Iconix Entertainment
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Iconix Entertainment, headquartered in Seoul
, Korea
, is a major Korean entertainment
company formed by the merger of Iconix. The company is commonly referred to as "Iconix", the same name used in previous incarnations of Iconix.
Iconix also produces an anime
review entertainment
, Korea
; as well as an Korean language
version of Toei Animation
's Ojamajo Doremi series
(Mahodo manga) animation, and a called Michel (animation). It used to other animation, and featured storylines inappropriate for Pororo
, though not animated entertainment (see Anime
).
Iconix is jointly-owned by the animation companies Toei Animation
and Studio Kaab
, Hanaro Telecom, Ocon
, Roi Visual, DR Movie
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, Ricky & Ralph and others. It also handles distribution licensing for the following:
· Studio Kaab
· Hanaro Telecom · Ocon
· Roi Visual· DR Movie
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, is a major Korean entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
company formed by the merger of Iconix. The company is commonly referred to as "Iconix", the same name used in previous incarnations of Iconix.
Iconix also produces an anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
review entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
; as well as an Korean language
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
version of Toei Animation
Toei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
's Ojamajo Doremi series
Ojamajo Doremi series
Magical DoReMi, known as in Japan, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi Harukaze, the girls must maintain their double lives in secret.Magical DoReMi has been followed up by...
(Mahodo manga) animation, and a called Michel (animation). It used to other animation, and featured storylines inappropriate for Pororo
Pororo
Pororo the Little Penguin is a computer-generated animated cartoon series created by Iconix Entertainment, Ocon, SK Broadband, EBS with the North Korean company Samchŏlli in Kaesŏng. Production began in 2002 and the program began airing in South Korea on EBS-TV in 2003...
, though not animated entertainment (see Anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
).
Iconix is jointly-owned by the animation companies Toei Animation
Toei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
and Studio Kaab
Studio Kaab
Studio Kaab, headquartered in Gangnam-gu Seoul, Korea, is a major Korean anime and entertainment company. The company is commonly referred to as "Kaab" ....
, Hanaro Telecom, Ocon
Ocón
Ocón is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja . Its population at January 2006 was of 322 inhabitants and has 34.3 km extension. It is formed by the villages La Villa, Pipaona, Aldealobos, Las Ruedas, Santa Lucía and Los Molinos....
, Roi Visual, DR Movie
DR Movie
Dr. Movie is very well versed in the theory behind motion picture production and frequently works with Japanese companies on anime titles. Since 1991, he has been in an exclusive partnership with the Japanese animation studio Madhouse, and in 2001, Madhouse became a partial owner/investor. In 2006,...
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Properties and Products
Animation products from Iconix include Pororo The Little Penguin, Restol, The Special Rescue SquadRestol, The Special Rescue Squad
Restol, The Special Rescue Squad is a 1999 Korean animated film created by Seoul Movie.- Plot :In 2034, the future world experienced serious natural disasters. In 2035, GEONOID was established as a company in order to protect the earth against natural calamities...
, Ricky & Ralph and others. It also handles distribution licensing for the following:
- Pororo To The Cookie Castle (OVA)
- DingaDingaDinga is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It lies between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab. The main highway that runs from Lahore to Rawalpindi is about 25 km northeast of Dinga...
- ChiroChiroChiro is a Flemish youth organisation, founded on Christian values, now only tenuously held, with 94,311 members . While mainly focusing on having fun, it also aims at developing youngsters' responsibility and skills....
- Woobiboy
- Hello, Woobiboy
- Bistro Recipe
- Ojamajo DoremiMagical DoReMiMagical DoReMi, known as in Japan, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi Harukaze, the girls must maintain their double lives in secret.Magical DoReMi has been followed up by...
(Dubbed) - Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi (Dubbed)
- Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān (Dubbed)
- Tumoya Island
- SpheresSpheres (anime)Spheres is a Korean animated television series. It is a product of the major broadcaster Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, and the animation was done by Studio Kaab, which would later animate the series Nalong.-Story:...
- Nalong, Fly To The Sky
- Cedric
- Wild Instrict
- Hero & Amy
- Turtle Hero
- Lupo AlbertoLupo AlbertoLupo Alberto is an Italian comic book series created by Guido Silvestri in 1974. It details the adventures of Lupo Alberto, a blue wolf. The main protagonist of the comic book, Lupo Alberto takes the shape of the common man who has a goal in life and a certain amount of bad luck...
- Bruno BozzettoBruno BozzettoBruno Bozzetto is an Italian cartoon animator, creator of many short pieces, mainly of a political or satirical nature. He created his first animated short "Tapum! the weapons' story" in 1958 at the age of 20. His most famous character, a hapless little man named "Signor Rossi" Bruno Bozzetto...
's The Spaghetti Family
See also
Toei AnimationToei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
· Studio Kaab
Studio Kaab
Studio Kaab, headquartered in Gangnam-gu Seoul, Korea, is a major Korean anime and entertainment company. The company is commonly referred to as "Kaab" ....
· Hanaro Telecom · Ocon
Ocón
Ocón is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja . Its population at January 2006 was of 322 inhabitants and has 34.3 km extension. It is formed by the villages La Villa, Pipaona, Aldealobos, Las Ruedas, Santa Lucía and Los Molinos....
· Roi Visual· DR Movie
DR Movie
Dr. Movie is very well versed in the theory behind motion picture production and frequently works with Japanese companies on anime titles. Since 1991, he has been in an exclusive partnership with the Japanese animation studio Madhouse, and in 2001, Madhouse became a partial owner/investor. In 2006,...