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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tonko_house_logo.jpg]]
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3	Tonko House is an animation studio based in Berkeley, California, founded by former [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Pixar Art Directors]] Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi. The studio is known for their 2014 short film ''WesternAnimation/TheDamKeeper'' which stars a young pig who gets picked on by students in school but later befriends a fox. An original net animation and feature film adaptation of ''The Dam Keeper'' are also planned. The studio's second animated short called ''Moom'', based on a Japanese children's book by Genki Kawamura, was released in 2016.
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5	On October 2022, they released a limited series to Netflix called ''WesternAnimation/OniThunderGodsTale'' which is based on Myth/JapaneseMythology and a Japanese/American co-production. Besides Creator/CraigRobinson providing the voice of Noridon, a majority of the voice actors and crew consists of Japanese-Americans (notably Creator/GeorgeTakei as Tengu and Momona Tamada as Onari) involved during the series' production; the cast also consists of Archie Yates, Brittany Ishibashi, Seth Carr, Creator/CharletChung, Creator/AnnaAkana, and Creator/MiyukiSawashiro. Animation for the series is done by Megalis VFX, with help from Marza Animation Planet and Anima in Japan.
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7	[[http://www.tonkohouse.com/ The official website for the company]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/@TonkoHouse the studio's Youtube channel]] (which contains behind the scenes videos, podcasts, and test animation).
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9	!!Tropes featured in their works include:
10	* AnimatedAdaptation:
11	** ''Moom'' is based on a Japanese children's book of the same name.
12	** They are also currently planning on green-lighting a Netflix series based on the Japanese stop-motion film ''Komaneko''.
13	** The 2022 limited Creator/{{Netflix}} series ''Oni: Thunder God's Tale'' is based on a story called ''Onari's Lullaby'' by Emi Tsutsumi.
14	* CartoonCreature: Moom's main character pretty much resembles Literature/{{Cheburashka}} but with a different design.
15	* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: ''The Dam Keeper'' is populated by anthropomorphic animals.
16	* SilenceIsGolden: ''The Dam Keeper'' and ''Moom'' appear to have no dialogue from the characters at all besides narration.
17	* FunnyAnimal: Everyone in ''The Dam Keeper''

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