ABOUT US

Crafting the next frontier of hand-drawn animation

Kamikai, formerly iKHOR Labs, is the company behind WonderCanvas and MagicPen. We're a collective of animators, researchers, engineers, and animation industry veterans building artist-first AI for professional animation.

A production genga sheet covered in pencil linework, correction marks, and margin notes from the animator's desk
Embedded at the animator's desk

OUR MISSION

Build hyper-controllable, artist-focused AI for world-class storytelling.

We build precision AI tools for the animation pipeline - from layout to dōga, genga to final shot. Our products take away repetitive pain so animators can pour more time into quality, emotion, and style.

We believe AI should feel like an extension of the pencil, not a replacement for the artist. That's why WonderCanvas is tuned for frame-by-frame workflows, tight production schedules, and the uncompromising quality bar of Japanese animation studios already using it in production.

The cover of a bound settei book of character and prop reference sheets used in production
Settei and production documents, studied page by page

Our story

WonderCanvas began as an internal tool. Before focusing entirely on products, our team was embedded in production. But through our work on multiple Hollywood productions and our own internal animation project, one thing became clear: professional artists deserved better tools.

So we pivoted. We moved to Tokyo and embedded ourselves in commercial animation studios, spending hundreds of hours sitting next to animators, studying cuts, timing charts, and production boards. We designed our products to slot into existing workflows instead of fighting them.

That work became Kamikai: a company focused on production-ready AI tools for animation studios. WonderCanvas was built not for demos, but for weekly broadcast deadlines and feature-film demands, with MagicPen emerging from the same artist-first approach.

The same drawing twice: a loose rough sketch beside its refined on-model genga, the before and after of MagicPen
MagicPen — born at the desk, rough to on-model

Our team

  • JacksonJacksonCEO
  • CocoCocoPresident
  • HilaryHilaryCOO
  • KoKoHead of Business Development
  • ToddToddCPO

We are a small, focused team of animators, engineers, and researchers building precision AI tools for professional 2D animation. Based in Tokyo with roots in San Francisco, we're developing the next generation of generative drawing and animation tools.

We operate like a tight production crew: everyone interacts with customers, everyone functions autonomously, and everyone has a broad range of ownership. Our tools are already in use by leading Japanese studios and independent animators who want to move faster without compromising on craft.

This is a place for people who want to work hard and talk honestly. We're intentionally blending Japanese and Silicon Valley cultures: respect and reliability, combined with direct feedback and rapid experimentation. We bias toward people who make things. Our team is full of animators, artists, engineers, and hybrid creatives who are encouraged to experiment and express themselves. We demand a lot from each other because we're trying to make something worth our life's work.

Our investors include partners who believe in building durable infrastructure for the future of animation, including Khosla Ventures, HF0, Digital Garage, Square Enix, and others.

If this resonates, please email hiring@kamik.ai about joining the team.

A WonderCanvas world still of a tunnel of red torii gates receding into soft light
WonderCanvas — the pipeline rethought from first principles

Company info

Company name
iKHOR Japan 合同会社 (Limited Company)
Established
2023
Representative
Coco Nitta, Founder & President
Business
Development of AI software and workflow tools for professional 2D animation.
Phone number
03-4226-3896
Email
hello@kamik.ai
Address
Japan 153-0061, 3-3-2 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku Tokyo, Japan
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A painted night interior background from Tool Spirits, lamplight falling across a quiet workshop room
Tool Spirits — our own production, made with our own tools