T-Pain Developing New Anime Series

Recording artist T-Pain announces his original animated series, "Wiscansin..." 

From Deadline

When T-Pain rhymed “mansion” with “Wisconsin” in one of his lyrics, he probably did not foresee an animated Wiscansin series. That, however, is now in the works after the Grammy-winning music artist and producer, through his Nappy Boy Entertainment banner, teamed with Viral Nation and Wind Sun Sky Entertainment.

“I’ve never been more excited to enter the animation arena with my new original series featuring all there is to love about Wiscansin,” T-Pain said. “Collaborating with Viral Nation and Wind Sun Sky for the project was an easy decision as they are truly at the forefront of creators, digital entertainment, animation and interactive IP development.”

Paul Telner, Head of Programming at Viral Nation said: “We’ve worked on things with T-Pain in the past, and we always talked about Wiscansin, and how great it would be as this animated universe. He’s been teasing out this world, whether it’s at live shows or whether it’s on his website.”

The strategy for Wiscansin has various touchpoints, he added: “There are so many layers to this project that we want to create, like animated shorts and an animated series. The animation that Wind Sun Sky and Viral Nation put together can be shown in his live at tour shows, on Roblox, and elsewhere, it’s a brand and a title that can unleash multiple content and revenue streams.”