AKOM Production, Ltd. (Animation Korea Movie; ) is a South Korean

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studio in Songpa-gu,

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that has provided much work since its conception in 1985 by

Nelson Shin Shin Neung-kyun (; born 1939), also known as Nelson Shin, is a South Korean animation director who is the founder and president of Akom Production Co., Ltd., in Seoul, South Korea. He founded Akom in 1985. Career In the 1970s, Shin worked as an ...

. It is most notable for the overseas animation of more than 200 episodes of ''

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'', a total which continues to increase. In 2007, the studio produced a portion of the overseas animation for ''

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''. Other well-known series that AKOM has been involved in including ''

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'', '' The Tick'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', '' The Transformers'', the first 11 seasons of PBS's ''Arthur'', and five of ''

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'' films.

Animation production

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'' (Seasons 1–4 and ''Back In Style'') *''

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'' (Seasons 1–11) *'' Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series'' (first season only) *'' A Bunch of Munsch'' *'' Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars'' *'' C Bear and Jamal'' *'' Conan the Adventurer'' (first season only) *'' Crash Bandicoot'' (cancelled advertisement and cutscene) *'' Defenders of the Earth'' *''

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'' *'' Dino Riders'' (episodes 3–13) *'' Dooly the Little Dinosaur'' (opening, Season 1 episode 1, 2) *'' Dr. Rabbit's World Tour'' (educational film) *''

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'' *''

Earthworm Jim ''Earthworm Jim'' is a series of platform games featuring an earthworm named Jim who wears a robotic suit and battles the forces of evil. The series is noted for its platforming and shooting gameplay, surreal humor, and edgy art style. Four game ...

'' *'' Exosquad'' *'' G.I. Joe Extreme'' (Season 1) *'' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (Opening Titles) *'' Gargoyles'' *'' Huntik: Secrets & Seekers'' *'' Invasion America'' *''Jackie Bison Show'' *'' Jem'' *'' Jim Henson's Muppet Babies'' (Seasons 4-8) *''Kelly's Dream Club'' *''

'' (Films II–VI) *'' Little Clowns of Happytown'' *'' The Little Lulu Show'' (Season 3) *'' Little Wizards'' *''

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'' *'' McGee and Me!'' *'' Mission Hill'' *''

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'' (Opening Titles) *''

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'' *'' My Little Pony Tales'' *'' The Oblongs'' *'' Peter Pan and the Pirates'' *'' Pinky and the Brain'' *'' Problem Child'' *'' The Real Ghostbusters'' ("Slimer Come Home", "When Halloween was Forever", "Station Identification", "Fright at the Opera") *'' Red Planet'' (uncredited) *'' Rescue Heroes'' *'' Road Rovers'' *'' Rude Dog and the Dweebs'' *'' Savage Dragon'' *''

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'' (" Monster in the Mirror" celebrity version only, ''Simpsons'' cameo) *'' Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' *''

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'' (including the movie, the ride, and the video game's animated cutscenes) *'' Skeleton Warriors'' *'' Spiral Zone'' (15 Episodes) *'' The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper'' *'' Taz-Mania'' *''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' ("Grybyx", uncredited) *'' The Tick'' *'' Toad Patrol'' *'' The Transformers'' (3 episodes of Season 2, 14 episodes of Season 3, all of Season 4) *'' Ultimate Book of Spells'' *'' Wheel Squad'' *'' Wunschpunsch'' *''

'' (Seasons 1–5, except for the final six episodes and the 'Out of the Past' two-parter, and an early broadcast version of "No Mutant Is An Island")

TV series

Feature films

Short films

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Akom South Korean animation studios Entertainment companies of South Korea Mass media companies established in 1985 South Korean companies established in 1985