DR Movie Co., Ltd. is a South Korean animation studio that was established in Seoul in 1990 and frequently works with Japanese companies on anime titles. Since 1991, the studio has been in an exclusive partnership with the Japanese animation studio Madhouse, and in 2001, Madhouse became a partial owner/investor. In 2006, Madhouse's parent company at the time, Index Holdings, invested 600 million yen.[1] DR Movie has been responsible for the animation production end of several Madhouse anime, starting with Tenjho Tenge in 2004 and continuing notably with Claymore in 2007. DR Movie has also been looking to make partnerships with Chinese animation companies for future productions, and as of March 2007 entered into a joint venture studio in Qingdao, China.[1]
Industry | Animation studio and production enterprise |
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Founded | November 1990 |
Headquarters | Main: Seoul, South Korea Others: Los Angeles, United States Tokyo, Japan Qingdao, China |
Area served | South Korea, United States, Japan, China |
Key people | Jeong Jeong-Gyun (CEO) Jung Young-Mok (CFO) |
Number of employees | 350 (approximately) (2007) |
Subsidiaries | Busan DR DR Tokyo[a] |
Website | www.drmovie.co.kr |
Besides Madhouse, DR Movie also has worked extensively with Nickelodeon, Sunrise, Warner Bros Animation, Gonzo, and Studio Ghibli. DR Movie is the only Korean contract studio with which Ghibli has worked.[2]
Additionally, DR Movie maintains a production facility in Busan, known as Busan DR.
Works
editOriginal productions
edit- Elsword: El Lady [3]
- Flowering Heart (2016–2017; co-production with Bridge and Busan DR)
- Guardian Fairy Michel
- Metal Fighter T-Boys[citation needed]
- Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles[citation needed]
- Paboo Infinity Force[citation needed]
- The Rising of the Shield Hero (Season 2; co-produced with Kinema Citrus)[4]
- Terror Man[5]
As an outsource studio for American production
edit- Avatar: The Last Airbender - (19 episodes)
- The Batman[citation needed]
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman[6]
- Batman and Harley Quinn[citation needed]
- Batman vs. Two-Face
- Castlevania: Nocturne
- Godzilla: The Series (Seasons 1 and 2)[citation needed]
- Hellboy: Sword of Storms[citation needed]
- Hellboy: Blood and Iron[citation needed]
- High Guardian Spice[7][8]
- Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.[citation needed]
- Hulk Vs[citation needed]
- Justice League[citation needed]
- Justice League Action[citation needed]
- Justice League Dark[citation needed]
- Loonatics Unleashed (Main Title Production)[citation needed]
- Masters of the Universe: Revelation
- Men in Black: The Series[citation needed]
- Onyx Equinox
- The Simpsons (Season 34 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" "Death Tome" segment)
- Todd McFarlane's Spawn[citation needed]
- Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay[citation needed]
- Teen Titans ("Switched")[citation needed]
- X-Men: Evolution
- Young Justice (Season 3)
Notes
edit- ^ Japanese branch.
References
edit- ^ a b "DR Movie Company History". DR Movie. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "DR Movie Production History". DR Movie. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "DOMESTIC". DR Movie (Official Website) (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "The Rising of the Shield Hero Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in 2021". Anime News Network. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Megan Peters (March 12, 2023). "Terror Man Anime Announced". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ The World's Finest - The New Batman Adventures.
- ^ Sarto, Dan (2018-11-14). "Marge Dean Brings Anime and Inclusion Together at Crunchyroll Studios". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ ⭐️Raye Rodriguez🌙 [@dinoraye] (2019-05-23). "Guh, we got some reeeeeally cool animation back from Korea today, I wish I could share itttttt" (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-12-04 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- DR Movie official site
- DR Movie at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dr Tokyo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Busan DR at Anime News Network's encyclopedia