KK C&D Asia was a Japanese studio co-established in 1983 by DiC founder Jean Chalopin and former TMS Entertainment producers Tetsuo Katayama and Shigeru Akagawa. As a result, the company mostly worked for Jean Chalopin's company Créativité et Développement (C&D), and DiC, whom had some ownership in the studio (it was sometimes referred to as KK DiC as a result) until 1988. 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 2000, the company closed for money costs and lack of any Japanese content; most of its employees now are working at 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)
- 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. (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)
- Aladdin
- Beauty and the Beast
- Pinocchio
- Sinbad
- Three Musketeers, The
- Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch (with Amisong Pro, Samil and Anirom)
- Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (Second season, replacing TMS and Wang; along with other studios)
- Inspector Gadget (Second season, uncredited; with assistance from other studios)
- Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (with Sunrise, Shaft and other studios)
- Jetlag Productions videos (with Animal Ya and Korean studios):
- 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
- Thumbelina
- King Arthur & the Knights of Justice (season 1 solo; 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 (uncredited assistance by Mook & Philippine Animation Studio Inc.)
- Littlest Pet Shop (1995) (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)
- Pole Position (With AIC, Artmic and Visual 80)
- Popples (with Studio Junio, Shaft, Studio Korumi, and Madhouse)
- Sylvanian Families (most of the series, as K.K. DiC
, alongside TMS, Sei Young and Mook) - 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
- Montana Jones (Key Animation)
- Neo-Tokyo (Photography)
- 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)
- Twilight of the Cockroaches (Photography Assistance)
- What's Michael? (TV series; OVA episodes done by Kitty Films)
Unconfirmed:
- Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, The (Kazumi Fukushima is credited as an animation advisor)
- James Bond Jr.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
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
- Off-Model: Quite a bit, especially with DiC.
