Hanho Heung-Up
| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Steven Hahn |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Products | Feature films, television series |
| Website | [1] |
Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd. (한호흥업㈜) is an animation service studio based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1984 by Steven Hahn, over the years the studio has produced animation for many of the industry’s leading SVOD, cable, and broadcast studios and distributors, including Disney, Warner Bros., Fox, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and others. Hanho has worked on dozens of TV-series and feature films, including: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Star Wars: Droids, The Real Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Bob's Burgers, Doug, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Magic School Bus, Turbo FAST, Paradise PD, and many more. In its native land, Hanho is best known for its work on ly, Superboard, which aired on the KBS network from 1990 to 2002.
The company traces it origins to Dong Seo Animation, established in 1973, which itself traces its origins to International Art Production, a studio responsible for Colorized Redraws of Betty Boop, Krazy Kat, and other old B&W Cartoons in the Late 60's and Early 70's.
Kim Seok-ki is the company's President and CEO.
Production credits
[edit]| Year | Title | Format | Episode count | Primary animation company | Notes | |
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| 1983-85 | Mister T | Series | 30 | Ruby-Spears Productions | ||
| 1984-85 | Dragon's Lair | Series | 13 | Ruby-Spears Productions | ||
| 1984 | Space Ace | 13 | Aired as segments on Saturday Supercade | |||
| 1984 | Turbo Teen | 13 | ||||
| 1985 | Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins | Special | 1 | Nelvana | ||
| 1984-87 | Alvin and the Chipmunks (seasons 2-5) | Series | 39 | Ruby-Spears Productions | ||
| 1985-86 | Star Wars: Droids | 13 (+1 special) | Nelvana LucasFilm |
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| Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | 26 | DiC Entertainment | ||||
| 1985 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Film | — | — | Credited as "Young Sung Production Co. Ltd." | |
| 1985 | The Care Bears Movie | Film | — | Nelvana, co-produced with Wang Film Productions/Cuckoo's Nest Studios and Mihahn | ||
| 1985-91 | Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears | Series | 65 | Walt Disney Television Animation | ||
| 1985-87 | Clémentine | 39 | IDDH | Uncredited | ||
| 1986 | Bleu, l'enfant de la Terre | 13 | Unaired outside its native France | |||
| SilverHawks | 65 | Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment | ||||
| Karate Kommandos | 5 | Ruby-Spears Productions | ||||
| 1986-88 | The Care Bears Family | 49 | Nelvana | |||
| 1986-91 | The Real Ghostbusters | 140 | DiC Entertainment | |||
| 1986 | I, Renart | 26 | IDDH | |||
| When the Wind Blows | Film | — | TVC | |||
| Derrou Juniors | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987-2005 | Animated Stories from the New Testament | Series | 24 | Rich Animation Studios | ||
| Animated Stories from the Bible | 12 | |||||
| 1987 | Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon | 14 | ||||
| My Pet Monster | 13 | Nelvana | ||||
| The Chipmunk Adventure | Film | — | Uncredited; additional animation by Sullivan Bluth Studios | |||
| 1987-96 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Series | 193 | Fred Wolf Films | ||
| 1988 | Dennis the Menace (season 2) | 13 | DiC Entertainment Toei Animation |
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| Technological Threat | Short | 1 | Kroyer Films | |||
| The Wild Puffalumps | Special | 1 | Nelvana | |||
| Denver, the Last Dinosaur | Series | 50 | World Events Productions | |||
| Dino-Riders | 14 | First two episodes only; replaced by AKOM Productions Ltd. | ||||
| 1989 | Molierissimo | 26 | DIHR | |||
| 1989-90 | Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers | 65 | Walt Disney Television Animation | |||
| 1989-91 | Babar | 65 | Nelvana | |||
| 1989 | Babar: The Movie | Film | — | Additional production services | ||
| 1990 | Marianne the First | Series | 26 | IDDH | ||
| 1990-91 | Little Rosey | 18 | Nelvana | Animated series based on Roseanne Barr's childhood | ||
| 1991 | The Adventures of Lotty | — | — | |||
| 1991-97 | Rupert | 65 | Nelvana | |||
| 1991-92 | The Adventures of Tintin | 39 | Ellipse Animation Nelvana |
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| 1991 | Beetlejuice (season 4) | 65 | Nelvana | |||
