WB overusing DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd?!

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Dineshia

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I wonder if I was the only one that noticed this, but it seems since around 2001-2002, Warner Bros. Animation has been outsourcing most of their work to DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd in Korea. This stumps me because while they do use other Korean studios (such as Lotto Animation, Saerom Animation, Starburst Animation and Yearim Productions), they seem to most prominently use DongWoo Animation most of the time. In fact, if you look at almost 80% of their shows made since 2002, you will noticed that at least one episode has been animated by DongWoo Animation. Even many of their direct-to-video productions had DongWoo Animaton involved! I recently re-watched "Scooby-Doo, Pirates Ahoy!" and saw during the credits. And guess what overseas animation studio was listed? DongWoo Animation Co Ltd.

Now, I am not criticizing DongWoo's work, but it does seem WB has very little variety in overseas animation studios these days. I've seen Wang Film Productions/Cuckoo's Nest Studios do better work (WB stopped using them around 2003-2004), and Rough Draft is also pretty good, but they must be more busy than the competition (WB only used Rough Draft for those awful Looney Tunes shorts from 2003.)
In fact, I have that sinking feeling "The Looney Tunes Show" is going to be animated by DongWoo as well!

Did anyone else notice this too?
 
I agree with you on there! I like to have some animation studios besides DongWoo still work for the WB and/or even from other networks.
 
I agree with that notion that DongWoo is waaayyyy overused, and that startoons should have stayed

Unfortunately startoons is defunct as of 2001
 
You can hardly blame them. They were a really small studio and couldn't compete with people like TMS. I always prefered their work anyway.
 
We shouldn't be surpirised. I don't think it is overuse either. I think this is just a case of familiarity and lowest bidder. DongWoo was the lowest bidder, and WB is most familiar with their work.

Sometimes it is easier to go with someone you know and trust in these things, then trying your luck with someone else.The other studios may do fine work, but they may not be as known to the people that currently work at WB.
 
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