{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e77c8837899c79f037b92301","clusterId":"c_c9bd93bbb26b2d89c551e19f","slug":"luv-letter-studios-founder-details-indie-path-into-anime-at-anime-nyc","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Luv Letter Studios Founder Details Indie Path Into Anime at Anime NYC","summary":"Kennedy \"Kenzie\" Freeman founded Luv Letter Studios in February 2023. In three years, the black-and-female-led team has worked on one music video, two commercials, six films, and over 55 shows for studios including Disney, DreamWorks, MAPPA, and Toei. At Anime NYC, Freeman and her team held a panel on the realities of the anime business, from landing work to getting paid.","whyItMatters":"A studio founded in 2023 with a black-and-female-led team has already built a portfolio across major anime and American animation studios, and its Anime NYC panel laid out the practical realities of breaking into the industry.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFreeman\u0026#39;s own path ran through American animation before anime. After graduating from BMCC and SCAD, she worked on the short film Legend of Pipi, interned at DreamWorks on Fright Krewe, and moved to Disney TVA, where she storyboarded Alice\u0026#39;s Wonderland Bakery and did prop design for Monsters at Work. A brief stint at Titmouse put her on Beavis and Butt-Head. She then took sketches and storyboards to Anime Expo to meet Studio Trigger producers, and landed work at Tonari Productions before moving to Fincrossed Studio.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe panel, which also featured animation director Ellen Block and voice actor Nickeem Latty-Morgan, covered how the business operates, how you get work, how you meet deadlines, and how you get paid. Freeman\u0026#39;s studio credits include assisting with animation on Ruri Rocks, Dandadan, Re:Zero, Pokemon, One Piece, and Medalist.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Luv Letter Studios founder Kennedy Freeman walked Anime NYC through her path from DreamWorks and Disney TVA internships to anime work at Tonari Productions and Fincrossed Studio. Her studio, founded in 2023, has credits on Dandadan, Re:Zero, One Piece, and Medalist.","twitterPost":"Luv Letter Studios founder Kennedy Freeman detailed her path from DreamWorks and Disney TVA internships to anime work at Tonari and Fincrossed. Her 2023-founded studio has credits on Dandadan, Re:Zero, One Piece, and Medalist.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kennedy Freeman founded Luv Letter Studios in 2023. Three years later, the studio's credits span Dandadan, Re:Zero, One Piece, and Medalist, and Freeman used her Anime NYC panel to walk attendees through the realities of the anime business. Her own path ran from DreamWorks and Disney TVA internships to Tonari Productions and Fincrossed Studio.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-nyc/for-luv-letter-studios-its-all-about-survival-and-ambition/.241124\",\"title\":\"All the News and Reviews from Anime NYC 2026: For Luv Letter Studios, It's All About Survival and Ambition\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4710,"outputTokens":2633,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788303571,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T22:57:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T22:57:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T22:57:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c9bd93bbb26b2d89c551e19f","canonicalTitle":"All the News and Reviews from Anime NYC 2026\nFor Luv Letter Studios, It's All About Survival and Ambition","representativeArticleId":"a_433d932afa832086f9eedc20","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Luv Letter Studios\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-31T20:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-31T20:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T22:57:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-nyc/for-luv-letter-studios-its-all-about-survival-and-ambition/.241124","title":"All the News and Reviews from Anime NYC 2026\nFor Luv Letter Studios, It's All About Survival and Ambition"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Luv Letter Studios"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}