Dong Woo Animation
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Dongwoo Animation Co. Ltd is an animation
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 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...

  • Fairy Tales
  • Gotya!
  • Mateo
    Mateo
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  • Uniminipet

Co-productions

  • Olympus Guardian
    Olympus Guardian
    Olympus Guardian is a 2005 South Korean animated film based on Greek mythology.- External links :* at the Korean Movie Database* at HanCinema...

  • Portriss
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated series, mainly set in New York City. It first aired on February 8, 2003 and ended on November 21, 2009...

  • What About Mimi?
    What about Mimi?
    What about Mimi? is a Canadian animated series. Its main character is Mimi Mortin, a clever, red-headed girl in the sixth grade who lives in the town of Starfish Bay. The series was produced by Studio B Productions Inc. It debuted on January 1, 2001 and was co-directed by Josh Mepham and Colleen...

  • Yvon of the Yukon
    Yvon of the Yukon
    Yvon of the Yukon is a cartoon television show developed by Studio B Productions and Corus Entertainment. Based in the fictional town of Upyer Mukluk, the show premiered on YTV on September 9, 1999, and last aired on November 22, 2005....


Foreign Productions

  • Aloha, Scooby-Doo!
    Aloha, Scooby-Doo!
    Aloha, Scooby-Doo! is the eighth of a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on February 8, 2005, and it was produced by Warner Bros. Animation, though it featured a copyright and logo for Hanna-Barbera Cartoons at the end...

  • Animal Yokocho
    Animal Yokocho
    is a Japanese manga and anime series aimed at children about a little girl who has a doorway to another world in her room, from which three bizarre and frequently-annoying stuffed animal-like creatures emerge to make her life "interesting". The manga was created by Ryō Maekawa and is serialized in...

  • Akazukin Cha Cha
  • Baby Looney Tunes
    Baby Looney Tunes
    Baby Looney Tunes is a Canadian-American animated television series that shows Looney Tunes characters as toddlers. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation....

  • The Batman
    The 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 Knight
    Batman: Gotham Knight
    is 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...

     (Deadshothttp://comicsworthreading.com/2008/07/18/batman-gotham-knight/)
  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold
    Batman: The Brave and the Bold
    Batman: The Brave and the Bold is an American animated television series based in part on the DC Comics series The Brave and the Bold which features two or more super heroes coming together to solve a crime or foil a super villain...

  • The Boondocks
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers
    Captain Planet and the Planeteers
    Captain 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...

  • Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic
    Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic
    Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic is a direct to DVD animated film released on February 9, 2010. The film is a spin-off from Electronic Arts' Dante's Inferno video game.-Plot:...

  • Dragon Tales
    Dragon Tales
    Dragon 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
  • Genji Tsuushin Agedama
    Genji Tsuushin Agedama
    is a Japanese anime television series produced under Studio Gallop. The show itself is a parody of other popular anime of its kind. In 1991 it was made into a side-scrolling action video game by NEC Home Electronics and released on the PC Engine.- Plot :...

  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
    He-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 Ribbon
    Hime-chan's Ribbon
    is 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...

  • Initial D
    Initial D
    is a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995. It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by OB Planning, Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, and A.C.G.T, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia...

  • Jackie Chan Adventures
    Jackie Chan Adventures
    Jackie 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...

  • Justice League
    Justice League (TV series)
    Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics...

  • Justice League Unlimited
    Justice League Unlimited
    Justice 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 Valiant
    The Legend of Prince Valiant
    The 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...

  • Legendz
    Legendz
    is a role-playing game, an anime, a toy, card game, and manga series.The manga is illustrated by Makoto Haruno and the story is by Rin Hirai . The manga was published in Shueisha's Monthly Shōnen Jump in Japan, and the manga is published in English by Viz Media...

  • Loonatics Unleashed
    Loonatics Unleashed
    Loonatics 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 Daihyakka
    Kiteretsu Daihyakka
    is a science fiction manga series by Fujiko Fujio which ran in the children's magazine Kodomo no Hikari from April 1974 through July 1977...

  • Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo
    Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo
    , full title , is a long-running comedy manga by Osamu Akimoto. It has been continuously serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since September 1976, with over 1700 chapters published, making it the longest-running manga series in history...

  • Kodomo no Omocha
  • Legion of Super Heroes
    Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)
    Legion of Super Heroes is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that debuted on September 23, 2006, based on characters appearing in the DC Comics comic book series. The series centers on the young Superman's adventures in the 31st century, fighting alongside a...

  • Men in Black: The Series
    Men in Black: The Series
    Men in Black: The Series also known as Men in Black: The Animated Series is an American animated television series that aired during The WB's Kids' WB programming block for four seasons from 1997 through 2001.The show features characters from 1997's science fiction film Men in Black, which was...

  • Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
    Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
    is a magical girl series. The manga was written by novelist Yasushi Akimoto and illustrated by Koi Ikeno, and ran in Ribon Magazine. The anime based on it ran in the summer of 1995 and has 35 episodes, and is renowned director Daichi Akitaro's debut as a series director.-Introduction:The heroine,...

  • Olympus Guardian
    Olympus Guardian
    Olympus Guardian is a 2005 South Korean animated film based on Greek mythology.- External links :* at the Korean Movie Database* at HanCinema...

  • Ozzy & Drix
    Ozzy & Drix
    Ozzy & Drix, also known as The Fantastic Voyage Adventures of Osmosis Jones & Drixenol and Osmosis Jones: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series based on the Warner Bros. film Osmosis Jones and it was produced by Warner Bros. Animation...

  • Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster
    Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster
    Scooby-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 Shock
    Static Shock
    Static 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....

  • Superman: Doomsday
    Superman: Doomsday
    Superman: Doomsday & Beyond is a licensed novel, published in 1993, set in the DC Comics universe, written by Louise Simonson, and with illustrations from Dan Jurgens and José Luis García-López. It is a young-adult version of The Death of Superman comics storyline from 1992...

  • Teen Titans
  • The Batman vs. Dracula
    The Batman vs. Dracula
    The Batman vs. Dracula is a 2005 direct-to-video animated movie based on The Batman television series. It has a much darker tone than the show, and features Vicki Vale...

  • The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series
  • Transformers: Robots in Disguise
    Transformers: Robots in Disguise
    Transformers: Robots in Disguise, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series and serves as a self-contained universe separate from any of the other existing Transformers universes...

  • Ultimate Avengers
    Ultimate Avengers
    Ultimate Avengers is a direct-to-DVD animated film based on the Marvel comic book The Ultimates, and released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The DVD was released on February 21, 2006 in America, and in Europe on October 2, 2006...

  • 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...

     (2nd Season)
  • Wonder Woman (2009 film)

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