Animax Entertainment is an

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and interactive production studio producing content for all screens. Founded in 2001 by Dave Thomas, an actor, writer, and producer known for his

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award-winning work on '' SCTV'', Animax's clients include

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, Warner Bros., National Geographic, Sesame Workshop, WWE and many others. Animax won a Sports Emmy Award in 2006 and was nominated again in 2007 for their work on

.com's "Off-Mikes", based on Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg and their

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show Mike and Mike in the Morning. The series was also selected as Adobe Systems' Site of the Day on June 20, 2006. In 2007 the company branched out into live-action production with the launch of a

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series for Kodak and another for Carl's Jr. that gained "Immortal" status on Funny or Die.

Divisions

The main studio has won a number of awards in addition to the Emmy including multiple Webby Awards, multiple Summit Awards, and multiple Los Angeles Advertising Club Belding Bowls among others. In 2009 the company was added to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in America.

Animations

Animax produced '' Where's My Water?: Swampy's Underground Adventures'' in house for the Disney Channel as well as cutscenes for the game ''Where's My Water 2'' from Disney Interactive. The company's television properties include the Canadian animated sitcom '' Bob & Doug'', a revival of their respective SCTV characters,Rob Salem
"Bob & Doug taking off again"
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'', April 19, 2009. and '' Popzilla'' for MTV. In 2012, Animax animated three two-minute shorts for NBC's hit show ''

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''. The shorts titled "Abed's Master Key," celebrated the return of Community to TV and were featured on the NBC website and

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.'Community' Cast Gets Animated For NBC.com and Hulu
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Games

In 2007, Animax produced the first ever

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for girls for the maker of the Beanie Babies, Ty Inc for a new product line called Ty Girlz.

References

Notes

ESPN's Off-Mikes
- Sports Emmy Award-winning animated series

External links

Animax Entertainment

Animax Entertainment Blog
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