Saerom Animation, Inc. () is an animation studio located in Seoul, South Korea founded in 1987 by Gilhwan Kim. While it mainly animates shows from American animation studios, the company started making its own cartoons in 2003.
Productions TV series Show Year(s) Client Notes 1980s The Smurfs 1987–1989 Hanna-Barberaseasons 7–9 1990s Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog 1993–1996 Sega DIC Entertainment along with Hong Ying Animation, TMS Entertainment, and Rainbow Animation; credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd Madeline 1993–2001 CINAR alongside Plus One Animation Sonic the Hedgehog 1993–1994 Sega credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd All-New Dennis the Menace 1993 credited as Sae Rom Production Company, Ltd. Gargoyles 1994–1997 Disney Television Animation along with AKOM, Dong Yang Animation, Hanho Heung-Up, Koko Enterprises, Sunmin Image Pictures and Sunwoo Entertainment Gadget Boy & Heather 1995–1998 DIC Entertainment along with Hong Ying Animation The Incredible Hulk 1996–1997 New World AnimationMarvel Films Salty's Lighthouse 1997–1998 Sunbow Entertainment Hey Arnold! 1997–2004 Snee-Oosh, Inc. Nickelodeon Animation Studio seasons 2–5, credited as Sae Rom Productions Co. Ltd CatDog 1998–2005 Peter Hannan Productions along with Rough Draft Korea 2000s Dora the Explorer 2000–2019 Nickelodeon Animation Studio Clerks: The Animated Series 2000–2002 Miramax TelevisionView Askew ProductionsWoltz International Pictures CorporationTouchstone Television Oswald 2001–2003 HIT Entertainment Nickelodeon Animation Studio credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd Go, Diego, Go! 2005–2011 My Gym Partner's a Monkey 2005–2008 Cartoon Network Studios Ni Hao, Kai-Lan 2008–2011 Nickelodeon Animation Studio along with Wang Film Productions The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack 2008–2010 Cartoon Network Studios 2D animation only 2010s Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 2010–2011 Warner Bros. Animation Season 1, along with Lotto, Digital eMation and Dong Woo Animation Adventure Time 2010–2018 Frederator Studios Cartoon Network Studios along with Rough Draft Korea Regular Show 2010–2017 Sanjay and Craig 2013–2016 Forest City RockersNickelodeon Animation Studio Clarence 2014–2018 Cartoon Network Studios We Bare Bears 2015–2020 along with Rough Draft Korea Danger & Eggs 2015–2017 Amazon Studios Long Live the Royals 2015 Cartoon Network Studios miniseries only Craig of the Creek 2018–2025 along with Rough Draft Korea Amphibia 2019–2022 Disney Television Animation along with Rough Draft Korea and Sunmin Image Pictures Twelve Forever 2019 Puny EntertainmentThe Cartel 2020sJJ Villard's Fairy Tales 2020 Villard FilmCartoon Network StudiosWilliams StreetAdventure Time: Distant Lands 2020–2021 Frederator Studios Cartoon Network Studios The Fungies! 2020–2021 Close Enough 2020–2022 HouseBroken2021–2023Kapital EntertainmentBento Box Entertainmentalong with Synergy AnimationAnimaniacs2021–2023Amblin TelevisionWarner Bros. Animation seasons 2 and 3, along with Digital eMation, Tiger Animation, and Yowza! AnimationWe Baby Bears 2022–present Cartoon Network Studios along with Rough Draft KoreaHailey's On It! 2023–2024 Disney Television Animation along with Rough Draft KoreaAdventure Time: Fionna and Cake 2023–present Cartoon Network StudiosFrederator StudiosFredFilms along with Rough Draft Korea and Digital eMationJessica's Big Little World 2023–2024 Cartoon Network Studios along with Rough Draft KoreaSmiling Friends 2024–2026 Williams Street Additional animation on three episodes of season 2, full-time services starting with season 3Chibiverse 2025–present Disney Television Animation along with Rough Draft Korea Regular Show: The Lost Tapes 2026-present Cartoon Network Studios Credits, "Fix That Tape, Skips' Luau". Regular Show: The Lost Tapes. Season 1. Episode 1. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Films/specials Title Year Client Notes 1990s FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992 20th Century StudiosKroyer Films overseas ink/paint services, along with Rough Draft Korea, credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd 2000s Hey Arnold!: The Movie 2002 Paramount PicturesNickelodeon Movies animation services, credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd 2010s Regular Show: The Movie 2015 Cartoon Network Studios Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie 2017 Nickelodeon Animation Studio 2020sCraig Before the Creek 2023 Cartoon Network Studios
Other productions Bugtime Adventures (alongside Starburst Animation) The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police The Avengers Aladdin (uncredited) (alongside Sunwoo Entertainment) Beetlejuice (uncredited) (alongside Hanho Heung-Up) Captain Planet (alongside Dong Woo Animation, Dong Yang Animation, Plus One Animation and Sei Young Animation) Cal and Rat (credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd) Cartoon Cartoons (A For Angel, Hungy Ghost, I Love You Jocelyn, ISCREAM, Maude Macher and Dom Duck, Mouthwash Madness, Pig in a Wig, Sleeping Giants, The All-Nimal, The Journey To Donut Palace, Tib Tub, We Need You!) Commander Cork: Space Ranger Darkwing Duck (uncredited) (alongside Hanho Heung-Up and Sunwoo Entertainment) Double Dragon (alongside Plus One Animation) Dragon Tales (uncredited) (alongside Dong Woo Animation, Rough Draft Korea, Wang Film Productions, Yeson Animation Studios, Sunwoo Entertainment, Lotto Animation, Koko Enterprises and Yearim) Go! Cartoons Johnny Bravo (Season 4, including the Christmas and Valentine's specials) (alongside Koko Enterprises, Rough Draft Korea and Sunwoo Entertainment) Marsupilami (alongside AKOM) Mixels: Nixel, Nixel, Go Away Monster Farm Mouse and the Monster NASCAR Superchargers Oh Yeah! Cartoons (alongside Rough Draft Korea) Paranormal Roommates Party Wagon (in collaboration with Sunwoo Entertainment) Phantom 2040 (alongside Sei Young Animation) The Pink Panther (1993) (alongside Wang Film Productions) Sandokan Sonic Christmas Blast (credited as Sae Rom Production Co. Ltd) Stunt Dawgs The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (alongside Plus One Animation) Trap Universe (credited as Saerom) Walter Melon What-a-Mess Young Robin Hood
Korean animation Saerom also created these cartoons which were made for Korean audiences. Super Zuri: The Galactic Quest (a.k.a. Baby Zuri) Dreamy Pensee
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