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DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd, also known as DongWoo A&E Co. Ltd (Korean: 동우에이엔이), is an animation studio located in Seoul, South Korea. It has produced many animated series and films created and produced in the United States, Canada, South Korea and Japan. The current CEO of the studio is Kim Young-doo.^[1]

^ Kim, Seong-ho (November 26, 2014). 김영두 동우 대표 "법정관리 두번 들어갈 일 아니더라" [Kim Young-doo, Dongwoo CEO: "It's not worth going into court receivership twice"]. Money Today (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Daum.

History

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The company was established in 1991 as DongWoo Donghwa (동우동화).^[1]

In 1994, it had become first priority work-for-hire studio for Studio Gallop.

In 1998, it began to work directly with Sony Columbia TriStar (USA) and since 2002 has been a main source of overseas animation production for Warner Bros. Animation.

In April 1999, the company was renamed to DongWoo Animation Corporation (Dongwoo A&E Corporation) (동우애니메이션 & 엔터테인먼트).

BASToF Lemon, the company's first original animated series, began its broadcast in 2001.

In January 2002, Dongwoo opened its Los Angeles Office.

In April 2004, Dongwoo opened its Gangwon office.

In April 2012, DongWoo Animation & Entertainment was renamed to Dongwoo A&E Co., Ltd (동우에이앤이㈜).

^ Lee, Chang-woo (October 20, 2020). ㈜동우에이앤이, 2D·3D 애니메이션 30년 노력..글로벌 도약 [Dongwoo A&E Co. Ltd, 30 years effort of 2D and 3D animation.. Global leap]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Daum.

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