ðə kˈʌmpəni tɹˈeɪsᵻz ɪɾ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz tə dˈɑːŋ sˈiːoʊ ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən, ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, wˌɪtʃ ɪtsˈɛlf tɹˈeɪsᵻz ɪts ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz tʊ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɑːɹt pɹədˈʌkʃən, ɐ stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ kˈʌlɚɹˌaɪzd ɹiːdɹˈɔːz ʌv bˈɛɾi bˈuːp, kɹˈeɪzi kˈæt, ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈoʊld bˈiː ænd dˈʌbəljˌuː kɑːɹtˈuːnz ɪnðə lˈeɪt sˈɪksti ænd ˈɜːli sˈɛvənti.
The company traces it origins to Dong Seo Animation, established in 1973, which itself traces its origins to International Art Production, a studio responsible for Colorized Redraws of Betty Boop, Krazy Kat, and other old B&W Cartoons in the Late 60's and Early 70's.