| The Simpsons | Promotion | — | Klasky-Csupo | |||
| 1991-92 | A Bunch of Munsch | Series | 7 | CINAR | ||
| TaleSpin | 65 | Walt Disney Television Animation | ||||
| 1991-94 | Doug | 52 | Games Animation Jumbo Pictures |
Credited as "Hanho Studio" | ||
| 1991 | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (season 4) | 8 | Walt Disney Television Animation | |||
| Rover Dangerfield | Film | — | Hyperion Animation | |||
| 1991-2003 | Adventures in Odyssey | Series | 17 | An Evangelical Christian animated direct-to-video series | ||
| 1991-92 | Darkwing Duck | 91 | Walt Disney Television Animation | |||
| 1992 | The Rosey & Buddy Show | Special | 1 | Nelvana | Spin-off from Little Rosey | |
| FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Film | — | Kroyer Films | Credited as "Hanho Animation Studio" | ||
| Mafalda | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | Psyched for Snuppa (pilot for Sniz & Fondue) | Short | 1 | Jumbo Pictures | Credited as "Hanho Studio" | |
| SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (season 1) | Series | 13 | Hanna-Barbera Cartoons | |||
| Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (season 2) | 6 | Universal Cartoon Studios | ||||
| 1994 | Conan and the Young Warriors | 13 | Sunbow Animation AKOM |
Sequel to Conan the Adventurer (1992–93), based on Robert E. Howard's character | ||
| 1994-95 | Free Willy | 21 | Nelvana Warner Bros. Animation |
Based on Warner Bros.' film of the same name | ||
| 1994 | Sam & Ghost Campaign | Promotion | — | |||
| MBC-TV Campaign | — | |||||
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry (season 1) | Series | 13 | CINAR France Animation |
Based on the Busytown books by Richard Scarry | ||
| 1994-97 | The Magic School Bus | 52 | Nelvana | Based on Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen's book series of the same name | ||
| 1994 | The Swan Princess | Film | — | Rich Animation Studios | ||
| 1995 | Orson and Olivia | Series | 26 | Ellipse Programme | Based on the French comic series Basil et Victoria by Edith Yann | |
| The Tale of Tillie's Dragon | Film | — | Stribling Productions | |||
| 1996 | Project G.e.e.K.e.R. | Series | 13 | Doug² Adelaide Productions | ||
| 1995-96 | The Neverending Story: The Animated Adventures of Bastian Balthazar Bux | 26 | Ellipse Programme | Loosely based on Michael Ende's book of the same name | ||
| 1996-97 | Gargoyles (season 3, subtitled The Goliath Chronicles) | 13 | Walt Disney Television Animation Nelvana |
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| Waynehead | 13 | Nelvana Warner Bros. Animation |
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| 1996 | Stone Protectors | 13 | ||||
| Toonstruck | Video game | — | Burst Studios | |||
| Ozter | — | — | — | |||
| 1996-98 | Blazing Dragons | Series | 26 | Nelvana Ellipse Programme |
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| 1996-97 | Mot | 26 | Ellipse Programme | Based on the children's comics by Alfonso Azpiri | ||
| 1997 | Ivanhoe the King's Knight | 52 | CINAR France Animation |
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| The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | Film | — | Rich Animation Studios | |||
| Extreme Ghostbusters | Series | 40 | Adelaide Productions | |||
| 1997-98 | Blake and Mortimer | 26 | Ellipse Programme | Based on Edgar Pierre Jacobs' comic series of the same name | ||
| 1997-98 | Channel Umptee-3 | 13 | Adelaide Productions Enchant George |
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| 1998 | Stickin' Around (season 3) | 13 | Nelvana | |||
| 1998-99 | Disney's Hercules: The Animated Series | 65 | Walt Disney Television Animation | |||
| 1998-2000 | Papyrus | 52 | Walt Disney Television Animation Nelvana |
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| 1998 | Bob Morane | 26 | Canal+ | Based on Henri Vernes' adventure novel series | ||
| The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure | Film | — | Rich Animation Studios | |||
| Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | — | Tundra Productions | ||||
| 1999 | The King and I | — | Rich Animation Studios | Loosely based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the same name | ||
| 1999-2002 | Redwall | Series | 39 | Nelvana Alphanim TV-Loonland AG |
Based on Brian Jacques' novel series | |
| 1999-2004 | Pirate Family | 40 | Ellipsanime | |||
| 1999-2000 | Tom et Sheenah | 18 | Métal Hurlant Productions | |||
| 2000 | The Fantastic Flying Journey | 9 | Two Sides TV TV-Loonland AG |
Based on Gerald Durrell's 1987 children's book | ||
