Funko Animation Studios

Funko Animation Studios was a Bath-based animation and design studio producing stylized 3D CGI and 2D digital animation for advertising, branded entertainment and short-form storytelling. Its work brought licensed pop-culture characters and collectible figures to life through promotional films, broadcast spots and episodic digital content.

The studio combined character design and visual development with a full animation production pipeline. Its capabilities covered concept development, writing and storyboarding, followed by modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting and animation. Audio production complemented the visual work through sound design, music composition and engineering. This combination supported projects ranging from brief product-focused animations to character-led web series.

From independent studio to in-house production

Founded in 2006, the business developed under the name A Large Evil Corporation, commonly known as Evil Corp. Its creative identity emphasized stylized characters, vinyl-toy aesthetics and mixed-media motion graphics. A collaboration with Funko began in 2014 through short animated videos promoting the company's collectible figures.

In 2016, the studio worked with Funko and Marvel Animation on animated shorts beginning with Spellbound. These productions translated familiar superhero characters into the visual language of Funko's figures and helped establish the continuing production relationship.

Funko acquired the business in November 2017 and introduced the Funko Animation Studios name, bringing animation production in-house. The registered company name followed in September 2018. During the following years, the studio produced commercial and digital animation involving entertainment properties associated with Marvel, DC, Disney and Lucasfilm, alongside Funko's own characters and product lines.

Final operating years

The studio's output included promotional storytelling, retail-display animation and episodic entertainment, reflecting its focus on connecting collectible products with animated character performances. Physical and creative operations ended in October 2020. The legal company was subsequently dissolved on September 20, 2022, concluding the history of the Bath animation business.