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Brilliant ideas, reaching everywhere.

AightTacle Studio is an independent media studio in the Netherlands. We develop and produce animated series, short-form video and illustrated books, for young children and for grown-up readers.

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Books

Novels published by AightTacle Studio, written under the pen name J. Moravia. Digital editions.

Cover of Lost in the Whirlwind: A South Central Love Story
STANDALONE

Lost in the Whirlwind: A South Central Love Story

27 October 2026

Los Angeles, 1989: Isaiah "Zay" Williams has a girlfriend named Blue. She never argues, never leaves, and he'd do anything for her. Years later, his best friend Darnell is dead, Blue is missing, and Zay's little brother is hiding something that could break their family. Everyone in South Central has a secret, but Zay's is the one he swore he'd never tell.

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STANDALONE

Lord Quixote

10 November 2026

Alonso Quijano has spent thirty years behind the counter of a hardware store, until it closes. Then he starts calling the wind turbines on the Spanish plains giants. His one friend, Sancho, follows him on a rusted 1976 motorcycle to keep him alive. A video of Alonso's first "battle" goes viral, and the people laughing at him start to look like the ones who are afraid of him.

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STANDALONE

The Unmade

15 January 2027

They took his name, his men and every dollar he owned. They left his family a house, a church hall and a vow of silence. Four years later, the five families of New York learn that a man with nothing left to lose has been counting, and that the Montelupo name was never theirs to take. A crime saga of loyalty, patience and the price of a name.

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THE INDEX ZERO CODEX · BOOK I

The Rembrandt Witness

3 November 2026

A restoration expert finds a line of text under four hundred years of varnish, one that was hidden there on purpose, and that someone is still killing to keep buried. The first book in a seven-part art-history thriller series.

J. Moravia
THE AUTHOR

J. Moravia

J. Moravia writes novels about greed, technology, artificial intelligence and the human psyche: the ways people justify what they do, and what they become once the justification runs out. The catalogue ranges from grounded, character-driven standalones to multi-book series.

Visit jmoravia.com

ANIMATION

Series & shows

Original characters and episodic stories, developed in-house from first sketch to finished episode.

VIDEO

Short-form film

Shorts for online audiences, each with its own visual direction and a story that lands in minutes.

PUBLISHING

Books & ebooks

Illustrated books for children and fiction for adult readers, published in print and digital editions.

Our worlds

Our work for grown-up audiences: fiction, food and film. Everything here is in development or in production.

Cookbook

Cook While It Boils

Full meals in 20 minutes, from a decade in restaurant kitchens. Dutch, Italian, Indian, Turkish, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese and Surinamese dishes, timed to the pot.

Writing now
Animated shorts

Retro Anime Shorts

Short films in the spirit of 80s and 90s anime, with a different visual style on every episode.

In development
Sci-fi shorts

Stories from the Simulation

Short science fiction about the futures that might be waiting for us, from quiet everyday scenes to the end of the world.

In development
AightTacle Kids logo: a happy purple octopus above the AightTacle Studio wordmark
A brand of AightTacle Studio

AightTacle Kids

Our friendliest arm. Bright shows, fun-fact videos and picture books that make learning feel like playing, for little explorers aged 2 to 8.

Cartoon show

The Kaan & Kenan Show

Two brothers explore the world together. Kenan always seems to know the answer, and Kaan can never believe it: “Whaaat!? How do you know that?!”

In production · ABC series
Picture books

Kaan & Kenan Learn…

Learning books starring the brothers: shapes, the ABC, numbers and colours, in bright full colour. In print and as ebooks.

Book 1: Shapes · coming soon
Fun-fact videos

Scout the Quirky Owl

A curious blue owl in goggles and a lab coat answers the questions kids really ask, like why rain smells the way it does.

In development
Story ebooks

Classic Tales, Retold

The world's best-loved fairy tales, each with a fresh twist and all-new pictures, shaped to read aloud from a tablet.

In development

The story behind the Tacle

Every great story needs a central brain, but the best stories have tentacles that reach everywhere.

AightTacle Studio was founded on a simple idea: a good story shouldn't be boxed into one medium. Inspired by the octopus, the ultimate creature of intelligence, camouflage and adaptability, we work with a decentralised mind and use every craft at our disposal to bring imaginative worlds to life.

Our name carries the blueprint: eight limbs, one creative engine. We don't stick to one lane. We stretch across media to craft vibrant animation, short film and books that spark wonder in audiences of all ages.

Whether we're drawing a playful cartoon for children or writing a darker story for adults, everything we make is handled with care and a clever twist.

Our mission

“To engineer multi-dimensional stories that adapt, entertain and inspire across every medium, embracing careful craft and the boundless flexibility of pure imagination.”
  • AdaptOne idea can become a show, a book or a short film, whatever fits the story best.
  • EntertainFun comes first. Learning sticks better when you're laughing.
  • InspireStories that leave people asking “how do you know that?!”

Say hello

Questions, collaborations, or a story idea with tentacles? Drop us a line.

contact@aighttaclestudio.com