K.K. C&D Asia (originally founded as KK DIC Asia) was a Japanese animation studio co-established in 1983 by DiC founder Jean Chalopin and former TMS Entertainment producers Tetsuo Katayama and Shigeru Akagawa. The studio was specifically created for DIC to bypass overseas animation subcontractors, and so was their own personal outsourcing studio. They were often paired with other animation studios, Mook DLE in particular.
Katayama later left the studio around 1988 to work for Studio Junio through his company called Image K. In the same year after Andy Heyward split the US operations away, Chalopin kept the ownership of the studio, diverting it to his new studio Créativité et Développement (C&D), and renamed it as KK C&D Asia, becoming the studio's own personal outsourcing studio.
In 2000, following the closure of Créativité et Développement and it's folding into Saban Entertainment, as well as the lack of any Japanese content produced by the studio following a new law, KK C&D Asia was closed. Most of its employees now work for Production I.G.
KK C&D worked on the following shows (note that many of these shows are collaborations with other studios):
Western Animation
- Adventures of T-Rex, The (with Madhouse, Mook DLE, Philippine Animation Studio Inc., Samil, Kitty Films, and Hung Long)
- Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, The (uncredited)
- ALF Tales (with Mook and Studio Shaft)
- Beverly Hills Teens (with Mook & Hong Ying)
- The BOTS Master (with Dong Woo Animation and other studios)
- Care Bears (DiC series, with Studio Korumi, Studio Junio and Nippon Animation)
- Conan the Adventurer (some episodes; others by AKOM)
- C.O.P.S. (Animated Series) (with Mook and Aubec)
- Dinosaucers (with Madhouse, Studio Kuma and Aubec)
- Diplodo (with Dong Yang, Production Grimi, Studio Korumi, and Take One)
- Golden Films videos (with Mook and PASI, and layouts provided by Ad Cosmo, Anime Spot, Group Zen, Imagin, Random, and Teleimage)
- Aladdin
- Beauty and the Beast
- Little Mermaid, The
- Pinocchio
- Sinbad
- Three Musketeers, The
- Thumbelina
- Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch (with Amisong Pro, Samil and Anirom, and layouts provided by Group Zen and Studio Boomerang)
- Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (Second season, replacing TMS and Wang; along with other studios)
- Inspector Gadget (Second season, uncredited; with assistance from other studios)
- James Bond Jr. (uncredited)
- Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (with Sunrise, Shaft and other studios)
- Jetlag Productions videos (with Animal Ya, Amisong, Samil, Sung, and Young Woo, and layouts provided by Anime Spot, Group Zen, Studio Boomerang, and Studio Kuma):
- Alice in Wonderland
- Cinderella
- Curly: The Littlest Puppy
- Happy, the Littlest Bunny
- Heidi
- Hunchback of Notre Dame, The
- Jungle Book
- Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
- Magic Gift of the Snowman
- Kidd Video (Season 2* ; replacing Cuckoo's Nest Studios)
- King Arthur & the Knights of Justice (season 1 with Mook, Imagin, and Yumeta Company; season 2 with Amisong, Samil, Sung, and Young Woo)
- Les Exploits d'Arsene Lupin (aka Night Hood) (with Animation Service (HK) and Animation Enterprises)
- Little Shop (with uncredited assistance by Mook & Philippine Animation Studio Inc.)
- Littlest Pet Shop (1995) (with Amisong, Samil, Sung, Young Woo, and Hee Won; series with Wang and AKOM)
- M.A.S.K. (Season 1 only; with Ashi Productions, Visual 80, Hanho Heung-Up and other companies)
- Michel Vaillant (aka Heroes on Hot Wheels)
- The New Adventures of He-Man (with I.T.T. and Seo Gwang)
- Pole Position (With AIC, Artmic and Visual 80)
- Popples (with Studio Junio, Shaft, Studio Korumi, Madhouse, and Random)
- Sylvanian Families (most of the series, as K.K. DiC
, alongside TMS, Sei Young and Mook) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) (some episodes from seasons 3-7, uncredited* )
- The Real Ghostbusters (most of the series, alongside Wang Film Productions, Toei Animation, Plus One Animation/Saerom, Sei Young, TMS and other studios)
- Starcom
- Video Power (season 1 only; with Mook and Hong Ying)
Anime
- Biology of Confucius
- Chirorin Mura Monogatari
- Lupin III (Finish Animation for the special Bye Bye, Lady Liberty)
- Montana Jones (Key Animation and Production Cooperation)
- Oh! My Konbu (Production Cooperation)
- Parasol Henbee
- Penguin Memories (One of the very few anime works (known) to be done by KK C&D Asia note and the only one known to be led by them. Produced by Suntory, who had them animate the commercials as well; Movie with Studio Junio)
- Space Family Carlvinson (Finish Assistance)
- What's Michael? (TV series; OVA episodes done by Kitty Films)
Tropes associated with KK C&D:
- Animated Adaptation: Heathcliff, Pole Position, The Real Ghostbusters, ALF Tales & Little Shop
- Animation Bump: Occasionally.
- Limited Animation: Most of their DiC work.
- Merchandise-Driven: MASK, COPS, Care Bears, Popples, Sylvanian Families
