Type SAS Headquarters Roubaix, France Founded 15 May 2001 | Website ankama.com/en Founder Anthony Roux Number of employees 500 (2012) | |
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Industry Video game design (Ankama Games), Interactive communication (Ankama Web), Comic book publishing (Ankama Publishing) and Animation (Ankama Animation) Key people Camille Chafer (lead programmer, co-founder), Anthony Roux (art director, co-founder), Emmanuel Darras (sales manager, co-founder) CEO Camille Chafer (1 Jul 2013–) Video games Dofus, Wakfu, Dofus Arena, Islands of Wakfu, Wakfu : Les Gardiens Profiles |
Ankama is a French entertainment company headquartered in Roubaix, France, focused on the design of Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (Dofus, Dofus Arena and Wakfu). The company is also active in publishing, animation and Web development. It was founded by Anthony Roux, Camille Chafer, and Emmanuel "Manu" Darras. The company name comes from their own names : ANthony, KAmille, MAnu.
Contents
- Bienvenue chez ankama les cr ateurs de dofus
- History
- Video games
- Comic Book Publishing
- Web
- Press
- Animation
- References
Bienvenue chez ankama les cr ateurs de dofus
History
Video games
Ankama Games create, produce and distribute their own video games:
Comic Book Publishing
Ankama Editions was set up in 2006 to publish comic books. The published works include titles related to Ankama Games' Dofus universe, but also unrelated titles such as Mutafukaz, which is very successful in France. Published works include:
Web
Ankama Web is an interactive communication agency specialized in digital media, Web development and marketing buzz strategies. Ankama Web thus develops websites and Internet applications for professionals. Created in 2001, the agency was historically the first pole of activity of Ankama.
Press
Ankama Presse, dedicated to the publication of magazines, was created in June 15, 2007 as a part of Ankama's cross-media strategy. It published mainly magazines about Ankama's video games. Its main product was Dofus Mag, focused on Ankama's flagship game Dofus. The magazine's format was inspired by the Japanes concept of mook, indicating a hybrid product between magazine and book: while being distributed in newsstands, it was meant to be read and preserved as a book. Dofus Mag and other Ankama Presse titles were subsequently canceled.
Animation
In 2008, Wakfu: The Animated Series (based on the video game, Wakfu) began airing. A second season aired in 2010. Both seasons consisted of 26 20-minute episodes. The plot focuses on Yugo and his companions as he is looking for his biological family. The series was animated in Adobe Flash.
In 2013, Dofus: The Treasures of Kerubim, based upon the Dofus game, aired. The series is set 200 years before the beginning of the MMORPG. It follows the main character Kerubim throughout various episodes of his life. The premise has Kerubim narrating several of his adventures to his adopted son Joris and their housekeeper Simone. The series consists of 52 10-minute episodes. A movie adaptation of the TV series is slated to release in late 2015.
In 2016, the film Dofus, livre 1 : Julith was released in French theaters.