Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd. () was an animation studio based in South Korea, known best for working overseas for North America animated TV shows, such as ''
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'',
''The Legend of Zelda'', and ''
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''. And for Japan, ''
Final Yamato'', ''
Video Senshi Laserion'' and ''
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water''. They merged with
Dong Woo Animation
DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd (also known as DongWoo A&E Co. Ltd; ko, 동우에이엔이) 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 K ...
in October 1998 due to the
1997 Asian financial crisis. Kim Dae-jung (the founder of Sei Young Animation) died from
liver cancer
Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th ...
on September 14, 2017.
Animation production
; 1980s
* ''
The Smurfs
''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and i ...
'' (Uncredited)
*
''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (Uncredited)
*
''The Transformers'' (Uncredited) (Animation Production shared with
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 animat ...
)
* ''
Defenders of the Earth'' (Uncredited)
* ''
Sylvanian Families'' (Animation Production shared with
KK C&D Asia,
Mook Animation and
TMS Entertainment
, formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946.
TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as ''Lupin the Third'', ...
)
* ''
Blondie and Dagwood'' (Failed pilot)
* ''
Beetle Bailey
''Beetle Bailey'' is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Mort Walker, published since September 4, 1950. It is set on a fictional United States Army post. In the years just before Walker's death in 2018 (at age 94), it was among the old ...
'' (Failed pilot)
*
''The Legend of Zelda''
* ''
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''/''
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
*
''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (DIC series) (Storyboards and Animation, Season 1 only)
* ''
Captain N: The Game Master'' (Season 1 only along with
Dong Yang Animation)
* ''
Ring Raiders''
; 1990s
* ''
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward and C ...
'' (Uncredited)
* ''
Alvin & the Chipmunks'' (Season 8 only, replacing
A-1 Productions)
* ''
The Real Ghostbusters
''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off/sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran from September 13, 1986, to October 5, 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and DI ...
'' (Animation Production shared with
A.C. Productions, Credited as Sei Young Productions, Season 6 only)
* ''
The Legend of Prince Valiant''
* ''
ProStars'' (Animation Production shared with
Dong Woo Animation
DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd (also known as DongWoo A&E Co. Ltd; ko, 동우에이엔이) 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 K ...
)
* ''
Camp Candy
''Camp Candy'' is a 1989-1992 animated television series produced by DIC Animation City, Saban Entertainment and Worldvision Enterprises, in association with Frostbacks Productions, with comedian John Candy providing the voice for an animated v ...
'' (Season 3 only, replacing KK C&D Asia)
* ''The Odyssey: A Journey Back Home''
* ''
Saban’s Gulliver’s Travels''
* ''The Moo Family Holiday Hoe-Down''
* ''
Around the World in Eighty Dreams
''Saban's Around the World in Eighty Dreams'' (french: Les Aventures de Carlos) is a French animated series that first premiered on Canal+ on November 13, 1992, and later aired on TF1 in December 1993.
A co-production between Saban Internationa ...
''
* ''
Journey to the Heart of the World''
* ''
Bubsy
''Bubsy'' is a series of platforming video games created by Michael Berlyn and developed and published by Accolade. The games star an anthropomorphic bobcat named Bubsy, a character that takes inspiration from '' Super Mario Bros.'' and ''S ...
'' (Failed pilot)
* ''
Phantom 2040
''Phantom 2040'' is an animated series that is loosely based on the comic strip superhero '' The Phantom'', created by Lee Falk. The central character of the series is said to be the 24th Phantom. It was aired from September 18, 1994 to March 3 ...
'' (Animation Production shared with
Saerom Animation)
* ''
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established '' Buck Rogers'' ad ...
'' (Animation Production shared with AKOM and
Fantôme Animation)
* ''
The Prince of Atlantis'' (Animation Production shared with
Samil Animation)
Anime
; 1980s
* ''
Final Yamato'' (宇宙戦艦ヤマト 完結編) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation)
* ''
Lightspeed Electroid Albegas'' (光速電神アルベガス) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation, 5 episodes)
* ''
Video Senshi Laserion'' (ビデオ戦士レザリオン) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation, 11 episodes) List: "Do Not Cry, Mother", "Friendship Melody", "Devil's Birthday", "Fleeing Victory", "Harapeko War", "When Mars Is Bitten", "Death Match Of 12 Hours", "A Solitary Attack", "Dream Of The Illusive Monk", "Emperor Jack, Move!!", "The Emperor, Arrival At The Moon"
* ''
Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight'' (オーディーン 光子帆船スターライト) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation)
* ''
Fist of the North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 ''t ...
'' (北斗の拳) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation)
* ''
Ultraman Kids no Kotowaza Monogatari
''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with '' Ultra Q'' and then '' Ultraman'' in 1966, the series is ...
'' (ウルトラマンキッズのことわざ物語) (Tsuburaya Productions) (Production Cooperation)
* ''
The Three Musketeers Anime'' (アニメ三銃士) (Korean-Japanese Co-production with Gallop)
; 1990s
* ''
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' (ふしぎの海のナディア) (Korean-Japanese Co-production with Group TAC & Gainax)
* ''
Nadia: The Motion Picture'' (ふしぎの海のナディア 劇場用オリジナル版) (Korean-Japanese Co-production with Group TAC & Gainax)
* ''
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor'' (強殖装甲ガイバー) (Animate Film) (Illustrations & Cinematography, Episodes 8 and 11–12 only)
* ''
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' () is a 14th-century historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong. It is set in the turbulent years towards the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, starting in 184 AD an ...
