Dong Woo Animation
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Dongwoo Animation Co. Ltd is an animation
studio located in Seoul
, South Korea
. It has produced many animated series and films created and produced in the United States
, Canada
, South Korea
and Japan
. The current CEO of the studio is Kim, Young-Doo.
The company was established in March 1991 as DongWoo Animation.
In 1994, it had become first priority work-for-hire studio for Studio Gallop.
In 1998, it began to work directly with Sony Columbia TriStar (USA), and since 2002 has been a main source of overseas animation production for Warner Bros. Animation
.
In April 1999, the company was renamed to DongWoo Animation Corporation.
Bastof Lemon
, the company's first original animation series, began its broadcast in 2001.
In January 2002, Dongwoo opened its Los Angeles Office.
In April 2004, Dongwoo opened its Gangwon office.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
studio located in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It has produced many animated series and films created and produced in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The current CEO of the studio is Kim, Young-Doo.
The company was established in March 1991 as DongWoo Animation.
In 1994, it had become first priority work-for-hire studio for Studio Gallop.
In 1998, it began to work directly with Sony Columbia TriStar (USA), and since 2002 has been a main source of overseas animation production for Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner. The studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, among others. The studio is the successor to Warner Bros...
.
In April 1999, the company was renamed to DongWoo Animation Corporation.
Bastof Lemon
BASToF Lemon
BASToF Lemon , is a South Korean animation series, which ran for 26 episodes in 2001. Six volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films, the largest producer-distributor of animation...
, the company's first original animation series, began its broadcast in 2001.
In January 2002, Dongwoo opened its Los Angeles Office.
In April 2004, Dongwoo opened its Gangwon office.
Original series
- Africa a.F.r.I.c.A
- BASToF LemonBASToF LemonBASToF Lemon , is a South Korean animation series, which ran for 26 episodes in 2001. Six volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films, the largest producer-distributor of animation...
- Fairy Tales
- Gotya!
- MateoMateoMateo may refer to:* Mateo , American singer/songwriter* Mateo Arias, an American teen actor.* Mateo , a 1937 Argentine film.* Mateo , people with the given name Mateo....
- Uniminipet
Co-productions
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Foreign Productions
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- Akazukin Cha Cha
- Baby Looney TunesBaby Looney TunesBaby Looney Tunes is a Canadian-American animated television series that shows Looney Tunes characters as toddlers. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation....
- The BatmanThe Batman (TV series)The Batman is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. It ran from 2004 to 2008, on the Saturday morning television block Kids' WB...
- Batman: Gotham KnightBatman: Gotham Knightis a 2008 direct-to-DVD animated superhero anthology film of six animated short films set in-between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. It depicts Batman battling against the mob of Gotham City, as well as other villains...
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- The Boondocks
- Captain Planet and the PlaneteersCaptain Planet and the PlaneteersCaptain Planet is the title character of the series. In the beginning of the series, Gaia assembles a modern-day team of "Planeteers" from several nations...
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- Dragon TalesDragon TalesDragon Tales is an American animated pre-school children's television series chronicling the adventures of two siblings, Max and Emmy and their dragon friends Cassie, Ord, Zak, Wheezie, and Quetzal...
- Eun-bi and Ka-bi's Funny Fable
- Forza! Mario
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- He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series. Developed for television by Michael Halperin, who created the original series, it was animated by Mike Young Productions...
- Hime-chan's RibbonHime-chan's Ribbonis a magical girl manga series created by Megumi Mizusawa that was serialized in Ribon Magazine from August 1990 to January 1994. It was later developed into a 61 episode anime series, produced by Studio Gallop, that aired from October 2, 1992 to December 3, 1993. Hajime Watanabe's first project as...
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- Jackie Chan AdventuresJackie Chan AdventuresJackie Chan Adventures is an animated television series chronicling the adventures of a fictionalized version of action film star Jackie Chan. Many of the episodes contain references to Chan's actual works. This series ran on Kids' WB! from September 9, 2000 to July 7, 2005 for a total of 95...
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- Justice League UnlimitedJustice League UnlimitedJustice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the...
- The Legend of Prince ValiantThe Legend of Prince ValiantThe Legend of Prince Valiant is an American animated television series based on the Prince Valiant comic strip created by Hal Foster. Set in the time of King Arthur, it's a family-oriented adventure show about an exiled prince who goes on a quest to become one of the Knights of the Round Table. He...
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- Loonatics UnleashedLoonatics UnleashedLoonatics Unleashed is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on the Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, Kids Central in Singapore, Cartoon Network's Boomerang in Australia, Cartoon Network in the UK,...
- Kiteretsu DaihyakkaKiteretsu Daihyakkais a science fiction manga series by Fujiko Fujio which ran in the children's magazine Kodomo no Hikari from April 1974 through July 1977...
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- Kodomo no Omocha
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- Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness MonsterScooby-Doo and the Loch Ness MonsterScooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster is the seventh of a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on June 22, 2004, and it was produced by Warner Bros. Animation Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster is the seventh of a series of...
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
- Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! is the tenth of a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on February 24, 2006, and it was produced by Warner Bros. Animation, though it featured a logo for and copyright to Hanna-Barbera Cartoons at the...
- Static ShockStatic ShockStatic Shock is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It premiered in September 2000 on the Kids' WB! block and ran for four seasons, with a total of 52 half-hour episodes....
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- Teen Titans
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- The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series
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- Union King
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?What's New, Scooby-Doo?What's New, Scooby-Doo? is the ninth incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo, and a revival of the original show Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. It was the first time the franchise was revived in over a decade. The animated series was developed and produced by Warner Bros....
- W.I.T.C.H.W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)W.I.T.C.H. is an animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name produced by SIP Animation in association and participation by France 3, Jetix Europe, CNC, , - AGICOA, the Poitou-Charentes region and the Charente department. Despite their acronym, the five main...
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