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1	Han-guk Manhwa Aenimeisyeon (Korean : 한국 만화 애니메이션) or Aeni for short refers to UsefulNotes/{{South Korea}}n Animation. For Korean comic books, see {{Manhwa}}.
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3	South Korean animation nominally began with a commercial for Lucky Toothpaste in 1956. However, it is usually agreed that it really began with the production of ''Hong Gil-dong'', the country's first animated feature by Shin Dong Woo of the Shin Dong Hyun brothers (S. Korea's answer to Walt and Roy Disney), adapted from the ''Hong Gil-dong the Hero'' comic strip by Shin Dong-woo. It was produced by Seki Production and directed by Shin Dong-Heon. ''Hong Gil-dong'' achieved tremendous success after its initial premiere on January 21, 1967, sparking public interest in S. Korean animation. After one more film, however, the Shin brothers' success ended due to a dispute with their distributor.
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5	There were several factors that influenced Seki Production to finally produce this first Korean animated feature. First was the considerable success of re-introducing several classic animated features (mostly Disney ones such as ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' and ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'') to a new generation. Second was the screen quota system that required some movie theaters that generally played foreign films to screen Korean movies around 60-90 days out of a year. Because Seki Production (who owned many of those theaters) wanted something exciting to run during those times in order to minimize the loss of revenue, they turned to animation as the answer. Third was the harsh censorship enacted by the new Motion Picture Law that somehow did not apply to children's movies.
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7	''Hong Gil-dong'' soon was followed by Korea's first stop motion animation, ''Heungbu and Nolbu'', directed by Kang Tae-wong, on June 30, 1967. Other notable animation features include ''Hopi and Chadol Bawi'' (1967), ''Golden Iron Man'' (1967), ''Son O-Gong'' (1968, a Korean-Japanese production), ''The Golden Bat'' (1968), ''General Hong Gil-dong'' (1969), ''Treasure Island'' (1969), ''Prince Hodong and the Princess of Nakrang'' (1971), ''Lightning Atom'' (1971) and ''War of the Monster'' (1972).
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9	After that brief expansion, the market for S. Korean animation rapidly shrank as the country was flooded with foreign animated films and TV shows until the arrival of one of the most beloved S. Korean animated films, ''Animation/RobotTaekwonV'', directed by Kim Cheong-gi, in 1976. The animation productions then became more abundant, and during 1976 to 1985 there were 62 animation features produced.
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11	Animation production then shifted to TV series to serve the growth of tourism regarding two international sports events that were being hosted by South Korea: the Asian Games in 1986 and the Olympic Games in 1988. KBS produced the first Korean animated TV series, ''Wandering [=KKachi=]'', in 1987.
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13	During the 1970s and 1980s, the South Korean government implemented a [[BannedInChina ban]] on Japanese media, including newspapers, magazines, movies, television programs and manga.[[note]] Partly due to atrocities and Japanese cultural imperialism during UsefulNotes/{{Imperial Japan}}'s colonization of Korea.[[/note]] S. Korean animation was in its infancy during this period. Many examples of early S. Korean animation incorporated unauthorized uses of Japanese anime characters and likenesses. For example, ''Space Black Knight'' featured characters that looked exactly like Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, Sayla Mass and Dozle Zabi of ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. In ''Space Gundam V'', the protagonist mecha was an unlicensed version of the VF-1J Valkyrie from ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''.
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15	Another important note regarding animation development in Korea was the growth of animation industries that did the subcontracting work for overseas productions, most notably for American and Japanese studios. (In a couple instances, these same studios produced films ''directly'' plagiarized from anime that was subcontracted to them. For example, Toei outsourced some of ''Video Senshi Laserion'' to Korean studio Creator/DaiWon, who then made a ''Laserion'' ripoff called ''Video Ranger 007'' which reused not only designs, but also ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8PcWphsmPU animation]]'' from the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6lq1qaQ1iU original]]. This also happened with a Korean ripoff of ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Gatchaman II]]'' called ''Eagle 5 Brothers'' which [[http://blog.naver.com/connell3/50016439194 copied entire scenes from the series]] and condensed them into a 70-minute film.)
