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]

DR Movie Co., Ltd.
IndustryAnimation studio and production enterprise
FoundedNovember 1990
HeadquartersMain:
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)
SubsidiariesBusan DR
DR Tokyo[a]
Websitewww.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 edit

Original productions edit

As an outsource studio for American production edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Japanese branch.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "DR Movie Company History". DR Movie. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. ^ "DR Movie Production History". DR Movie. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. ^ "DOMESTIC". DR Movie (Official Website) (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Rising of the Shield Hero Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in 2021". Anime News Network. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Megan Peters (March 12, 2023). "Terror Man Anime Announced". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Sarto, Dan (2018-11-14). "Marge Dean Brings Anime and Inclusion Together at Crunchyroll Studios". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  7. ^ ⭐️Raye Rodriguez🌙 [@dinoraye] (May 23, 2019). "Guh, we got some reeeeeally cool animation back from Korea today, I wish I could share itttttt" (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-12-04 – via Twitter.

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