Different skills, one mindset: cook the story right, and everything else follows.
You Me & Yumi! is an original 3D CGI preschool animated series (72 × 8 min) targeting young children aged 2–5 years. The show follows four-year-old twins Neo and Diva, who struggle to get along until their toy unicorn Yumi comes to life and takes them on magical adventures where they learn to resolve conflicts by helping whimsical creatures. The project was developed as a globally relevant preschool IP with universal themes of cooperation, empathy, and emotional growth.
Our scope of work included:
The biggest challenge was creating pre-school content suitable for a global audience. This meant balancing cultural universality with age-appropriate storytelling, ensuring language and emotional beats worked across diverse markets, and maintaining simplicity without losing engagement. Crafting narratives that resonate both with children and parents worldwide, while meeting developmental and educational standards, required deep research, careful tone calibration, and heightened creative discipline.
Our objective was to build a strong, original preschool IP that combines engaging characters, emotionally grounded stories, and universal themes of cooperation and problem-solving. Creatively, we aimed to design appealing 3D visuals, memorable character interactions, and storylines that teach social and emotional skills without being didactic. Strategically, the goal was to establish a consistent visual and narrative foundation for future episodes and potential global distribution.
The result is a fully conceptualized and production-ready show direction for You Me & Yumi! that successfully meets preschool standards and global appeal. The character designs, scripts, storyboards, and overall creative vision align with the developmental needs of the target audience while remaining entertaining and emotionally rich. Despite the inherent challenges of global preschool content, the project has a solid foundation for scalable production and broad international reach.