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From New York to India: Unique cartoon series blends comics and anime aesthetics
Updated On: 07 November, 2023 09:47 PM IST | Mumbai | Devanshi Doshi
A cartoon series, based on a comic by a New York-based writer, and animated by an all-Indian crew breaks new ground with its anime-inspired style
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The cartoon show is based in a fictional town called 2-Land
A group of three thieves are on the run in the fictional city of 2-Land. Within moments of their robbery, they’re knocked out one by one. As the camera pans up from the rod pinning a thief down to the ground, we meet our hero; dressed in a navy-blue suit, a cap worn backwards, slick, long hair and a tiger-striped body. This new generation hero is half tiger half human, or as New York-based show creator and writer Jason Lewis likes to call him, a Huminal.
Lewis’ comic series Tuland High debuted with its first episode on September 30. The series is created by a seven-member team of Indian animators, spearheaded by Byculla-based animation director Jazyl Homavazir. “I have been working with American indie creators for over six years now. One of them put me in touch with Lewis, and I resonated with his passion. After I designed an anime opening and a promo [that he loved] for the series, he convinced me to do an entire episode. At that time, I wasn’t sure, but it all worked out,” Homavazir shares, adding that the team took nearly four months to bring this episode to life.
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