DR Movie facts for kids
DR Movie Co., Ltd. is a cool animation studio from South Korea. It started in Seoul in 1990. They often work with Japanese companies to make awesome anime shows. Since 1991, they've had a special partnership with a Japanese studio called Madhouse. Madhouse even became a part-owner in 2001!
DR Movie has helped create many Madhouse anime shows. This includes Tenjho Tenge from 2004 and Claymore from 2007. DR Movie also works with animation companies in China. In 2007, they started a joint studio in Qingdao, China.
Besides Madhouse, DR Movie has worked with many other famous studios. These include Nickelodeon, Sunrise, Warner Bros Animation, Gonzo, and Studio Ghibli. DR Movie is the only Korean studio that Studio Ghibli has worked with for contract animation.
DR Movie also has another production studio in Busan, South Korea. It is called Busan DR.
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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
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South Korea, United States, Japan, China |
Key people
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Jeong Jeong-Gyun (CEO) Jung Young-Mok (CFO) |
Number of employees
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350 (approximately) (2007) |
Subsidiaries | Busan DR DR Tokyo |
What DR Movie Creates
DR Movie is known for two main types of work. They make their own original shows. They also help other big studios by doing animation for their projects. This is called "outsource" work.
Original Animation Shows
DR Movie has created several of its own animated shows. These are projects where they are the main studio in charge.
- Elsword: El Lady
- Flowering Heart (2016–2017; made with Bridge and Busan DR)
- Guardian Fairy Michel
- Metal Fighter T-Boys
- Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
- Paboo Infinity Force
- The Rising of the Shield Hero (Season 2; made with Kinema Citrus)
- Terror Man
Helping American Cartoons
DR Movie has done a lot of animation work for American TV shows and movies. They help bring many popular characters to life!
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (19 episodes)
- The Batman
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
- Batman and Harley Quinn
- Batman vs. Two-Face
- Castlevania: Nocturne
- Godzilla: The Series (Seasons 1 and 2)
- Hellboy: Sword of Storms
- Hellboy: Blood and Iron
- High Guardian Spice
- Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
- Hulk Vs
- Justice League
- Justice League Action
- Justice League Dark
- Loonatics Unleashed (Main Title Production)
- Masters of the Universe: Revelation
- Men in Black: The Series
- Onyx Equinox
- The Simpsons (Season 34 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" "Death Tome" part)
- Todd McFarlane's Spawn
- Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
- Teen Titans ("Switched" episode)
- X-Men: Evolution
- Young Justice (Season 3)
See also
In Spanish: DR Movie para niños