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Alpha Group Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese multinational conglomerate with
animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...
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, mass media asset and entertainment company headquartered created by Cai Dongqing in 1993. In 2016, it changed name from Alpha Animation (, in short 奥飞动漫/ 奧飛動漫/ Aòfēi Dòngmàn, English: Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Company). The company has a
Chinese webcomics () are Chinese-language comics produced in China and Taiwan. Whilst Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China in some shape or form throughout its imperial history, the term first appeared in 1904 in a comic titled ''Cu ...
site, U17, and also an American film company, Alpha Pictures, and has announced the creation of an animation division also based in the United States.


History


Auldey Toys

In 1993, Cai Dongqing spent 800,000 RMB to establish Auldeytoys company in Chenghai County,
Shantou Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative ...
City,
Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
Province, China. But the company couldn't develop, so in order to solve this trouble Cai established "Guangzhou Alpha Culture Spread Company".


Alpha Animation

In 2006, Alpha Animation used ads to sell "yo-yo" ball, and Blazing Teens (Chinese: 火力少年王). In 2007, Alpha was transformed to establish "Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Company". In 2012, Alpha Animation partnered with
Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
to co-develop brands for China and other global markets. One of the brands selected was Alpha's ''
Blazing Teens ''Blazing Teens'' is a Chinese television series created by Alpha Group Co., Ltd. and Auldey Toys in 2006. It is the television adaptation of Auldey's yo-yo line of the same name. Premise The show focuses on high schools that hold yo-yo cont ...
'' series, alongside an unnamed Hasbro property. The first results from this collaboration include '' Blazing Team'' and a
Kre-O KRE-O is a line of construction toys (similar to Lego and Mega Bloks) manufactured by South Korea-based Oxford and marketed by Hasbro. Kre-O was released in stores in Fall 2011. The name ''Kre-O'' comes from the Latin word ''creo'', which means ...
line of toys based on Alpha's ''Armor Hero'' franchise, both of which launched in late 2015.


Subsidiaries


Creative Power Entertaining

Creative Power Entertaining Co., Ltd. (CPE) (Simplified Chinese: 广东原创动力文化传播有限公司, Traditional: 廣東原創動力文化傳播有限公司, Pinyin: Guǎngdōng Yuánchuàng Dònglì Wénhuà Chuánbō Yǒuxiàngōngsī, in short 原创动力/ 原創動力/ Yuánchuàng Dònglì) is a Chinese animation company, established in 2004. It was purchased by Alpha Animation in October 2013.


Mingxin Chuangyi Cartoon

Guangdong Mingxin Chuangyi Cartoon Co., Ltd. (Simplified Chinese: 广东明星创意动画有限公司, Traditional: 廣東明星創意動畫有限公司, Pinyin: Guǎngdōng Míngxīng Chuàngyì Dònghuà Yǒuxiàngōngsī, in short 明星动画/ 明星動畫/ Míngxīng Dònghuà) (Former Happytoon Computer Entertainment Inc.), in short "MSC Co., Ltd." is a studio created by “the father of Pleasant Goat”, Huang Wei-ming, after he left Creative Power Entertaining. In July 2012, he did not have enough money to make animation, so Alpha Group purchased 70% of the shares.


Siyue Xinkong

Beijing Siyue Xinkong Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Simplified Chinese: 北京四月星空网络技术有限公司, Traditional: 北京四月星空網絡技術有限公司, Pinyin: Běijīng Sìyuè Xīngkōng Wǎngluò Jìshù Yǒuxiàngōngsī) is a Chinese animation website and Cartoon business, established in May 2009, which has a Cartoon website "u17". On the evening of 11 August 2015, Alpha Animation announced it spent 904 million RMB to purchase it 100% of the shares, according "cash and stock".


Jia-jia Cartoon Channel

Guangdong Radio and Television Jia-jia Cartoon Channel (Simplified Chinese: 广东广播电视台嘉佳卡通频道, Traditional: 廣東廣播電視台嘉佳卡通頻道, Pinyin: Guǎngdōng Guǎngbò Diànshìtái Jiā Jiā Kǎtōng Píndào, in short 嘉佳卡通频道/ 嘉佳卡通頻道/ Jiā Jiā Kǎtōng Píndào) starting broadcasting on September 16, 2006, it was licensed by
SARFT The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) is a ministry-level executive agency controlled by the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its main task is the administration and supervision of state-owned enterp ...
, and it belongs to Southern Media Group, Guangdong Radio and Television's Animation TV channels. In 2010, Alpha Animation purchased 60% of the shares, getting 30-year broadcasting rights. In the middle of 2011, Jia-jia started broadcasting to China on satellite.


Filmography


Films

* ''
Cast Away ''Cast Away'' is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in ...
'' (2000) * ''
Armor Hero Atlas ''Armor Hero Atlas'' () is a 2014 Chinese science fiction action film directed by Zheng Guowei, based on the television series ''Armor Hero Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to ...
'' (2014) * '' The Strange House'' (2015) * '' Balala the Fairies: Princess Camellia'' (2015) * '' Armor Hero Captor King'' (2016) * ''Armor Hero Emperor'' (2010) * ''Armor Hero Hunter Movie'' (TBA) * ''
Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...
'' (2016) (partial financing) * '' Backkom Bear: Agent 008'' (2017) * '' Balala the Fairies: the Movie'' (2013) * '' Meet the Pegasus'' (2014) * '' Paris Holiday'' (2015) * '' The Mermaid'' (2016) * '' Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf – Amazing Pleasant Goat'' (2015) *'' Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf - Dunk for Future'' (2022) * '' One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes 2'' (2017) *'' The Flash and Dash Movie - 3D Movie'' (July 12 2021) * '' Agent Backkom: Kings Bear'' (2021) * ''
Extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
'' (2021) * '' The Revenant'' (2015) (partial financing)