| The New Adventures of Ocean Girl | 26 | Animation Works | Inspired by the live-action series Ocean Girl | |||
| 2000-02 | Maggie and the Ferocious Beast | 26 | Nelvana | Based on Michael and Betty Paraskevas' children's book The Ferocious Beast with the Polka-Dot Hide and its sequels | ||
| 2001-02 | Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | 26 | Sullivan Animation Annemation Productions Inc. |
Based on L. M. Montgomery's children's novel of the same name | ||
| 2001 | The Trumpet of the Swan | Film | — | RichCrest Animation Studios | Based on E.B. White's children's novel of the same name | |
| "Boiler" by Limp Bizkit | Music video | — | Uncredited | |||
| Santa, Baby! | Special | 1 | Rankin/Bass Animation Studios | |||
| Aida of the Trees | Film | — | Lanterna Magica | Based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida | ||
| 2002 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | — | Todd McFarlane Productions | Comic book scenes; uncredited | ||
| WinneToons | Series | 26 | AniMagix AG | Based on Karl May's character Winnetou | ||
| "Objection" by Shakira | Music video | — | Uncredited | |||
| Beyblade: Fierce Battle | Film | — | Nippon Animation | Based on the Beyblade manga by Takao Aoki | ||
| 2003 | Ark | — | Digital Rim | |||
| The Boy | — | — | — | |||
| 2003-06 | Kid Paddle | Series | 104 | Spectra Animation | Based on Midam's comic series of the same name | |
| 2003 | Globi and the Stolen Shadows | Film | — | MotionWorks | ||
| Toto Sapore and the Magic Story of Pizza | — | Lanterna Magica | Loosely based on Roberto Piumini and Edoardo Porcaro's novel Il Cuoco prigioniero | |||
| The Animatrix | Segment: "Matriculated" | — | DNA Productions | Ink and paint | ||
| EyeToy Tales | Video game | — | SCE Korea YBM Sisa |
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| 2005 | Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry | Film | — | Warner Bros. Animation | ||
| 2005-06 | Firehouse Tales | Series | 26 | |||
| 2006 | PollyWorld | Film | — | curious?ictures | ||
| 2007 | Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura | Series | 5 | Tooncan | Unfinished | |
| 2006-07 | Apple Candy Girl | 39 | — | |||
| 2007 | Nocturna | Film | — | Filmax Animation | ||
| 2008 | Dead Space: Downfall | — | Film Roman | Based on the 2008 video game by Electronic Arts | ||
| 2008-09 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Series | 26 | Adelaide Productions | ||
| 2009-11 | Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | 52 | Rainbow | |||
| 2010-11 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | 26 | Darby Pop Productions | |||
| 2010 | Fratellini | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–present | Bob's Burgers | Series | 249 | Wilo Productions | Credited as "Hanho" | |
| 2011 | Allen Gregory | 7 | A J. Paul/A. Mogel/D. Goodman Piece of Business | |||
| 2011-15 | China, IL | 30 (+2 pilots) | Neely Comics Working for Monsters Titmouse Williams Street |
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| 2012-15 | Brickleberry | 36 | Damn! Show Productions | |||
| Black Dynamite | 20 | Ars Nova Entertainment Williams Street Titmouse Cartoon Network Studios N-BOMB SQUAD |
Based on the 2009 film of the same name | |||
| 2013-16 | Turbo Fast | 52 | Titmouse | Based on the 2013 film Turbo | ||
| 2013 | Murder Police | — | Fuzzy Door Productions | Unproduced | ||
| 2016 | Bordertown | 13 | Hentemann Films | |||
| 2018-22 | Paradise PD | 40 | Damn! Show Productions Bento Box Entertainment |
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| 2017-21 | Castlevania | 32 | Powerhouse Animation Mua Film Tiger Animation |
Based on the Konami video game franchise of the same name | ||
| 2020-22 | Duncanville | 39 | Scullys Productions |
Original productions
[edit]- Dooly the Little Dinosaur (아기공룡 둘리) (October 1987 – May 1988, Animation production shared with AKOM, Shin Dong-heon Productions and Sam Young Animation)
- Guru Cabbage and Guru Radish's Once Upon a Time (배추도사 무도사의 옛날 옛적에) (1990, Animation production shared with Dong Yang Animation, Shin Won Animation and Take One)
- Fly, Superboard (날아라 슈퍼보드) (August 1990 – January 2002)
- Eunbi & Kabi's Once Upon a Time (은비 까비의 옛날 옛적에) (1991, Animation production shared with Sei Young Animation and Dong Woo Animation)
- Sun-Shining Tree (햇살나무) (September 23, 1991)
- Hocus Pocus! Story Pouch (콩딱쿵! 이야기 주머니) (1997, Animation production shared with AKOM and Shin Won Productions)
- My Dear Daigoro (내친구 다이고로) (2003)
- Sao Village (사오마을 대소동) (2003)
- Elysium (엘리시움) (2003, Credited as Hanho Animation)
