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Tutu: The Untold Story of a Kingdom

A historical animated project following Osei Tutu and Okomfo Anokye as they seek to unite divided Akan communities and establish the Asante Kingdom in the seventeenth century. AnimaxFYB publicly screened a proof of concept in Accra in December 2019; release of a completed series has not been confirmed.

Credits & connections

  • Production studio: AnimaxFYB Studios Needs verification

    Linked from Animation Studios; production role is not always identical to credited animation service.

    Sourceafricanews.comafricanews.com — Reference: 2020/07/11/tutu project how animation history recounts ghanas golden kingdomwww.africanews.com/2020/07/11/tutu-project-how-animation-history-recounts-ghanas-golden-kingdom/ · New tab
  • Director: Francis Y. Brown Secondary sourceSourceafricanews.comafricanews.com — Reference: 2020/07/11/tutu project how animation history recounts ghanas golden kingdomwww.africanews.com/2020/07/11/tutu-project-how-animation-history-recounts-ghanas-golden-kingdom/ · New tab

Production organisation: AnimaxFYB Studios

Source credits: Francis Y. Brown (creative director, AnimaxFYB)

Setting and cultural context

Seventeenth-century Asante Kingdom, Ghana. Studio promotional descriptions call it a planned animated series; a proof-of-concept screening does not establish commercial release of the full series.

Where to watch

No direct viewing option is recorded yet. Official project pages and coverage are listed under Sources.

Official information & coverage

Official studio website