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Studio Pierrot, known for producing many popular anime series including Naruto, Bleach, Tokyo Ghoul, and Yu Yu Hakusho, announced a partnership that was signed in August 2024 with South Korea’s Red Dog Culture House to co-produce and invest in anime content aimed at the global market.
The partnership will see both studios collaborating on upcoming projects over the next three years through a production committee based in Japan.
As the partnership’s first project, the studios will produce an anime adaptation of Lim Kyung-bae and Kwon Soon-kyu’s Latna Saga: The Survival Sword King webtoon. Full-scale production is set to begin later this year.
The companies further revealed plans to consider adapting popular Japanese manga or original Korean webtoons into anime for future projects.
Red Dog Culture House’s CEO expressed his excitement about the partnership, stating, “This is an incredible opportunity for us to showcase our talents, and we’re thrilled about it. It’s an honor to begin this partnership with our original IP Latna Saga: The Survival Sword King.“
Pierrot President Nobutaka Ueda shared similar sentiments, stating, “When I met the RDCH team, I was captivated by the quality of their work and the personalities of CEO Bae and his team. Pierrot and RDCH are working closely together to make The Survival Sword King, RDCH’s blockbuster IP, into an outstanding anime. Combining our strengths, we’re committed to making it something fans worldwide will enjoy, so please look forward to it!“
Established in 1979, Pierrot Films is an animation studio known for producing long-running TV series and theatrical films.
They recently set up their sub-studio, Pierrot Films, in order to focus on creating trending shorter anime, focusing on series with sequels, rather than sticking to their approach of rolling out long anime series.
Pierrot Films recently announced its partnership with Asahi Production to produce high-quality animation works by leveraging the strengths of both companies.
Red Dog Culture House, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has participated in numerous projects, including Netflix’s Love, Death + Robots, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, Dragon Age: Absolution, and Bilibili’s Heaven Official’s Blessing.
Source: Oricon
