Biocop Wingo (1998 korean anime)

Biocop Wingo (South korean names: 바이오캅 윙고) is an South-Korean animated television series was produced by Samsung Imaging Group that aired on April 24, 1998 and ended on July 24, 1998, invested with the Samsung charge of all investment being animated television series, The series is sets in the planet Echostar with Wingo and Kiba, featuring the supporting characters descendants in the environments and dangerously area from pollution caused by mineral exploitation and a monster called Ghost. Wingo works with friends, including Lena, Kiba, and Jikyu LA. The anime is an adaptation of the manga series of the same name and its made South-Korean shoujo series.
The Biocop Wingo was first being South-Korean animated television series to featuring japanese animation influence from popular anime media, and was produced by Link Enterprise and Samsung Imaging, and its aired for kids and adult viewers, Its was following by the exchange crisis and liquidated media business company, the production designer whole putting broadcasting MBC in South-Korean only, An VHS release of six volumes from Samsung is available to Korean audiences, An DVD were never been released to coincide unable publishing to Korean, All episodes videotapes been lost files, These only opening and ending song via YouTube videos on the internet.
After Biocop Wingo was completely obscure lost files, 20+ years later, Who Framed Miku Web-Media Universe was animated to music-video remake version than original song tracks, Additional english version of Biocop Wingo theme song has been scheduled this year.
== Plot ==
Far away in the universe, the alien planet Ecostar, where civilization has developed, is devastated by ruthless development. Due to this environmental destruction, unknown ghosts are born in various places, threatening Ecostar. In response, the king of Eco Star asks for help from the Celestial Bio Star. Heaven secretly makes a bio-capsule to exterminate ghosts and restore life, but unfortunately it is stolen by the yokai Dakan. Dakan dreams of becoming a sun god using this. Accordingly, Heaven sends Bio-Cop Wingo to retrieve the Bio-Capsule. Meanwhile, Dakan, who has arrived at Ecostar, disguises himself as a celestial messenger and leads the king as a guide to the Forest of Life, where the capsule will be activated. Knowing that Dakan is not a Shinigami, Wang's mother entrusts Dowjing, the key to unsealing the forest, to her granddaughter Lina. Wingo, who has been following her, meets Rina and together they venture towards the Life Forest to defeat Dakan. On the way, Wingo and Lina meet friends such as Kiba and Paco, and encounter a crisis when they are attacked by various ghosts living there, but they overcome the crisis by working together. Dakan belatedly learns that Lina holds the key to unlocking the forest. Dakan has his henchmen constantly harass Wingo and the others and tries to steal Lina's dowsing. Fortunately, however, Wingo and the others find out that there is a machine that can block Dakan, and use it to defeat Dakan and change the ruined country back to beauty.
Ghosts created by the destruction of the environment invade Ecostar, and the king asks the heavens for help. At this time, the king leaves for the Forest of Life with Tarkan, a fake reaper who descended from the heavens. On the other hand, Lina, who was given dowsing by her grandmother, meets Wingo, the real death god of the celestial world, who arrived belatedly, and sets off for the forest of Gangmyeong.
Primitive girl Kiba, who was chasing Doobie Duba, a scarf lizard, to eat her, confronts the Jarigong Ghost in order to rescue Wingo, who fell in love with her at first sight. (Seen from Episode 1 The Secret of Dowsing)
Upon arriving in the desert country, Wingo and his friends meet Paco, a handsome pig. Dakan realizes that Wingo is after him, so he enlists Luca, the villain of Oasis. Luca orders Sand Ghost to attack the party, and the threat of Wingo's secret weapon, Chaos Umbrella, finally appears... Meanwhile, Dakan, who has arrived at the Forest of Life, orders his subordinate Luca to take Lina's dowsing to open the seal. .
Will Luca get his hands on Dowsing? (Seen from Episode 2 Garima Luka of Fear)
== Cast ==
* Park Young-nam (Korean dub) as Wingo
* Jeong Mi-sook (Korean dub) as Rina
* Lee Seon-joo (Korean dub) as Kiba
* Lee Jae-myung (Korean dub) as Paco
* Yoo Hae-moo (Korean dub) as Luca
* Koo Ja-hyung (Korean dub) as Dakan
* Lee In-seong (Korean dub) as Chikura
* Seong Seon-nyeo (Korean dub) as Samba
* Hwang Il-cheong (Korean dub) as Cuba
== Production and Release ==
The original work for the comic book series, Biocop Wingo was created by Joo Seong-yoon and Yang Seon-mo, It was publishing in Boys Magazine Chance, Its currently works on Korean manga, With the four volumes, Seongyun Joo written in Volume 1 and 3, and Seonmo Yang worked in Volume 4.
