Saerom Animation

{{Short description|South Korean animation studio}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Saerom Animation, Inc.
새롬 애니메이션

| logo =

| founded = {{start date and age|1987}}

| founder = Gilhwan Kim

| location = Seoul, South Korea

| key_people =

| industry = Animation

| services = Animation outsourcing

| owner =

| products = Feature films, television series

| parent =

| divisions =

| website = http://saeromani.com/saerom-home/

}}

Saerom Animation, Inc. ({{langx|ko|새롬 애니메이션}}) is an animation studio located in Seoul, South Korea founded in 1987 by Gilhwan Kim.{{cite web|url=http://055.saramin.co.kr/zf_user/recruit/company-info-view/idx/4325034|title=Saerom Animation|website=Saramin|access-date=2015-04-12|url-status=dead}} While it mainly animates shows from American animation studios, the company started making its own cartoons in 2003.

Productions

= TV series =

class="wikitable sortable" style="width: auto style="width:75%; table-layout: fixed"

! style="width:20%;" | Show

! style="width:8%;" | Year(s)

! colspan="2" style="width:17%;" | Client

! style="width:30%;" class="unsortable" | Notes

colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | 1980s
The Smurfs1987–1989

| colspan="2" |Hanna-Barbera

|seasons 7–9

colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | 1990s
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog1993–1996

| |Sega

rowspan="4" | DIC Entertainmentalong with Hong Ying Animation, TMS Entertainment, and Rainbow Animation; credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd
Madeline1993–2001

| CINAR

alongside Plus One Animation
Sonic the Hedgehog1993–1994

| Sega

credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd
All-New Dennis the Menace1993

|

credited as Sae Rom Production Company, Ltd.
Gargoyles1994–1997

| colspan="2" |Disney Television Animation

along with AKOM, Dong Yang Animation, Hanho Heung-Up, Koko Enterprises, Sunmin Image Pictures and Sunwoo Entertainment
Gadget Boy & Heather1995–1998

| colspan="2" | DIC Entertainment

along with Hong Ying Animation
The Incredible Hulk1996–1997

| colspan="2" |New World Animation


Marvel Films
Salty's Lighthouse1997–1998

| colspan="2" |Sunbow Entertainment

Hey Arnold!1997–2004

|Snee-Oosh, Inc.

rowspan="2" | Nickelodeon Animation Studioseasons 2–5, credited as Sae Rom Productions Co. Ltd
CatDog1998–2005

|Peter Hannan Productions

along with Rough Draft Korea
colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | 2000s
Dora the Explorer2000–2019

| colspan="2" |Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Clerks: The Animated Series2000–2002

| colspan="2" |Miramax Television


View Askew Productions
Woltz International Pictures Corporation
Touchstone Television

|

Oswald2001–2003

|HIT Entertainment

rowspan="2" | Nickelodeon Animation Studiocredited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd
Go, Diego, Go!2005–2011|
My Gym Partner's a Monkey2005–2008

| colspan="2" | Cartoon Network Studios

|

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan2008–2011

| colspan="2" | Nickelodeon Animation Studio

along with Wang Film Productions
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack2008–2010

| colspan="2" | Cartoon Network Studios

2D animation only
colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | 2010s
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010–2011

| colspan="2" | Warner Bros. Animation

Season 1, along with Lotto, Digital eMation and Dong Woo Animation
Adventure Time2010–2018

| Frederator Studios

rowspan="2" | Cartoon Network Studiosalong with Rough Draft Korea
Regular Show2010–2017

|

Sanjay and Craig2013–2016

| colspan="2" |Forest City Rockers


Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Clarence2014–2018

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Cartoon Network Studios

We Bare Bears2015–2020along with Rough Draft Korea
Danger & Eggs2015–2017

| colspan="2" |Amazon Studios

Long Live the Royals2015

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Cartoon Network Studios

miniseries only
Craig of the Creek2018–2025along with Rough Draft Korea
Amphibia2019–2022

| colspan="2" |Disney Television Animation

along with Rough Draft Korea and Sunmin Image Pictures
Twelve Forever2019

| colspan="2" |Puny Entertainment
The Cartel

colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | 2020s
JJ Villard's Fairy Tales2020

|Villard Film


Williams Street
rowspan="2" | Cartoon Network Studios
Adventure Time: Distant Lands2020–2021

| Frederator Studios

along with Rough Draft Korea
The Fungies!2020–2021colspan="2" | Cartoon Network Studios
Close Enough2020–2022colspan="2" | Cartoon Network Studios
HouseBroken

|2021–2023

| colspan="2" |Kapital Entertainment


Bento Box Entertainment

|along with Synergy Animation

Animaniacs

|2021–2023

| colspan="2" |Amblin Television


Warner Bros. Animation

| seasons 2 and 3, along with Digital eMation, Tiger Animation, and Yowza! Animation

We Baby Bears2022–presentcolspan="2" | Cartoon Network Studiosalong with Rough Draft Korea
Hailey's On It!2023–2024colspan="2" | Disney Television Animationalong with Rough Draft Korea
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake2023–presentcolspan="2" | Cartoon Network Studios
Frederator Studios
along with Rough Draft Korea
Jessica's Big Little World2023–2024colspan="2" | Cartoon Network Studiosalong with Rough Draft Korea
Chibiverse2025-presentcolspan="2" | Disney Television Animationalong with Rough Draft Korea

=Films/specials=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width: auto style="width:65%; table-layout: fixed"

! style="width:20%;"| Title

! style="width:5%;"| Year

! style="width:20%;"| Client

! style="width:20%;" class="unsortable" | Notes

colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | 1990s
FernGully: The Last Rainforest199220th Century Studios
Kroyer Films
overseas ink/paint services, along with Rough Draft Korea,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104254/companycredits|title=FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)|work=IMDb|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2017-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227161203/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104254/companycredits|url-status=live}} credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd
colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | 2000s
Hey Arnold!: The Movie2002Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
animation services, credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd
colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | 2010s
Regular Show: The Movie2015Cartoon Network Studios
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie2017Nickelodeon Animation Studio
colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | 2020s
Craig Before the Creek2023Cartoon Network Studios

=Other Productions=

Korean animation

Saerom also created these cartoons which were made for Korean audiences.

  • Super Zuri: The Galactic Quest (a.k.a. Baby Zuri)
  • Dreamy Pensee

References

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