Big Tent to Rep Domo Sister Brand

Based on the animated short film

Komaneko: The First Step

, Big Tent Entertainment will create a retail and branding campaign based on the property.

Komaneko is a creative cat who lives with her grandfather on top of a mountain and is planning to shoot a movie all by herself.

Komaneko: The First Step

was a finalist at the Melbourne International Animation Festival, the London International Animation Festival and the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival. The animation series is made frame-by-frame, which is how Komaneko got her name–"koma" means "frame" and "neko" means "cat" in Japanese.

Big Tent plans to launch the brand to a wider audience with the release of a new e-book that will be an adaptation of the film. In addition to the story, the app will also feature a Movie Maker tool, interactive content, games and puzzles.

The book will launch

“

Komaneko

is a story that has captured the imagination of millions all across the globe since its release in Japan six years ago,” says Rich Collins, chief executive officer, Big Tent Entertainment. “It’s a stunningly rich and beautiful story that has been adapted perfectly in this e-book format. This is also an opportunity for us to work with Tsuneo Goda in a different format, and it’s been extremely rewarding.”