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17	With the rising cost of living in South Korea, Western producers decided to shift production to lower-cost areas such as China and Vietnam in the 1990s, and consequently the animation industry in Korea faced great turmoil. Although several studios managed to retain contracts for high profile animations such as ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', it became evident that the only way to survive was by developing original productions.
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19	Recent developments in South Korean animation parallel those in the country's industrial policy, which is noted for government working hand-in-hand with the private sector. The most impressive example of this collaboration was SICAF, where attendance was over 300,000, once again illustrating the great interest in locally-made product. The S. Korean government also sees animation as the most competitive industry for the 21st century. To demonstrate their confidence, it has provided tax breaks by changing animation's industrial classification and providing services to producers--two changes which clearly demonstrate the government's commitment to the field.
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21	In contrast to Japan, Korea rarely adapts its manhwa into animated form. However, Korea has been responsible for countless animated series from around the world, most coming from Japan, making it undoubtedly the largest supplier of television animation in the world. Industry estimates are not always precise, but no one would argue that in peak production years the country's production houses can turn out over a thousand half-hour (22 minute) episodes. Despite being the largest producer of animation for television, Korea's animation industry has acquired the unique distinction of its domestic animation being dominated by feature films.
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23	Like a lot of things in Korea, a bulk of the animation studios are located in UsefulNotes/{{Seoul}}.
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25	This page is about animated works from South Korea. If you're looking for those from North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), then you might not have much luck other than ''Animation/SquirrelAndHedgehog''.
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27	!Korean Animation Tropes
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29	* AnimationAgeGhetto: Despite the large volume of animation S. Korea produces, almost all of it produced for the Korean market is made for kids. This is starting to change, though.
30	* {{Animesque}}: After having done animation segments for Japanese shows for so long, it is no wonder there is such an influence.
31	* SuperRobot: Many earlier Korean animations are just this.
32	* ToiletHumor: Koreans are more keen on this than the Japanese.
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34	See also {{Anime}}, Japanese animation and AsianAnimation.
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36	!By Decade
37	[[index]]
38	* HangukManhwaAenimeisyeonOfThe2000s
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40	!Animated Films
41	* ''Hong Gil-dong'' (1967) - South Korea's first animated feature.
42	* ''War of the Monsters'' (1972)
43	* ''Iron Man 007'' (1976)
44	* ''Animation/RobotTaekwonV'' (1976) [=AKA=] Voltar The Invincible
45	* ''Taekwon Boy Maruchi and Arachi'' (1977)
46	* ''Golden Wings 123'' (1978) [=AKA=] ''Goldwing''
47	* ''Starland Trio'' (1979)
48	* ''Super Manzinger 3'' (1982)
49	* ''Solar Adventure'' (1982)
50	* ''Computer Nuclear Warship Bombing Operation'' (1983) [=AKA=] ''Savior of the Earth''
51	* ''Super Express Mazinger 7'' (1983) [=AKA=] ''Protectors of Universe''
52	* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Gundam_V Space Gundam V]]'' (1983)
53	* ''Super Titan 15'' (1983)
54	* ''Phoenix Robot Phoenix King'' (1984) [=AKA=] ''Defenders of Space''
55	* ''Video Ranger 007'' (1984)
56	* ''King Robot'' (1985)
57	* ''Micro-Commando Diatron-5'' (1985) [=AKA=] ''Animation/SpaceTransformers''
58	* ''The Adventures of Lotty'' (1990)
59	* ''Animation/SpaceThunderKids'' (1991)
60	* ''Blue Seagull'' (1994)
61	* ''Animation/SuperKid'' (1994) [=AKA=] ''Super Child''
62	* ''Armageddon'' (1996)
63	* ''The Last Warrior Ryan'' (1997)
64	* ''Animation/TurtleHero'' (2001)
65	* ''Animation/MyBeautifulGirlMari'' (2002)
66	* ''Oseam'' (2003)
67	* ''Wonderful Days'' (2003) [=AKA=] ''Animation/SkyBlue''
68	* ''Animation/{{Hammerboy}}'' (2004)
69	* ''Animation/EmpressChung'' (2005)
70	* ''Animation/TheToyWarrior'' (2005)
71	* ''Animation/AachiAndSsipak'' (2006)
72	* ''Animation/YobiTheFiveTailedFox'' (2007)
73	* ''Mug Travel'' (2007)
74	* ''Animation/TheKingOfPigs'' (2011)
75	* ''Animation/LeafieAHenIntoTheWild'' (2011)
76	%% Space Black Knight is listed here just because date of release is unknown. It appears to be an 80's title but this is uncertain.
