Sei Young Animation

{{Short description|South Korean animation studio}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd.
世映動畵(株)

| industry = Animation

| founded = {{start date and age|1981}}

| founder = Kim Dae-jung

| defunct = {{end date and age|1998|10}}

| fate = Merged With Dong Woo Animation

| location_country = Seoul, South Korea

}}

Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd. ({{Korean|세영동화(주)|世映動畵(株)}}) 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 in October 1998 due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Kim Dae-jung (the founder of Sei Young Animation) died from liver cancer on September 14, 2017.[http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2017/09/14/0200000000AKR20170914182600005.HTML '2020원더키디' '은비까비' 김대중 감독 별세]

Animation production

=1980s=

=1990s=

=Anime=

=1980s=

=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) (Production Cooperation, Key Animation, Illustrations and Cinematography, Episodes 8 and 11–12 only)
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国志) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation, Parts 2–3 only)
  • Montana Jones (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)[https://www.facebook.com/professoralfredjones/posts/333651466750803 Alfred Jones - 1. 애니메이션 '몬타나 존스'란? '몬타나 존스'는 ...]
  • 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=

=1990s=

  • {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=어린이의 눈은 속일 수 없습니다.}} (VHS Anti-Piracy PSA)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blD7SHdhVIo 어린이의 눈은 속일 수 없습니다 (1990; 60프레임,고음질)]
  • Widget, the World Watcher ({{Korean|hangul=외계소년 위제트|labels=no}}) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations)
  • {{ill|Eunbi & Kabi's Once Upon a Time|ko|은비까비의 옛날 옛적에}} ({{Korean|hangul=은비 까비의 옛날 옛적에|labels=no}}) (Animation Production shared with Hanho Heung-Up and Dong Woo Animation)
  • Mr. Bogus ({{Korean|hangul=보거스는 내 친구|labels=no}}) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
  • Where's Wally?: The Animated Series ({{Korean|hangul=월리를 찾아라|labels=no}}) (Korean-American-British Co-production with DIC and HIT Entertainment)
  • The Honey Bee's Friend ({{Korean|hangul=꿀벌의 친구|labels=no}})
  • Twinkle, the Dream Being ({{Korean|hangul=꿈돌이|labels=no}}) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations to promote the 1993 Taejŏn Expo) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
  • {{ill|TongTong Trio|ko|통통이 삼총사}} ({{Korean|hangul=통통이 삼총사|labels=no}}) (Episodes 1–10 only)
  • 초롱이의 옛날여행 (Later retitled as {{lang|ko|역사만화 한국위인전}} for its home video release)
  • Space Strikers ({{Korean|hangul=빛돌이 우주 2만리|labels=no}}) (Korean-American-French Co-production with M6 and Saban Entertainment originally created to promote SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System)'s mascot Victory ({{Korean|hangul=빛돌이|labels=no}})) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
  • Jang Bogo: The King of the Sea ({{Korean|hangul=해상왕 장보고|labels=no}})

See also

{{Portal|Companies|South Korea}}

References

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