Founded in Chengdu in 2015 and led by Jiaozi, Coco Cartoon (可可豆动画) is the studio behind the two Ne Zha films, the all-time records of animated cinema.
History
The studio grew out of Jiaozi's personal workshop, Jiaokeli Animation Studio (饺克力动画工作室), where he made his short See Through. In 2015 it became Chengdu Coco Cartoon, with Jiaozi as main shareholder, holding 56%.
The studio formed a strategic partnership with Enlight and joined the Coloroom label. It embarked on a feature film about Nezha that took years of work.
Ne Zha (2019) passed 5 billion yuan. In 2025, Ne Zha 2 beat that score in just seven days and became the biggest hit in Chinese box-office history.
Signature
Coco Cartoon reflects Jiaozi's personality: popular humour, endearing characters and outsized technical ambition. For its films, the studio coordinates dozens of other Chinese animation studios.
Its donghua on Donghua Fan
The series and films in the catalogue that Chengdu Coco Cartoon worked on.
Other productions
- See Through (打，打个大西瓜, 2009)
- Ao Bing Zhuan (敖丙传), manhua
Trivia
- Jiaozi owns 56% of the studio.
- Ne Zha 2 passed 5 billion yuan in just seven days.
- The studio grew out of the workshop where Jiaozi worked alone on See Through.
Donghua Fan's take
Coco Cartoon is Chinese animation's finest story: a one-person workshop turned into the studio behind the world's biggest hits.
— Spidermas, for Donghua Fan