77	* ''Space Black Knight'' [=AKA=] ''Captain of Cosmos''
78	* ''Animation/DinoTime'' (2012)
79	* ''Animation/SpecklesTheTarbosaurus'' (2012)
80	* ''Animation/{{Padak}}'' (2012)
81	* ''Animation/SatelliteGirlAndMilkCow'' (2014)
82	* ''Animation/MiniforceNewHeroesRise'' (2016) - {{prequel}} to the 2014 ''Animation/{{Miniforce}}'' animated TV series listed below
83	* ''Animation/SeoulStation'' (2016) - A {{prequel}} to ''Film/TrainToBusan'' released in the same year
84	* ''Lost in the Moonlight'' (2016)
85	* ''Animation/DinoKing3DJourneyToFireMountain'' (2017)
86	* ''Animation/TheUnderdog'' (2018)
87	* ''Animation/RedShoesAndTheSevenDwarfs'' (2019)
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89	!Animated TV shows
90	* ''The Adventures of Koby & the Oakey Dokeys''
91	* ''Apple Candy Girl''
92	* ''Aqua Kids''
93	* ''ARPO: The Robot for All Kids'' [[note]] The original series made in [[UsefulNotes/TheNewTens 2012]] is a [[UsefulNotes/SouthKorea South Korean]]-[[UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} Malaysian]] co-production, while the 2019 reboot is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom British]]-Spanish co-production. [[/note]]
94	* ''Animation/ArtOdyssey''
95	* ''Animation/BabySharksBigShow'' (South Korean-American co-production)
96	* ''Animation/BanzisSecretDiary''
97	* ''Bangle School''
98	* ''BASToF Lemon''
99	* ''Bellbug Popo''
100	* ''Black Rubber Shoes''
101	* ''Animation/BreadBarbershop''
102	* ''Bubble Bubble Cook'' (보글보글쿡)
103	* ''Bug Fighter'' (인조곤충 버그파이터)
104	* ''Animation/{{Canimals}}''
105	* ''Capsule Boy - Protect the Universe''
106	* ''Animation/CatchTeenieping''
107	* ''Chiro and Friends''
108	* ''Cloud Bread''
109	* ''Animation/ColorfulCrayon''
110	* ''Animation/CubixRobotsForEveryone''
111	* ''Curious Ping & Pong''
112	* ''Dalki''
113	* ''Dalja, The Vampire Girl''
114	* ''Manhwa/DoolyTheLittleDinosaur''
115	* ''Animation/{{Dreamkix}}''
116	* ''EORI''
117	* ''Fire Beadman''
118	* ''Animation/FloweringHeart''
119	* ''The Flying Superboard''
120	* ''Galaxy Kids'' (갤럭시 키즈)
121	* ''Animation/GhostMessenger''
122	* ''Go Go Dino''
123	* ''Animation/GuardianFairyMichel''
124	* ''Animation/TheHauntedHouseTheSecretOfTheGhostBall''
125	* ''Animation/HelloJadoo''
126	* ''Hello Woobi Boy''
127	* ''Iljimae''
128	* ''Animation/IronKid''
129	* ''Jang Geum's Dream''
130	* ''Journey of Long''
131	* ''Kokomom''
132	* ''Animation/KoongyaKoongya''
133	* ''Animation/{{Larva}}''
134	* ''Lazenca: Revival of a Myth''
135	* ''Animation/LegendOfBlue''
136	* ''Webcomic/{{Lookism}}''
137	* ''Magic Kid Masuri''
138	* ''Mask Man'' (마스크맨)
139	* ''Animation/MaskMasters''
140	** Synostone
141	* ''Medical Island''
142	* ''Mental Rope'' (''Hang On'' in English)
143	* ''Animation/{{Miniforce}}''
