DatabaseOrganisation / Ghana
Independent experimental entertainment studio in Accra, Ghana, founded by Kadi Yao Tay and Kofi Sydney Asare. Creates original comics, games, animation and interactive experiences through art and technology. Its name is Ghanaian slang rooted in Ga for gossip, news and tall tales. Slogan: Original stories, cooked in Ghana.
Comic: By the Fireside Anthology of Ghanaian Comics
Comic: UFO (Ultimate Flick-On)
Founded by Kadi Yao Tay and Kofi Sydney Asare.
Artwork: Moyo Macaulay
Episode 1 available; Episode 2 announced
A massacre survivor becomes the first of a new kind. Thirty years later, hunters pursue a demon dog in a world of talking animals.
Episode 1 is readable: 10 pages, with strong language and violence. Episode 2 is announced for subscribers; subscriptions are not open.
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Artwork: Moyo Macaulay
In development · Early preview available
Xavier moves from the United States to Accra, connecting his life with Atsu and Selasi through frisbee. Planned as four books of three issues each.
Read three early-art preview pages. The full comic is in development; no release date is announced.
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Artwork: Kwarte Lai
One-shot · Opening pages available
Accra prays for rain during unbearable heat, then the rain brings flooding and death. A tribute to lives lost to flooding in Accra.
Read the four opening pages of this one-shot on the official site.
Official project source
Artwork: toli Studios; Oli! character illustration
Webtoon in development
An adaptation of Kadi Yao Tay’s Skateboards and Monsters: skateboarder Adjoa is drawn into a monster-filled Accra and a mission involving Okomfo Anokye’s sword.
The original prose story was published on Awam in 2020 and is readable now. The webtoon is in development. Animation is described as a future ambition, with no production or release date confirmed.
Official project sourceIn development
An animation series in development at toli Studios, written by Kofi Sydney Asare.
No confirmed release date, episode count, trailer or viewing link. The source offers project updates rather than playback.
Official project source
Artwork: toli Studios
Concept-art collection
Ink creatures from toli’s story world, including Ravel, Hush, Tumble, Scrib, Flick and Mote.
Explore the studio’s illustrated cast and character studies.
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Artwork: Alfred Achiampong (cover); Kadi Yao Tay (design)
Issue 0 announced for December 2026
An anthology of eight Ghanaian comics stories from creators at home and in the diaspora, spanning fantasy, science fiction, slice of life and comedy. Presented by Squid Magazine × toli Studios.
Issue 0 is announced for December 2026; the official page says there is nothing to read yet. The month is a publisher announcement, not a confirmed day or a historical publication date.
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Artwork: toli Studios / Kadi Yao Tay
Playable browser game
Drive Ghana’s roads while converting between a speedometer in miles per hour and road signs in kilometres per hour. By Kadi Yao Tay.
Opens the existing Gamegbee listing; Toli links to the playable browser game.
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