Monsta Studios Sdn. Bhd. (formerly Animonsta Studios) is a Malaysian animation production company that produces creative and visual content for the Malaysian and international market. The company was founded on 15 September 2009 by four former Les' Copaque Production staffs – Mohd Nizam Abd Razak, Muhammad Anas Abdul Aziz, Mohd Safwan Abd Karim and Kee Yong Pin.Karamjit Singh (16 March 2015). Animonsta overcomes challenges to grow Digital News Asia. Retrieved on June 24, 2015.
Situated in Cyberjaya,"Contact Us." Animonsta Studios. Retrieved on 2 January 2019. "L1-01,L1-02 & L1-03, CoPlace 3, Block 3740, Cyber 8, Persiaran APEC, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA." Monsta was awarded MSC Malaysia status in 2011.
History
The founders of Animonsta have experience in creating animated 3D films and blockbuster animations."Boboiboy: The Movie hits RM10.5m mark, now among top 5 highest grossing local movies" New Straits Times. 17 March 2016. Retrieved on 15 January 2019. Through combined knowledge and previously gained experience, they founded Animonsta Studios with the goal of bringing wholesome content with a local touch to both local and international audiences.
The studio's first animated series, BoBoiBoy is about BoBoiBoy and his friends' adventures in battling aliens who are trying to invade Earth for its cocoa beans. In the sneak peek of the series, BoBoiBoy was formerly named BoBoi, but later renamed to BoBoiBoy instead. The original run of BoBoiBoy consisted of 3 seasons with a total of 52 episodes. This was followed by the full-length theatrical release, BoBoiBoy: The Movie,"BoBoiBoy: The Movie sasar kutip RM25j" Berita Harian. 2 February 2016. Retrieved on 15 January 2019. and later a rebranding of the series titled BoBoiBoy Galaxy"Kenapa BoBoiBoy menjadi BoBoiBoy Galaxy, 13 rahsia didedahkan" The Vocket. 6 Dec 2016. Retrieved on 15 Jan 2019. which features the same but a slightly older cast of characters in a larger interplanetary setting. While the franchise is aimed at children and teenagers, the content is suitable for the entire family to enjoy together."BoBoiBoy creator Nizam Razak and his Malaysian superhero " Star2.com. 26 July 2017. Retrieved on 10 Jan 2019.
Since 2014, the company changed its name to Monsta, but the Animonsta Studios brand continued to be used as the legal name of the company until December 2024.
The company later released BoBoiBoy Movie 2,"Monsta Reveals First Full-fledged ‘BoBoiBoy Movie 2’ Key Visual" Laman web rasmi Animonsta Studios. September 2018. Retrieved on 15 January 2019. and an original new animated series titled Mechamato."Monsta goes big with BoBoiBoy sequel and more" The New Straits Times. 1 October 2018. Retrieved on 15 January 2019.
Media Animated series BoBoiBoy (2011–2016) BoBoiBoy Galaxy (2016–2025) The King of Fighters: Destiny (2017–2018) (2018–2022) Mechamato (2021–present) (2019–present) Papa Pipi Terpaling Puasa (2025) Papa Pipi: The Series (2026–present)
Movies BoBoiBoy The Movie (2016) BoBoiBoy Movie 2 (2019) Mechamato Movie (2022) Papa Zola The Movie (2025)
Upcoming BoBoiBoy Movie 3: Ghost of Gurlatan (2027) Mechamato Movie 2 (2028) Papa Zola The Movie 2 BoBoiBoy x Mechamato Movie
Comics BoBoiBoy: Pertarungan Terakhir (2016) BoBoiBoy: Sfera Kuasa (2016) BoBoiBoy Galaxy (2016–2023) BoBoiBoy Movie 2: Evolusi Kuasa (2019)
Short specials These short specials were released on the occasion of Ramadan and Eid ul fitr.
Hadiah Raya BoBoiBoy (2018) Kebenaran Raya (2019) Memori Eidulfitri (2021) Kembali Aidilfitri (2022) Temani Raya (2023) Famili Papa Pipi Pindah (2024)
References
External links
Monsta's News Page Monsta's Online Store
Monsta's Comic Page