144	** ''Miniforce X''
145	** ''Miniforce: Super Dinosaur power''
146	** ''Miniforce: Animaltron''
147	** ''Miniforce: V-Rangers''
148	* ''Mix Master: King of Cards''
149	* ''Nalong''
150	* ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' (also known as ''Tooba Tooba Noonbory'')
151	* ''Olympus Guardian''
152	* ''Penking & Liking''
153	* ''Petit Petit Muse''
154	* ''Animation/PororoTheLittlePenguin''
155	* ''Animation/PrincessPring''
156	* ''Animation/{{Pucca}}''
157	* ''Animation/RainbowRuby''
158	* ''Rainbow Bubblegem''
159	* ''Restol: The Special Rescue Squad''
160	* ''Revbahaf Kingdom''
161	* ''Animation/RobocarPoli''
162	* ''Rocket Boy & Toro''
163	* ''Rolling Stars''
164	* ''Animation/RunningMan''
165	* ''Schooland'' (스쿨랜드)
166	* ''Secret Jouju''
167	* ''Semi and the Magic Cube''
168	* ''Shadow Fighter''
169	* ''Shasha & Milo'' (South Korean-French-Chinese-Latin American co-production)
170	* ''Animation/ShiningStar''
171	* ''Space Hip Hop Duck''
172	* ''Spheres''
173	* "Spookiz"
174	* ''[=SofyRuby=]''
175	* ''Animation/SuperWings'' (South Korean-Chinese-American co-production)
176	* ''Taeng-gu & Ulasyong''
177	* ''Anime/TaiChiChasers''
178	* ''Tales of Greenery''
179	* ''Tank Knights Fortress''
180	* ''Animation/TayoTheLittleBus''
181	* ''Animation/TeaTeaCherry''
182	* ''Animation/TicketyToc''
183	* ''Time Traveler Luke'' (South Korean-Malaysian co-production)
184	* ''Animation/{{Tobot}}''
185	** ''Animation/TobotGalaxyDetectives''
186	* ''Tori Go! Go!''
187	* ''Turning Mecard''
188	* ''Ulineun Myeong-tam-jeong''
189	* ''Uniminipet''
190	* ''Animation/{{VickyAndJohnny}}'' (South Korean-Spanish co-production)
191	* ''Wandering [=KKachi=]''
192	* ''White Heart Baekgu''
193	* ''Animation/YoohooAndFriends''
194	** ''WesternAnimation/YoohooToTheRescue'' (South Korean-Italian co-production)
195	* ''Yorang-Ah Yorang-Ah''
196	* ''Young-sim''
197	* ''Animation/ZSquad'' (South Korean-Canadian co-production)
198	* ''Animation/ZellyGo''
199	* ''Anime/{{Zoobles}}'' (South Korean-Japanese co-production)
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201	!Animated Webtoons
202	* ''Avata Star Sue''
203	* ''Interforce:Seoul''
204	* ''Love Love Campus''
205	* ''Mashimaro''
206	* ''WebAnimation/MedicalIsland''
207	* ''WebAnimation/PinkBitchClub''
208	* ''Psycho Nyanya''
209	* ''Someone Else's BL Cartoon''
210	* ''WebAnimation/ThereSheIs''
211	* ''Webcomic/WelcomeToTheConvenienceStore''
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213	!Other
214	* ''Animation/DoggyPoo''
215	* ''Mad Monkey''
216	* ''Animation/{{Mignon}}''
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218	!See also
219	* ''Animation/SquirrelAndHedgehog'', a '''North''' Korean animated series
220	[[/index]]

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