History Creator / WorldEventsProductions

A U.S. animation and distribution company founded in 1980.

The company has [[http://wep.com/ a website for themselves]] along with a [[https://www.youtube.com/user/WEP YouTube channel]] and separate website for [[http://www.voltron.com/ Voltron]].

The company is based in UsefulNotes/StLouis, Missouri where it's owned by the Koplar family, the previous and founding owners of KPLR-TV, now the St. Louis [[Creator/TheCW CW]] affiliate. Most of World Events' properties are currently licensed to [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation [=DreamWorks=] Classics]], a unit of Creator/{{Universal}} Studios.

* CutAndPasteTranslation: ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' and ''Anime/SaberRiderAndTheStarSheriffs'' are notable examples of this; to the point where both are considered their own shows because of how different they are from their original cuts.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The above mentioned TV series was live action and aimed for an adult audience with its topics of social-political events of the time.

!!Tropes Associated With World Events Productions Include:

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Keefe's [[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/arts/design/11keefe.html obituary]] from The New York Times claims that he regularly made [[CreatorCameo Creator Cameos]] on ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' during it's original 1984 run. However, since the article doesn't mention any character names or possible alias used in the credits, it's unknown whether or not this claim has any merit; and it's unlikely we'll ever find any evidence to support it.

The company is based in UsefulNotes/StLouis, Missouri where it's owned by the Koplar family, the previous and founding owners of KPLR-TV, now the St. Louis Creator/TheCW affiliate. Most of World Events' properties are currently licensed to [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation [=DreamWorks=] Classics]], a unit of Creator/{{Universal}} Studios.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The above mentioned TV series was live action was aimed for an adult audience with its topics of social-political events of the time.

* DescendedCreator: Co-founder Peter Keefe provides the narration for the studio's first TV series ''World Events''.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The company's first foray into television was with a live-action documentary series covering current events in the world called, fittingly enough, ''World Events''.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Keefe's [[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/arts/design/11keefe.html obituary]] from The New York Times claims that he regularly made [[CreatorCameo Creator Cameos]] on ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' during it's original 1984 run. However, since the article doesn't mention any character names or possible alias used in the credits, it's unknown whether or not this claim has any merit; and it's unlikely we'll ever find any evidence to support it following Keefe's death in 2010.
* LostEpisode: WEP's first TV series ''World Events'' no longer seems to exist in any format and trying to find information on the show will lead to dead-ends on the web.

* LostEpisode: WEP's first TV series ''World Events'' no longer seems to exist in any format and trying to find information on the show will lead to dead-ends on the web.

The company is based in UsefulNotes/StLouis, Missouri. It is owned by the Koplar family, the previous and founding owners of KPLR-TV, now the St. Louis Creator/TheCW affiliate. Most of World Events' properties are currently licensed to [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation [=DreamWorks=] Classics]], a unit of Creator/{{Universal}} Studios.

* ''WorldEvents'', a current events production, and the company's first production.

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Most famous for localizing the ToeiAnimation series ''Anime/GoLion'' to the United States back in the 80s, which became ''Anime/{{Voltron}}: Defender of the Universe''. ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' then went on to become a major pop culture icon, especially since it was the only {{mecha}} show on U.S. television (as opposed to being one of many back in Japan).

* ''VytorTheStarfireChampion'' (another original WEP production)

The company is based in UsefulNotes/StLouis, Missouri. It is owned by the Koplar family, the previous and founding owners of KPLR-TV, now the St. Louis Creator/TheCW affiliate.

** ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'', a joint production with Kickstar Productions.

** ''Voltron: The Third Dimension'', a CG-Animated sequel to "Lion Voltron". It won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing, but has garnered mixed reactions from fans.

** Lion Anime/{{Voltron}} (from ''Beast King Anime/GoLion'')
*** The New Adventures of Anime/{{Voltron}} (twenty extra Anime/{{Voltron}} episodes made by Creator/ToeiAnimation specifically for WEP)
** Vehicle Anime/{{Voltron}} (from ''Anime/DairuggerXV'')
** ''Anime/{{Voltron}}: the Third Dimension'' (a CG sequel to Lion Anime/{{Voltron}}, created by WEP), which won an EmmyAward for Outstanding Sound Editing, but has garnered mixed reactions from fans.
** ''WesternAnimation/Anime/{{Voltron}}Force'' (joint production with KickstarProductions)
** ''WesternAnimation/Anime/{{Voltron}}LegendaryDefender'' (joint production with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Television)

Most famous for localizing the ToeiAnimation series ''Anime/GoLion'' to the United States back in the 80s, which became ''{{Anime/{{Voltron}}}}: Defender of the Universe''. ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' then went on to become a major pop culture icon, especially since it was the only {{mecha}} show on U.S. television (as opposed to being one of many back in Japan).

Most famous for localizing the ToeiAnimation series ''Anime/GoLion'' to the United States back in the 80s, which became ''{{Voltron}}: Defender of the Universe''. ''Voltron'' then went on to become a major pop culture icon, especially since it was the only {{mecha}} show on U.S. television (as opposed to being one of many back in Japan).

** Lion Voltron (from ''Beast King Anime/GoLion'')
*** The New Adventures of Voltron (twenty extra Voltron episodes made by Creator/ToeiAnimation specifically for WEP)
** Vehicle Voltron (from ''Anime/DairuggerXV'')
** ''Voltron: the Third Dimension'' (a CG sequel to Lion Voltron, created by WEP), which won an EmmyAward for Outstanding Sound Editing, but has garnered mixed reactions from fans.
** ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' (joint production with KickstarProductions)
** ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' (joint production with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Television)

* ''WorldEvents'', a current events production, and the company's first production

** ''Voltron: the Third Dimension'' (a CG sequel to Lion Voltron, created by WEP), which won an EmmyAward for Outstanding Sound Editing, but has garnered mixed reactions from fans

* ''[[Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind Warriors of the Wind]]'' (a {{Macekre}} of ''Nausicaa,'' later released uncut and redubbed by Creator/{{Disney}})

The company is based in UsefulNotes/StLouis, Missouri.

Most famous for localizing the ToeiAnimation series GoLion to the United States back in the 80s, which became ''{{Voltron}}: Defender of the Universe''. ''Voltron'' then went on to become a major pop culture icon, especially since it was the only {{mecha}} show on U.S. television (as opposed to being one of many back in Japan).

*** The New Adventures of Voltron (twenty extra Voltron episodes made by Creator/{{Toei}} specifically for WEP)