Television series

* ''
Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...
'' (2012) * ''
Aggretsuko ''Aggretsuko'', also known by its original Japanese title , is a Japanese animated comedy streaming television series based on the eponymous character created by "Yeti" for the mascot company Sanrio. The character first appeared in a series of ...
'' (2018-present) * ''
Squid Game ''Squid Game'' () is a South Korean survival drama television series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. Its cast includes Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryou ...
'' (2021) * ''
Pikwik Pack ''Pikwik Pack'' is a Canadian animated children's television series. It was created by Mary Bredin, Frank Falcone and Rachel Reade Marcus, and produced by Corus Entertainment and Guru Studio. The series premiered on Disney Junior in the United S ...
'' (2020) * '' Backkom'' (2020) * ''Armor Hero'' (2008) * ''Armor Hero Captor'' (2015) * ''Armor Hero Captor King'' (2017) * ''Armor Hero Hunter'' (2018-2020) * ''Armor Hero Lava'' (2013) * ''Armor Hero XT '' (2011) * ''Battle Strike Team: Giant Saver'' (2012) * ''Battle Strike Team: Railway Vanguard'' (2020) * ''Battle Strike Team: Rescue Engine'' (2016) * ''Battle Strike Team: Space Deleter'' (2014) * ''
Balala the Fairies ''Balala the Fairies'', or ''Balala, Little Magic Fairy'' (巴啦啦小魔仙, ''Bālālā xiǎo mó xian''), is a Chinese magical girl metaseries created and produced by Alpha Group Co., Alpha Group. Each series focuses on a group of magical ...
'' (2008–present) * '' Blazing Team'' (2015–2017, co-production with
Hasbro Studios Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
) * ''
Blazing Teens ''Blazing Teens'' is a Chinese television series created by Alpha Group Co., Ltd. and Auldey Toys in 2006. It is the television adaptation of Auldey's yo-yo line of the same name. Premise The show focuses on high schools that hold yo-yo cont ...
'' (2006–2015) * ''
Dragon Warrior previously published as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until 2005, is a franchise of Japanese role-playing video games created by Armor Project (Yuji Horii), Bird Studio ( Akira Toriyama) and Sugiyama Kobo (Koichi Sugiyama) to its publ ...
'' (2003-2011) * ''Electro Boy'' (2008–2013) * ''Flash and Dash'' (2008-2012) * ''Go For Speed'' (2008) * ''Hover Champs'' (2011) * '' The Family of Greenwood'' (2006) * ''Infinity Nado'' (2012–2018) * ''King of Warrior EX'' (2007) * ''Legends of Spark'' (2021) * ''Mask Master'' (2013) * '' Paboo & Mojies'' (2012-2015) * ''Peek a Boo'' (2021) * ''
Nana Moon Victoria "Nana" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Hilda Braid. In a special episode, Kate Colgrave Pope played her as a 24-year-old in a flashback episode from 1944. She was introduced alongside her ...
'' (2013) * ''Opti-Morphs/Screechers Wild!'' (2016-2018) * ''
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf ''Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf'' is a Chinese animated anime-influenced television series created by animation director Huang Weiming and produced by Creative Power Entertaining. The show is about a group of goats living on the Green Green ...
'' (2005–present) * '' Rev and Roll'' (2019) * ''
Super Wings ''Super Wings'' ( ko, 출동! 슈퍼윙스, Chuldong! Syupeo Wingseu, zh, s=超级飞侠, p=Chāojí fēi xiá) is an animated television series created by Gil Hoon Jung and produced by the company made by himself, FunnyFlux Entertainment, i ...
'' (2015–present) * ''
Show By Rock ''Show by Rock!!'' (stylized as ''SHOW BY ROCK!!''; also known as ''Show by Rock!! Gonna be a Music Millionaire!'') is a mobile rhythm video game developed and published by Geechs (later Edia), in conjunction with Sanrio. It is Sanrio's f ...
'' (2017) * ''The Legend of Armor Hero'' (2018) * '' The Mechnimals'' (2011) * '' Vary Peri'' (2012–2013) * ''Katuri'' (2018) * '' Jing-ju Cats'' (2015) * ''
Chicago P.D. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind th ...
'' (2014) * '' Chicago Fire'' (2012) * ''
Chicago Justice ''Chicago Justice'' is an American legal drama television series that aired on NBC from March 1 to May 14, 2017. The series was created by Dick Wolf and is the fourth installment of Wolf's ''Chicago'' franchise. A backdoor pilot aired on May 11, ...
'' (2017) * ''
Chicago Med ''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, and is the third installment of Wolf Entertainment's ''Chicago'' franchise. The series premiered on NBC on November 17, 2015. ''Chicago Med'' ...
'' (2015) * ''
Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...
'' (2009) * ''
Littlest Pet Shop Littlest Pet Shop is a toy franchise and cartoon series owned by Hasbro. The original toy series was produced by Kenner in the early 1990s. An animated television series was made in 1995 by Sunbow Productions and Jean Chalopin Creativite et Deve ...
'' (2021) * '' Balala The Fairies: Kirakira Recipe a la Mode'' (2017)


References


External links


Auldeytoys official website
{{Animation industry in China Chinese animation studios Toy companies of China Companies based in Shantou Mass media companies established in 1993 Chinese companies established in 1993 Companies listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Manufacturing companies established in 1993 Toy companies established in 1993