'' (三国志) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation, Parts 2–3 only)
* ''
Montana Jones
is a Japanese comedy adventure anime television series produced by Studio Junio and which was broadcast in Japan on NHK from April 2, 1994 through April 8, 1995. ''Montana Jones'' has a similar atmosphere to '' Sherlock Hound'', a joint prod ...
'' (モンタナ・ジョーンズ) (Korean-Japanese-Italian Co-production with Studio Junio and REVER) (Background Art, Finishing, In between Animation, Animation Direction and Shooting, Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
* ''
Harimogu Harley'' (はりもぐハーリー) (Image K & Studio Junio) (In-Between & Finish Animation for Episodes 1–2, 6–8, 14–17, 19, 23–26, 28, 34–35, 38–40, 43–47, 53, 55, 57–60, 65–67, 73–74 and 77–81 only, In-Between & Finish Animation for Episodes 87, 89, 91, 94–96, 98, 105, 107, 109, 111–113, 116, 119, 124, 126, 128, 131–133, 137 and 139 was done by
Shin Young Animation)
* ''
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick'' (白鯨伝説) (Studio Junio & Tezuka Productions) (In-Between & Clean-Up Animation and Background Art, Season 1 (Episodes 1–18) only)
* ''
Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers'' (ビーストウォーズII 超生命体トランスフォーマー) (Production Reed) (Key and In-Between Animation and Animation Direction, Episodes 2, 6, 8, 11–12, 15, 17–18, 22, 25 and 28 only)
Original Productions
; 1980s
* ''
Wanderer Kkachi'' (떠돌이 까치) (Animation Production shared with
Dai Won Animation Co. and
Shin Won Productions)
* ''The Land of Stories ABC'' (동화나라 ABC) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
* ''
독고탁의 비둘기 합창''
* ''
2020 Space Wonder Kiddy'' (2020년 우주의 원더키디)
; 1990s
* ' (VHS Anti-Piracy PSA)
어린이의 눈은 속일 수 없습니다 (1990) (60프레임,고음질)
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* '' Widget, the World Watcher'' (외계소년 위제트) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations)
* '' Eunbi & Kabi's Once Upon a Time'' (은비 까비의 옛날 옛적에) (Animation Production shared with Hanho Heung-Up
Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd. () is an animation service studio based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1984 by Steven Hahn, over the years the studio has produced animation for many of the industry’s leading SVOD, cable, and broadcast studios and di ...
and Dong Woo Animation
DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd (also known as DongWoo A&E Co. Ltd; ko, 동우에이엔이) 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 K ...
)
* ''Mr. Bogus
''Mr. Bogus'' is an animated American television series created by Peter Keefe, directed and produced by Tom Burton with Claudia Burton of Zodiac Entertainment, which aired in syndication from September 28, 1991 to November 22, 1993. The show al ...
'' (보거스는 내 친구) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
* '' Where's Wally?: The Animated Series'' (월리를 찾아라) (Korean-American-British Co-production with DIC and HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment Limited (commonly written as HiT) was a British-American entertainment company founded in 1982 as Henson International Television, the international distribution arm of The Jim Henson Company, by Jim Henson, Peter Orton, and So ...
)
* ''The Honey Bee's Friend'' (꿀벌의 친구)
* ''Twinkle, the Dream Being
''Twinkle, the Dream Being'' is an American animated television series that aired in 1992 in syndication in the U.S. and MBC TV in South Korea for Daejeon Expo 1993. The show was produced by Zodiac Entertainment, Sei Young Anitel and Calico Ente ...
'' (꿈돌이) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations to promote the 1993 Taejŏn Expo) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
* '' TongTong Trio'' (통통이 삼총사) (Episodes 1–10 only)
* '' 초롱이의 옛날여행'' (Later retitled as ' for its home video release)
* '' Space Strikers'' (빛돌이 우주 2만리) (Korean-American-French Co-production with M6 and Saban Entertainment
Saban Entertainment, Inc. (along with Saban International; currently operating under the legal name is BVS Entertainment, Inc.) was a worldwide-served independent American-Israeli television production company formed in 1980 by Haim Saban and ...
originally created to promote SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System)'s mascot Victory (빛돌이)) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
* ''Jang Bogo: The King of the Sea'' (해상왕 장보고)
See also
* Daewon Media
Daewon Media ( ko, 대원미디어), formerly Daiwon C&A Holdings, is a South Korean company specializing in character and animation-related business. Founded in 1973, Daewon's subsidiaries include Daiwon C.I., Haksan Publishing, and Daewon Broad ...
(Sei Young Animation was founded by former Daewon Media animator Kim Dae-jung in 1981)
* Kyoyuk Donghwasa ()
* Production Grimi
Production may refer to:
Economics and business
* Production (economics)
* Production, the act of manufacturing goods
* Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services)
* Production as a stat ...
(Formally known as Shin Won Productions)
* Hahn Shin Corporation
* Sae Hahn Productions
SAE or Sae may refer to:
Science and technology
:
* Selective area epitaxy, local growth of epitaxial layer through a patterned dielectric mask deposited on a semiconductor substrate
* Serious adverse event, in a clinical trial
* Simultaneous A ...
* Dong Woo Animation
DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd (also known as DongWoo A&E Co. Ltd; ko, 동우에이엔이) 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 K ...
(Much of the Sei Young staff moved to Dong Woo Animation.)
* Off-model
References
External links
*
{{Animation industry in South Korea
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