Sei Young Animation

Industry	Animation
Founded	1981; 44 years ago
Founder	Kim Dae-jung
Defunct	October 1998; 27 years ago
Fate	Merged With Dong Woo Animation
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
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Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd. (Korean: 세영동화(주); Hanja: 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. It also worked on Japanese productions such as 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.^[1]

Animation production

1980s

The Smurfs^{[citation needed]} (Uncredited)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero^{[citation needed]} (Uncredited)
The Transformers (Uncredited) (Animation Production shared with AKOM) ^[2]
Defenders of the Earth^{[citation needed]} (Uncredited)
Sylvanian Families^{[citation needed]} (Animation Production shared with KK C&D Asia, Mook Animation and TMS Entertainment)
Blondie and Dagwood (Failed pilot)
Beetle Bailey (Failed pilot)
The Legend of Zelda
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (DIC series) (Storyboards and Animation, Season 1 only)
Captain N: The Game Master^{[citation needed]} (Season 1 only along with Dong Yang Animation)
Ring Raiders

1990s

Captain Planet and the Planeteers^{[citation needed]} (Uncredited)
Alvin & the Chipmunks (Season 8 only, replacing A-1 Productions)
The Real Ghostbusters (Animation Production shared with A.C. Productions, Credited as Sei Young Productions, Season 6 only)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (Animation Production shared with Pacific Rim Productions)
ProStars (Animation Production shared with Dong Woo Animation)
Camp Candy (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
Journey to the Heart of the World
Bubsy (Failed pilot)
Phantom 2040 (Animation Production shared with Saerom Animation)
Flash Gordon^{[citation needed]} (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, Episodes 1–2, 15, 20 and 33 only)
Video Senshi Laserion (ビデオ戦士レザリオン) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation, Episodes 3, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39 and 43 only)
Kinnikuman: Showdown! The 7 Justice Supermen vs. The Space Samurais (キン肉マン決戦!7人の正義超人vs宇宙野武士) (Toei Animation) (Key Animation)
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 (北斗の拳) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation)
Ultraman Kids no Kotowaza Monogatari (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) (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)^[3]
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 [ko] (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

어린이의 눈은 속일 수 없습니다. (VHS Anti-Piracy PSA)^[4]
Widget, the World Watcher (외계소년 위제트) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations)
Eunbi & Kabi's Once Upon a Time [ko] (은비 까비의 옛날 옛적에) (Animation Production shared with Hanho Heung-Up and Dong Woo Animation)
Mr. Bogus (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)
The Honey Bee's Friend (꿀벌의 친구)
Twinkle, the Dream Being (꿈돌이) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations to promote the 1993 Taejŏn Expo) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
TongTong Trio [ko] (통통이 삼총사) (Episodes 1–10 only)
초롱이의 옛날여행 (Later retitled as 역사만화 한국위인전 for its home video release)
Space Strikers (빛돌이 우주 2만리) (Korean-American-French Co-production with M6 and Saban Entertainment 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)

References

^ '2020원더키디' '은비까비' 김대중 감독 별세
^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
^ Alfred Jones - 1. 애니메이션 '몬타나 존스'란? '몬타나 존스'는 ...
^ 어린이의 눈은 속일 수 없습니다 (1990; 60프레임,고음질)

External links

Sei Young Animation at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] '2020원더키디' '은비까비' 김대중 감독 별세

[2] "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-01-07.

[3] Alfred Jones - 1. 애니메이션 '몬타나 존스'란? '몬타나 존스'는 ...

[4] 어린이의 눈은 속일 수 없습니다 (1990; 60프레임,고음질)

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v t e Animation industry in South Korea
Active animation studios/companies	AKOM Digital eMation Dong Woo Animation Dong Yang Animation DR Movie G&G Entertainment Hanho Heung-Up Heewon Entertainment Iconix Entertainment Rough Draft Korea Saerom Animation SAMG Entertainment Studio Mir Sunmin Animation Sunwoo Entertainment Yearim Yeson Entertainment
Defunct animation studios/companies	Anivision/Grimsaem/Hana Animation/Sunwoo Digital International Koko Enterprises Sei Young Animation Toon-Us-In
Animation icons	Bernard Cubix Dooly The Haunted House Pororo the Little Penguin Pucca Robocar Poli
Related topics	Korean Wave Manhwa Webtoon List of Korean animated films List of Korean animated series
Note: The animation icons shown in italics were animated by South Korean studios, but were not conceptualized or produced by them.

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