An adaptation of television-animation series been production of the animation, Unlike the original works from comic book, Where it depending genre comedy was added as a side-kick characters and full adventures, It whore story written down like 70% of the content, Which they gave them to inspiration from Japanese anime media, But this korean manga couldn't finished volume so far that went off from the personal work, In order to creating the adaptation animation series for Biocop Wingo project.
An Korean animation for Television produced by Link Enterprise and Samsung Video Business Unit, Viewers of all ages with kids and adult audiences were broadcasting on Tooniverse South Korean only, Southeast Asia were never been dubbed to get access animation production. It is a domestic animation for which Samsung is in charge of all investments.
The animation series was directed by Lee Dong-ik.
It aired every Friday evening on April 24, 1998 and July 04, 1998, 14 episodes of total series, The television broadcasting aired on MBC and it became popular hit topics with opening song by UP (K-Pop Groups) At the time, General media mixes such as gamification and publication for children were carried out, and soundtrack were also released, showing the side of wanting to be commercially successful.
Although the animation itself may have been clumsy due to the unique atmosphere of the mid-1990s and the limitations of technology, The character design is all coloring and color scheme show are very clean digital coloring even today. At least in this respect, the quality is better than the recently produced Korean 2D animation. In order to establish a direct video view, Hangeul was combined in its own way to create Ecostar's own characters. Voice actors such as Hwang Il-cheong, Park Young-nam, Jung Mi-sook, Koo Ja-hyung, Lee In-seong, Lee Seon-joo, and Hae-moo Hae participated in the cast, boasting a splendid and outstanding casting from the present as well as at the time.
Prior to the airing, articles and interviews on production and setting were published through the animation magazine Monthly Motion, According to a local newspaper, it was exported to Hong Kong.
It came out as a VHS video and Starmax, The release company, was affiliated with Samsung Group. The material itself is presumed to be preserved in the MBC Archives or Samsung, but it never been released public, Only the opening animation can be seen on the Internet.
On September 16, 2023, Biocop Wingo is now surfaces VHS tapes footage and released in public on YouTube, With Volume 1 and 6 were uploading recent months.
== Cancelled Computer Game ==
Samsung initially announcements with developer Reality Weaver worked on the computer game Biocop Wingo, Based on the comic book and television animation series, The game style like Super Mario 64 using the advanced game engine for 3D game world platform adventures, At some point only few pictures and concept art were development progress ongoing work, Eventually it went folded and the game cancelled shortly after, Due to lack of game development and took longer anticipated, The game project only 80% completion before the game went abandoned.
== Legacy ==
=== Who Framed Miku Web-Media Universe ===
Biocop Wingo became the obscure animation media was released around 1990s and cult-classic following in South Korean existing, With only VHS videotapes released, When the animation videos never been public on YouTube, With the copyright holders by Samsung, Unable to released public anywhere in social media platforms, And DVD videos is also never been released, The problem with the animation community with obscure Korean animation media is that received been raw videos had to be seen on YouTube videos, Only the opening and ending animation videos on internet, Many of these few pictures Biocop Wingo had searching around of animation media, There has been no reveal information about Biocop Wingo materialized, Before it went on production with Who Framed Miku Web-Media Universe, James discovered Biocop Wingo original song of opening animation videos with K-Pop Groups presented made from 1998, It would later to english version lyrics reveals only readable of comment sections seen YouTube videos, The opening animation would go later to creating anime music video featuring many characters and scene taken from Biocop Wingo.
After the series been made, VHS released only and DVD releases was never materialized, An American-Thai animator calling out with Biocop Wingo details meant Who Framed Miku Web-Media Universe, Formation in 2017, After finding out about the long-obscure gems South Korean animated series of the Biocop Wingo exists, The newer animation production took place in Thailand and materialized been using many details and source of the animation, At the suggestion by the animator team, In order to create the indie web-animation series from previous South Korean animation.
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== Animation Credited ==
* Biocop Wingo Television Series Credits
== External Links ==
* Biocop Wingo on Korean Movie Data Base (korean site)
Category:1990s South-Korean animated television series
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Category:1990s South-Korean comedy television series
Category:1998 South-Korean television series debuts
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Category:South-Korean children animated television series
Category:1998 animation
Category:1998 animated television series
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