Africa to Premiere First 3D Animation

March 24th, 2006 at 7:10 am (Anime, Articles)

It look s like another country outside Japan, considered the mecca of industry-wide quality animation, will debut its first 3D animation on National Television.

According to Bessie Tugwana, General Manager of SABC 2

“We are very proud to bring to our young viewers Africa’s first 3D animated series, Magic Cellar, which tells African stories to Africa’s children. Each episode has a story to tell, with a lesson to learn. Our animated programmes attract a large audience and this African animated series will leave our viewers enchanted. It is also an achievement to broadcast the series in English, Sesotho, Afrikaans and isiZulu and we intend to eventually broadcast in all 11 official languages – another first for SABC 2!”
What actually intrigued me is that throughout the show, an animation program as popular as Maya was used in the production of the series.

It’s interesting that countries other than Japan (including China, Hongkong, America, France, and the Philippines) are utilizing the medium of animation to convey important and valuable lessons in life.

Source: Press Release Newswire

1 Comment

  1. Omowunmi said,

    June 22, 2006 at 7:50 am

    I think it’s a wonderful development in Africa and hope to see more like it. I was very impressed when I saw it and wrote a review on my site. The medium of animation is an excellent way to convey valuable lessons to young ones who for some reason find that medium captivating.