Kikkoman - Kitchen Adventures

I teamed up with Picnic Studio to create a series of films for Kikkoman. The aim was to get their sauces in every cuisine in Europe. Kikkoman enlisted the awesome people at taste.de to create a new character - ‘Sensei Kikk’: A sauce ninja and conjurer of powerful soy-brewed magic. Together, we created a series of commercials showcasing his transformative powers over a range of European dishes.

The series were a key part of a larger campaign for Kikkoman’s online portal where you can: watch the films! get recipes! grab gifs of Sensei crying or in Love! Kikkoman were a generous and adventurous client to work with and the team at Taste were endlessly enthusiastic and collaborative. Click the following links to watch all five episodes in full: GERMAN, INDIAN, ITALIAN, RUSSIAN, and TURKISH.

Director
Liam O'Connor

Client
Kikkoman

Agency
taste.de

Studio
Picnic Studio

Credits
Exec Producer: Mina Song
Storyboard: Louis Kynd
Character design: Thành Trần
Background art: Jonny Hutton
Lead 2D Animation: Tomas Kiyoshi, Yoon Jong Ha
2D Animation: Phương Pipou, Thành Trần
Additional 2D | Title Design: Eric Diaz
2D FX: Seijin Thomas
Additional Colouring: Amix Film
3D | Additional FX: Chris Sayer
Lead Compositor: Chris Sayer
Composer: Daniele Carmosino

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