Mono Animation
- Open roles
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- Founded
- 2006
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Mono Animation
Mono Animation is an independent Brazilian animation studio and audiovisual production company founded in São Paulo in 2006. It produces 2D and 3D animation for entertainment, advertising and corporate communication, combining commissioned production with the development of original intellectual property. Its work spans animated television series, feature films, shorts, branded web series and commercial campaigns.
The studio began with animated advertising, corporate audiovisual projects and character illustration. Its commercial portfolio includes work for brands such as Porto Seguro, Chiquinho Sorvetes, Cineflix, Dasa, Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Alongside this work, the company expanded into original children's programming and international co-productions, building a portfolio that connects broadcast entertainment with character-led branded content.
Animation and production
Mono Animation's capabilities cover character design and development, illustration, storyboarding and animatics, followed by 3D modeling, rigging, texturing, animation and look development. Lighting, photorealistic rendering, motion graphics, visual effects, compositing, editing and finishing support its production services. The studio also develops interactive 3D content and educational media, extending its character work beyond conventional screen productions.
Its entertainment credits include Diário de Pilar, the 2020 animated series co-produced with Nat Geo Kids and broadcast across Latin America on Disney channels, and Mundo Ripilica – As Aventuras de Lilica, A Coala, produced for Discovery Kids. The studio contributed 3D character animation to the feature film Tarsilinha and co-produced Pipas with Globo for Gloobinho and Globoplay. Its feature development slate includes the 3D family project Formiga.
Branded productions include Turma do Chiquinho, a CGI web series for Chiquinho Sorvetes, alongside projects such as Petshop Dr. Bóris, Rede Social FarmShare and Syngenta: A Hora do Percevejo. Other formats include the transmedia 2D film O Presente de Cecília and the stereoscopic theatrical safety trailer O Circo Invade o Cinema. Together, these projects reflect a production practice serving children's and youth media, theatrical animation, commercial advertising and corporate audiences.
More about Mono Animation
Founders and leadership
- The studio was founded by Bruno Makio Saito, professionally known as Bruno Bask, Eduardo Nakamura and Rui Carlos Mitsuo Okusako.
- The official studio profile lists Bruno Bask as Film and Creative Director, Eduardo Nakamura as Art and Creative Director, and Rui Okusako as Head of Production.
Interactive production methods
For Porto Seguro's Olhando character, the studio combined internal brand communication with real-time technology that enabled the character to appear at an event. This provides a concrete example of its live interactive character work.
Operating milestones
In February 2020, the studio established a dedicated original-content division to expand international co-productions. A 2026 business profile describes its operating model as balancing commissioned market work with its own projects.
Industry recognition
At Ventana Sur's Animation! pitch sessions in 2025, Formiga, the Brazilian 3D family feature project from Mono Animation directed by Bruno Makio Saito, was a main winner. The recognition was for the project.
Visual identity
The studio chose a monkey as its emblem to represent joy, intelligence, agility and creative energy.
Notable credits
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Where Mono Animation is based
- Rua Jardim Ivone, 17, Vila Mariana, São Paulo – SP, 04105-020, BrazilSão Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo office
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Overall creative headquarters and physical production studio, supporting leadership, pre-production, animation, look development and post-production.
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