Studio Mir Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean

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based in

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. Among other works, the studio animated most of the American TV series ''

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'', the fourth season of ''

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'', the

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series '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'', '' Dota: Dragon's Blood'' and ''

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'', and films like ''

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'', '' The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf'' and '' Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge''.

History

Studio Mir was founded in 2010 by Jae-Myung Yu, together with executive director Kwang-il Han and head of business development Seung-wook Lee. Yu had previously worked for 20 years in animation, including as an animation director for the series ''

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''. He chose the studio's name after the Soviet space station ''

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'', which inspired him for its "scientific breakthrough and collaborative spirit". The studio began work with 20 animators on its first project, the

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animated series and ''Avatar'' sequel ''

'' – an unusually significant contract for a new studio, which it obtained thanks to Yu's long working relationship with the creators of both series,

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and

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. Apart from the animation itself, Mir worked with

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to contribute in ''Korra''s pre-production and storyboarding, including its elaborate martial arts choreography. Sometime after the conclusion of ''The Legend of Korra'', former Nickelodeon vice president Mark Taylor worked with Studio Mir to create the animation for the Netflix sci-fi animated series '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'' with some of the creative team from ''Korra''. Very little of the animation Mir contributed to has aired in South Korea – only the first season of ''Korra'' had a "very quiet release". Because of this, the studio is little-known domestically, and, as a consequence, the company is focused on international collaborations. The studio is working on their first original series titled ''Koji'' and looking for investors for the project.

Filmography

TV series

Additionally, Studio Mir did edits for the 2014

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English and Korean dubs of the 2005 series ''

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''.

Films

Shorts

References

External links

* * {{Animation industry in South Korea South Korean animation studios Mass media in Seoul Mass media companies established in 2010 South Korean companies established in 2010