (September 26, 2022). "Oni: Thunder God's Tale Animated Show Releases on Netflix on October 21". Anime News Network .
9. Beck, Jerry (12 March 2015). "First Second To Release Two Graphic Novels based on "The Dam Keeper"". Animation Scoop. Indiewire. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

External links

• Official Website