Studio Mir

Studio Mir Co., Ltd. (Korean: 주식회사 스튜디오 미르; RR: Jusikhoesa Seutyudio Mileu) is a South Korean animation studio based in Seoul. Among other works, the studio animated most of the American TV series The Legend of Korra, the fourth season of The Boondocks, the Netflix series Voltron: Legendary Defender, Dota: Dragon's Blood and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, and films like Big Fish & Begonia, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge.

Studio Mir Co., Ltd.
Native name
주식회사 스튜디오 미르
Jusikhoesa Seutyudio Mileu
TypePrivate
IndustryTraditional hand-drawn 2D Animation
Traditional computer animation
Founded2010 (2010)
Headquarters
Seoul
,
South Korea
Area served
South Korea, United States, China
Key people
Jae-Myung Yu
(CEO)
Websitewww.studiomir.co.kr

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 Avatar: The Last Airbender. He chose the studio's name after the Soviet space station Mir, which inspired him for its "scientific breakthrough and collaborative spirit".[1]

The studio began work with 20 animators on its first project, the Nickelodeon animated series and Avatar sequel The Legend of Korra – an unusually significant contract for a new studio, which it obtained thanks to Yu's long working relationship with the creators of both series, Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino. Apart from the animation itself, Mir worked with Nickelodeon Animation Studio 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.[1]

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.[1]

The studio is working on their first original series titled Koji and looking for investors for the project.[2]

Filmography

TV series
Title Year Co-production(s) Client Notes
The Legend of Korra[3] 2012–2014 Ginormous Madman Productions
Nickelodeon Animation Studio		 Nickelodeon Animation services for all episodes (except episodes 13–18 and 21).
Black Dynamite 2012 Williams Street Adult Swim Animation services for episode 5.
The Boondocks[3][4] 2014 Sony Pictures Television Adult Swim Main animation studio for season 4.
Voltron: Legendary Defender[3] 2016–2018 DreamWorks Animation Television
World Events Productions		 Netflix Main animation studio.
Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale[3] 2017 The Lego Group Netflix Main production studio.
Young Justice: Outsiders 2019 Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment		 DC Universe Animation services for episodes 12 and 16.
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts[5] 2020 DreamWorks Animation Television Netflix Main animation studio.
Dota: Dragon's Blood[6] 2021–present Kaiju Boulevard Netflix Main production studio for season 1

Main production and animation studio for season 2

Young Justice: Phantoms[7] 2021–present Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment		 HBO Max Main animation studio
Koji[2] TBA

Additionally, Studio Mir did edits for the 2014 Disney XD English and Korean dubs of the 2005 series Doraemon.

Films
Title Year Co-production with Notes
Big Fish & Begonia[3] 2016 Beijing Enlight Media
Biantian (Beijing) Media		 Animation services
The Death of Superman 2018 Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge 2020 Warner Bros. Animation
Batman: Soul of the Dragon 2021 Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf[8] Production and animation
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms Warner Bros. Animation Animation services

Shorts
Title Year Co-production with Notes
Think Like a Man[4] 2012 Rainforest Films Animated opening sequence.
ASURA Online[3] 2013 Tencent 2D trailer.
League of Legends - Road to the Cup[3] Riot Games
Guardians of the Galaxy[3] 2015 Marvel Animation Season 1 shorts.
League of Legends - Bard: Mountain[3] Riot Games
Turtles Take Time (and Space) 2016 Nickelodeon Animation Studio
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock 2019 Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
DC Showcase: Death
Batman: Death in the Family 2020
Dota 2 - Announcing Marci[9] 2021 Valve 2D animation.

See also

References
  1. Kim, Matthew (20 January 2017). "The studio behind Voltron, Korra and more cult cartoons is just getting started". Polygon. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. Radulovic, Petrana (September 9, 2018). "The Legend of Korra studio teases new original series". Polygon. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  3. "Studio Mir - Portfolio". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. Amidi, Amid (10 July 2012). "A Look Inside The Korean Studio That Made "Legend of Korra"". Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. "Studio Mir". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  6. "Netflix Announces DOTA: Dragon's Blood Anime Series Based On The Popular Video-Game Franchise By Valve". Netflix Media Center. February 16, 2021.
  7. "Search Ask Greg : Gargoyles : Station Eight". www.s8.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  8. "'The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf' Headlines Netflix's Upcoming Anime Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. June 15, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  9. DOTA 2 [@DOTA2] (16 October 2021). "Some loyalties transcend barriers. Unleash the dauntless strength of Marci this fall as she powers her way from DOTA: Dragon's Blood to the battle of the Ancients in Dota 2. 2D animation by @StudioMir2010. View Full Trailer: t.co/FNjbvequa6 t.co/jI5oMX6sK1" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via Twitter.
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