AKOM Production, Ltd. (Animation Korea Movie; ) is a South Korean animation studio in Songpa-gu, Seoul that has provided much work since its conception in 1985 by Nelson Shin. It is most notable for the overseas animation of more than 200 episodes of The Simpsons, a total which continues to increase. In 2007, the studio produced a portion of the overseas animation for The Simpsons Movie.
Other well-known series that AKOM has been involved in including X-Men, The Tick, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series, Batman: The Animated Series, The Transformers, the first 11 seasons of PBS's Arthur, and five of The Land Before Time films.
Animation Service
Animaniacs (Seasons 1–4 and Back In Style) Arthur (Seasons 1–11) Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series (first season only) A Bunch of Munsch Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! C Bear and Jamal Conan the Adventurer (first season only) Dilbert Dino Riders (episodes 3–13) Dooly the Little Dinosaur (opening, Season 1 episode 1, 2) Dr. Rabbit's World Tour (educational film) Dragon Flyz Earthworm Jim Exosquad G.I. Joe Extreme (Season 1) Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (Opening Titles) Gargoyles Huntik: Secrets & Seekers Invasion America Jackie Bison Show Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (Seasons 4-8) Kelly's Dream Club The Land Before Time (Films II–VI) Little Clowns of Happytown The Little Lulu Show (Season 3) Little Wizards Marsupilami McGee and Me! Mission Hill Mosaic (Opening Titles) My Little Pony My Little Pony Tales The Oblongs Peter Pan and the Pirates Pinky and the Brain Problem Child Red Planet (uncredited) Rescue Heroes Road Rovers Rude Dog and the Dweebs Savage Dragon Sesame Street ("Monster in the Mirror" celebrity version only, Simpsons cameo) Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles Silver Surfer The Simpsons (including the movie, the ride, and the video game's animated cutscenes) Skeleton Warriors Spiral Zone The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Taz-Mania The Tick Toad Patrol The Transformers (3 episodes of Season 2, 14 episodes of Season 3, all of Season 4) Ultimate Book of Spells Wheel Squad Wunschpunsch X-Men
TV series Title Year Client Notes Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series 1987 Marvel Productions Robocop: The Animated Series 1988 Tiny Toon Adventures 1990–1992 Warner Bros. Animation 24 half-hour episodes: Cinemaniacs!, Furrball Follies, Life in the 90's, Stuff That Goes Bump in the Night, The Wacko World of Sports, Sawdust and Toonsil, A Quack in the Quarks, Animaniacs!, Psychic Fun-Omenom Day, Whale's Tales, Weirdest Story Ever Told, The Acme Home Shopping Show, Playtime Toons, Pledge Week, Elephant Issues, Toon Physics, Hog-Wild Hamton, A Cat's Eye View, Toons from the Crypt, Sports Shorts, Sepulveda Boulevard, Grandma's Dead, Fox Trot and Washingtoon Batman: The Animated Series 1992–1993 13 half-hour episodes: "Christmas with the Joker", "The Last Laugh", "Be a Clown", "The Cat and the Claw: Part 2", "Prophecy of Doom", "Feat of Clay: Part 1", "Mad as a Hatter", "Cat Scratch Fever", "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne", "Joker's Wild", "Moon of the Wolf", "What Is Reality?" and "The Mechanic". (AKOM was eventually fired due to its inconsistent animation in many episodes such as "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Moon of the Wolf".) Earthworm Jim 1995-1996 Universal Cartoon Studios http://www.akomkorea.com/eindex.php
Feature films Title Year Client Notes My Little Pony: The Movie 1986 Marvel ProductionsSunbow Productions with Toei AnimationThe Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure 1994 Universal Cartoon Studios The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving 1995 The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists 1996
Short films Title Year Client Notes2012The Longest DaycareGracie Films2020Playdate with Destiny2021The Force Awakens from Its NapThe Good, the Bart, and the LokiPlusaversary2022When Billie Met LisaWelcome to the ClubThe Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"2023Rogue Not Quite One
References
External links
co-productions database