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AKOM
AKOM Production, Ltd. (Animation KOrea Movie 애이콤 프로덕션) is a South Korean animation studio in Songpa-gu, Seoul that has provided much work since its conception in 1985 by Nelson Shin. Its biggest claim to fame is the overseas animation of more than 200 episodes of ''The Simpsons'', a total which continues to increase. The studio also produced a portion of the overseas animation for ''The Simpsons Movie''. Other well-known series that AKOM has been involved in include ''X-Men'', '' The Tick'', ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', '' The Transformers'', the first 11 seasons of ''Arthur'', and six of '' The Land Before Time'' films. Animation production *''Animaniacs'' (Seasons 1–4 and ''Back In Style'') *''Arthur'' (Seasons 1–11) *'' Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series'' (1st season only) *'' A Bunch of Munsch'' *'' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1993) - 13 half-hour episodes: "Christmas with the Joker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Transformers (TV Series)
''The Transformers'' is an American animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication based upon Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line. The first television series in the '' Transformers'' franchise, it depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects. The series was produced by Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions in association with Japanese studio Toei Animation for first-run syndication. Toei co-produced the show and was the main animation studio for the first two seasons. In the third season, Toei's involvement with the production team was reduced and the animation services were shared with the South Korean studio AKOM. The show's supervising producer ( Nelson Shin) was also AKOM's founder. The fourth season was entirely animated by AKOM. The series was supplemented by a feature film, '' The Transformers: The Movie'' (1986), taking place between the second and third sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky O'Hare And The Toad Wars
''Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!'' (also known as ''Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Menace'' in Canada) is an animated series created by Sunbow Productions, Abrams/Gentile Entertainment, Continuity Comics and the French company IDDH, co-produced by Marvel Productions and distributed by Hasbro's subsidiary Claster Television. It was based on the cult comic ''Bucky O'Hare'', and animated by AKOM. AKOM Production Co. at :29, IDDH at :33, Marvel Productions is at :37-:40 Sunbow at :56. It debuted in 1991 in the United States, and 1992 in the UK on the BBC. Differences from the comics Most of the ideas from the comic book were used for the cartoon, with several major differences: the parallel universe the story takes place in is named the "Aniverse", Willy DuWitt can travel freely between Earth and the Aniverse instead of being stranded there, Bruce is transported into another dimension instead of killed, the Toad Empire are willingly following KOMPLEX instead of brainwashed, Deadeye ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur (TV Series)
''Arthur'' is an animated educational television series for children ages 4 to 8, developed by Kathy Waugh for PBS, and produced by WGBH. The show is set in the fictional U.S. city of Elwood City, and revolves around the lives of Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other. The television series is based on the ''Arthur'' book series written and illustrated by Marc Brown. WGBH Boston along with Montreal-based Cinar (now WildBrain) began production of the animated series in 1994, and aired its first episode on October 7, 1996. During its 25-season run, the show has broadcast 253 half hour episodes. A pilot for the spin-off series '' Postcards from Buster'' aired in December 2003 as a season 8 episode of ''Arthur''. ''Postcards from Buster'' aired from October 11, 2004, to November 21, 2008; the series faced several years of hiatus, until a brief revival in February 2012, only to be cancelled after airin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jem (TV Series)
''Jem'', also known as ''Jem and the Holograms'', is an American animated musical television series that ran from 1985 to 1988. The series is about record company owner Jerrica Benton, her singer alter-ego Jem, and the adventures of Jem and her band the Holograms. The series was a joint collaboration by Hasbro, Sunbow Entertainment, Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions, the same team responsible for ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series), G.I. Joe'' and ''The Transformers (TV series), Transformers''. The creator of the series, Christy Marx, had also been a staff writer for the aforementioned programs. The animation for most of the episodes was provided by Japanese animation studio Toei Animation with some provided by South Korean studio AKOM. Plot The series revolves around Jerrica Benton, the owner and manager of Starlight Music, and her alter-ego Jem, lead singer of the rock group the Holograms. Jerrica adopts the persona of Jem with the help of a Holography, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exosquad
''Exosquad'' is an animated television series created by Universal Cartoon Studios for MCA TV's Universal Family Network syndicated programming block. The show is set in the beginning of the 22nd century and covers the interplanetary war between humanity and Neosapiens, a fictional race artificially created as workers/ slaves for the Terrans. The narrative generally follows Able Squad, an elite Terran unit of exoframe pilots, on their missions all over the Solar System, although other storylines are also abundant. The series ran for two complete seasons in syndication from 1993 to 1994, and was cancelled after one third-season episode had been produced. Reruns later aired on USA Network. Plot The series is set in the years 2119–2121 AD,Dates on the tombstone of Nara Burns' parents. decades after humanity ("Terrans") has expanded beyond Earth, terraforming and colonizing Venus and Mars. These three planets are "the Homeworlds", the core first of the Terran interplanetary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |