Malaysia based kids entertainment specialist Animasia Studio has been named the sole global distributor by Hyper Dimension Entertainment for the Animated series ‘Dragon Force’. Animasia will handle the Distribution and Licensing & Merchandising (L&M) outside of China. Continuing the show’s success in Season 1, 2, & 3; Hyper Dimension will be launching Season 4 of ‘Dragon Force’ in China in Oct 2022, international version will be ready in Mid 2023.
Hyper Dimension was newly founded by the Chinese film theatrical distributor Sublime Media in 2019, with the aim to nurse great animation TV series and movies. Collaborating with the leading streaming platform in China, Youku and the veteran animation studio Blue Arc, Dragon Force is the premium project of this iron triangle. With over 1.5 billion total views of “Dragon Force” Season 1 to 3, it’s also the fourth time Youku has invested in this IP.
Dragon Force Season 3: Monster Rise part 1 & part 2 continue to maintain their rank in Top 3 kids animation on Youko Kids Animation chart in 2020 and 2021. Season 3 performs so well on digital video platform that it became the most popular action adventure robot show in China.
“In this new season, we reimagine how the Dragon Force wish their story to be told. We use a light series narrative, tells the story of five senior children in the campus accidentally found the time and space cracks. In this adventure, it brings a series of amazing secrets, a harvest of friendship, and they becoming the Dragon Force. There was no second thought when we decided Animaisa continuously to be our sole distributor. We’ve seen even in this pandemic period, they’re still putting enormous effort to help developing the Dragon Force brand, many more milestones we shall reach together.” Leo Yu, CEO and Founder of HD.
“Kids love dinosaurs and giant robots such as [those in] Transformers and Power Rangers,” says Raye Lee, executive director. “Dragon Force is a perfect blend: these kid-favored epic elements with stories that also highlight universal values of friendship, self-reliance, sacrifice and true heroism. Thanks to Hyper Dimension, Blue Arc and partners trusted in Animasia, we are exciting to showcase Dragon Force series in MIPCOM, we strongly believe in Dragon Force franchise.”
Since its release in China, Dragon Force has quickly become one of the top performing animated kids shows on both broadcast TV and streaming platforms. Animasia has already secured multiple TV sales for the Dragon Force Season 1, Season 2, & Season 3 with RTV (Indonesia), Mediacorp Suria (Singapore), Astro Tadaa! (Malaysia), MBC 3 Kids Channel (Saudi Arabia), Talit Junior Channel (Israel), ToonAvision (Canada), My TV (Vietnam), Westec Jaikon TV (Cambodia), Televisa BLIM SVOD (Latin America), Zee Zee Art (Pakistan).
Influenced by both Sentai and super heroes, Dragon Force is a perfect blend of thrilling sci-fi action and comedy, with stories that also highlight universal values of friendship, self-reliance, sacrifice and true heroism.
“In Season 4, we hope to bring a message to kids around 4-9 years old, that we can have faith in team spirit, which will help us to overcome the fear of difficulties and setbacks, and constantly break through our limits.”
ABOUT ANIMASIA STUDIO
ANIMASIA STUDIO, a Malaysia headquartered company with offshore offices in Los Angeles, USA, and Vancouver, Canada, has over 17 years of experience in creating both 2D and 3D animated projects for global audiences. Animasia group focus is in Creative Content Development where we specialize in Concept Artwork, Character Designs, Storyboarding, Animation Productions, Digital Comics, Audio Productions, Program Distribution and even Character Licensing & Merchandising.
For more information, visit www.animasia-studio.com
