Shadow Fighter () is a 2005 South Korean 3D animated television series produced by Yellow Film for Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). The story revolves around the protagonist, a young boy named Cay, who meets Eagle in the forest and becomes a Shadow Fighter.
The show had a budget and took two years to produce. The series features a cel-shaded animation for smooth rendering. All episodes were completed before the series first went live on July 2005. The release date coincided with the introduction of a mandate for the three major Korean broadcasters (MBC, KBS, and SBS) to allocate time for animations.
The series has 26 episodes. On August 2005, the show began to be broadcast in Japan on So-net. In 2007, the show was licensed to Uno Media to be broadcast in Malaysia.
The show was displayed at 2005 Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival and Seoul Character Fair.
Characters Cay (K) (; voiced by ) Aqua (; voiced by ) Luke (; voiced by Kim Ah-yeong) Ranbi (; voiced by Bak So-ra) Komangsong (; voiced by Kim Seo-yeong) Eagle (; voiced by Choi Han) Shark (; voiced by Kim Youngsun) Donk (; voiced by ) Mata (; voiced by ) Chianka (; voiced by Kim Yong-joon) Baekuino (; voiced by Bang Seong-joon)
Episodes
Comics The first Shadow Fighter comic series debuted on July 4, 2005. It was planned as a three-volume series, but no further volumes released after the first.
References
External links
MBC Shadow Fighter Homepage MBC Manhwa Madang Homepage Shadow Fighter at Mimanbu (Korean) Shadow Fighter at Junior Naver (archived)