Biography
Jimmy To is a Professional 2D Animator & Character Designer for western and eastern animation, and is a graduate of Seneca Polytechnic college 2015-2019. Toronto, Ontario.
He has worked as 2D Animator for 'Tales of the TMNT', 'Invincible Fight Girl', 'Charlotte (2021)'; Clean-up Artist for 'Green Eggs & Ham', 'Castlevania: Nocturne'; Key Animator for LO & Nigen on 'Digimon Ghost Game', 'Helck'; Animation Director for 'Drawn to You', among other production roles. He is currently an Animation Director for a short-form production.
He is learning After Effects for MV Editing and Compositing. Next is 3D on Blender, Unity, UE5 in 2027.
His philosophy is that art is a lifelong practice and discipline. And we are not done retired until 65.
He is currently building his own IP series, brand development, and games.
✏️In 2009, he animated on Maplemation, inspired by Super Smash Bros. Z, Final Fantasy A+, and Nico Douga. From 2012-2014, he studied Graphic Design, Photography, and Journalism. And programmed his first Java board game in Highschool. In 2015, He attended Animation college at Seneca@York, taught by professors Blair Kitchen, Huy Tran, Barnabas Wornoff, Ryan Adams, mentors and peers supporting his career path. During summer institute, Aubry Mintz taught him cleanup & short film production. In 2019, Tahir Rana scouted him into Yowza Animation for a rig animated feature Charlotte, and then worked as a cleanup artist on Green Eggs & Ham under Claude Chiasson and Fabi F's supervision. In 2021, Jimmy had worked for Titmouse on Agent Elvis, and started working in Anime with Tonari Animation, Yotta, Satelight Inc. for the Helck manga adaptation, and cleanup for Castlevania Nocturne. In 2023, He had worked on large productions for Titmouse, Inc. As of 2026, Jimmy is pivoting into preproduction, game, and developing personal series as he takes his career further. 🐹
Jimmy's hobbies include Language Study, Voice Acting, Singing, Gaming, Movies marathons, and reading Manga/Manwha/Manhua. He is also a Hololive fan of Pekora Usada, Korone, Okayu, Sakura Miko, Nakiri Ayame. 🎮Games - Nintendo: Pokemon, Digimon, Shin Megami Tensei, Etrian Oddysey, Final Fantasy, Smash Bros, Unicorn Overlord - PlayStation: Ni no Kuni 2, Tokyo Xanadu EX+, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Tales of Bersaria, Dragon Quest. - PC Games: Maplestory, WonderKing, League of Legends, Rumble Fighters, Gunbound, FF13. - Gacha: Nikki, Summoners War, Soccer Spirits, Honkai Star Rail, Monster Warlord, AFK Arena, Lost Sword. 🎥Films - Live Action: Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Power Rangers! - Anime: Nurarihyon no Mago, Dragon Quest Dai, Bleach, HxH, and am currently Hamtaro! - Movies: Kpop Demon Hunter 🌐Language. - English, Cantonese, Japanese (Around N2). 日本語能力がまだ足りないのですが事業相談ができるとおもう！ - Interests: French, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean, Spanish.
Animation Productions
'Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' season 1 & 2, #3, #4, #6, #8, #10, #12, #14, #16, #18, #20, #22-24, Rough Animation.
'Invincible Fight Girls', #4, #9, Key Animation, Cleanup, Paint.
'Castlevania Nocturne' season 1, #1, #7, Cleanup, Paint.
'NDA Pilot', Animals. Rough, Cleanup, Paint.
'Agent Elvis', #2-5, 8, 9. Rough Animation, Rig Animation.
'Green Eggs & Ham' season 2, #4, #7, #9, Cleanup Animation, On-model Revisionist.
'Charlotte' (2021) film, Rig Animation, Animation Revisionist.
Short Films
'Drawn to You' (2019), by Eleanor Davitt, Animation Director, Rig Animation.
'Nothing to Say' by Aubry Mintz, Cleanup.
'Bygone Bugs' (2018), by Barnabas Wornoff, Cleanup.
'Ghost Child' (2018), by Camila De Guzman, Rough Animator.
'Bramalea' (2019), by Anda Chitescu, Rig Animator
'Hotline' (2020), by Betina Lopez de Leon, Rig Animator/Consultant
'WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!' (2020), by Tali Lawrence, Animation Consultant.
'Half of the Way' (2021), by Jack Tait, Animation Consultant.
External Credit Links:
Anime History:
'Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress', season 2, ep#2, #8, Key Animation.
'Helck', ep#12, #18, #22, #24. Key Animation.
'Attack on Titan' season 4, #22, Key Animation.
'Digimon Ghost Game' #3, #6, #8, #9, Key Animation.
'Digimon Adventure 2020' #54, Key Animation.
'Boruto' #204, #232, Key Animation.
'Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi' #9, Key Animation.
Freelance, Commissions, Etc.
'Neon White', 'Craig of the Creek', 'Inkbound', 'VS', Cleanup, Paint
'OniGiri Lore and Twitch Notifications', Rough, Cleanup, Paint.
'NDA upcoming project', Commission, Illustration, Animation.
Softwares:
Toonboom Harmony, Clip Studio Paint, After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Blender, DaVinci Resolve
Languages:
English
Cantonese
Japanese (limited work proficiency)
French (elementary proficiency)