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

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

studio in

Songpa-gu Songpa District () is one of the List of districts of Seoul, 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Previously known as Wiryeseong, the first capital of the ancient kingdom of Baekje, Songpa is located in the southeastern part of Seoul. With roughl ...

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

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 ''

The Simpsons Movie ''The Simpsons Movie'' is a 2007 American Animation, animated comedy film based on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' created by Matt Groening. The film was directed by series veteran David Silverman (animator) ...

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

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

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It originally aired from September 14, 1990 to December 6, 1992, airing in syndication before eventually settling a ...

'', ''

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'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', ''

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'', 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 ''A Bunch of Munsch'' is an American-Canadian animated anthology television series produced by Cinar. Each episode is based on a book by American-Canadian children's author Robert Munsch. The show aired from December 7, 1991 to December 2, 1992 ...

'' *'' Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars'' *''

C Bear and Jamal ''C Bear and Jamal'' is an animated musical comedy children's television series that originally aired on the Fox Kids programming block from 1996 to 1997. It centers on an elementary school-aged boy named Jamal and his companion "C Bear", an oran ...

'' *'' Conan the Adventurer'' (first season only) *''

Crash Bandicoot ''Crash Bandicoot'' is a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog as an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation console. It has seen numerous installments created by various developers and published on multiple platforms. The series c ...

'' (cancelled advertisement and cutscene) *''

Defenders of the Earth ''Defenders of the Earth'' is an American animated television series produced in 1986, featuring characters from three comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate—Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, and Mandrake's assistan ...

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Dilbert ''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satire, satirical office humor about a White-collar worker, white-collar, micromanagement, micromanaged offic ...

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

Dragon Flyz ''Dragon Flyz'' is an Animated series, animated television series created by Savin Yeatman and produced by Gaumont (company), Gaumont Multimedia in association with Abrams/Gentile Entertainment. The show, based on a toy line by Galoob, ran for t ...

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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 ...

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Exosquad ''Exosquad'' is an American science fiction animated television series created by Universal Cartoon Studios for MCA TV's Universal Family Network syndicated programming block. The series ran for two complete seasons in syndication from 1993 to ...

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G.I. Joe Extreme ''G.I. Joe Extreme'' is a line of military-themed toys that was sold in retail from 1995 to 1997. The toys were produced by Kenner following their acquisition by former competitor Hasbro and was intended to succeed the '' G.I. Joe: A Real Ameri ...

'' (Season 1) *'' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (Opening Titles) *'' Gargoyles'' *'' Huntik: Secrets & Seekers'' *''

Invasion America ''Invasion America'' is an American animated science fiction television series that aired in the prime time lineup on The WB from June 8 to July 7, 1998. Produced by DreamWorks Television Animation (then part of DreamWorks proper, now owned b ...

'' *''Jackie Bison Show'' *'' Jem'' *''

Jim Henson's Muppet Babies ''Jim Henson's Muppet Babies'', commonly known by the shortened title ''Muppet Babies'', is an American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions for Jim Henson Productions. The show portrays toddler versions of the Muppets living ...

'' (Seasons 4-8) *''Kelly's Dream Club'' *''

'' (Films II–VI) *'' Little Clowns of Happytown'' *''

The Little Lulu Show ''The Little Lulu Show'' is an animated series based on Marjorie Henderson Buell's comic book character '' Little Lulu''. The series first aired in 1995 and ended in 1999. The series was produced by the CINAR Corporation, in association with ...

'' (Season 3) *'' Little Wizards'' *''

Marsupilami ''Marsupilami'' is a comic book character and fictional animal species created by André Franquin. Its first appearance was in the 31 January 1952 issue of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''. Since then it appeared regularly in th ...

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'' *'' Mission Hill'' *''

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My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature ...

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My Little Pony Tales ''My Little Pony Tales'' is an American animated television series produced by Sunbow Productions and distributed by Graz Entertainment, with animation being produced by AKOM. The series, based on the My Little Pony toys by Hasbro, weekly aired fo ...

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The Oblongs ''The Oblongs'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It was Mohawk Productions' first venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, 2001, on The WB, and was cancelled due to low ratings on ...

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Peter Pan and the Pirates ''Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates'' (known in international markets as ''20th Century Fox's Peter'' ''Pan & the Pirates'') is an American animated television series based on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan that aired on Fox Kids from September 8, 1990, to ...

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Pinky and the Brain ''Pinky and the Brain'' is an American animated sitcom created by Tom Ruegger for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB, as a collaboration of Steven Spielberg with his production company Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Ani ...

'' *'' Problem Child'' *''

The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off and sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran on ABC between September 13, 1986 and October 5, 1991, and was a joint production of DIC Enter ...

'' ("Slimer Come Home", "When Halloween was Forever", "Station Identification", "Fright at the Opera") *'' Red Planet'' (uncredited) *''

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Road Rovers ''Road Rovers'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Television Animation that premiered on Kids' WB on September 7, 1996, and ended after one season on February 22, 1997. It was later shown on Cartoon Network from ...

'' *'' Rude Dog and the Dweebs'' *''

Savage Dragon The Savage Dragon is the name of two superheroes created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic initially follows the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character ...

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Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Worksh ...

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

Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...

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'' (including

the movie "The Movie" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (and the 54th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on January 6, 1993. The episode revolves entirely around the ...

, the ride, and the video game's animated cutscenes) *'' Skeleton Warriors'' *''

Spiral Zone ''Spiral Zone'' is a 1987 American science-fiction animated series produced by Atlantic/ Kushner-Locke. Spiral Zone was animated by Japanese studio Visual 80 as well as South Korean studio AKOM. Based in part from a toy line made by Japanese comp ...

'' (15 Episodes) *''

The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper ''The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper'' is an American animated television spin-off series and a sequel of the feature film '' Casper'', which, in turn, was based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character of Casper the Friendly Ghost. Produc ...

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Taz-Mania ''Taz-Mania'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 1991 to 1995, broadcast in the United States on Fox Kids where it stars the Tasmanian Devil. Similar to other Warner Bros. cartoons of its time, such as ''An ...

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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'' *''

'' (3 episodes of Season 2, 14 episodes of Season 3, all of Season 4) *'' Ultimate Book of Spells'' *''

Wheel Squad ''Wheel Squad'' is an animated television series produced by France Animation, Praxinos Animation, Rai Fiction and Energee Entertainment. The show was broadcast on M6 in France between 2000 and 2002. 39 episodes were produced. Plot Set in a la ...

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Wunschpunsch ''Wunschpunsch'' (, ) is a children's animated series, co-produced by Saban International Paris, CinéGroupe and TF1, with the participation of Ventura Film Distributors B.V. and ARD/ Degeto, and with the collaboration from Radio-Canada. The ...

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'' (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

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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