Steve In Chang Ahn is a former episode director and storyboard artist for Voltron: Legendary Defender. He finished working on the series in March of 2017.[1] Ahn has directed episodes up through Season Four. Ahn's next project is his own creation titled Blossom Detective Holmes: Selfie with a Strange Intruder.
Series Role[]
- Episode Director
- Storyboard Artist
Steve Ahn studied at California Institute of the Arts and offers online art workshops through his Gumroad account.[2] Ahn is the creative mind likely responsible for the more dynamic animation shots of the series and comically animated scenes.[3] As a fan of anime, he often inserts references to other series such as Golden Boy for Matthew Holt meeting Allura, and the FLCL homage during the scene where Lance milks a cow.[4] He has been credited for the direction of 13 episodes.
Episode Credits[]
Season One[]
- The Rise of Voltron - Storyboard Artist, Director
- The Fall of the Castle of Lions - Director
- Return to the Balmera - Director
- Collection and Extraction - Director
Season Two[]
- Across the Universe - Director
- Eye of the Storm - Director
- The Blade of Marmora - Director
- Stayin' Alive - Director
Season Three[]
- Changing of the Guard - Director
- The Journey - Director
Season Four[]
- Reunion - Director
- Black Site - Director
- A New Defender - Director
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The wrong birthday coordinates given for Matthew Holt in Reunion is the birthday for Steve Ahn.[3]
- Ahn makes a cameo as an Arusian along with Christine Bian, Eugene Lee, and Christie Tseng.[5]
- Ahn has cited Shiro's scene of lying in the snow during The Journey as his most proudest moment in his animation career.[6]
- Ahn appears to be close friends with Eugene Lee; they frequently appear as audience members together at Voltron panels and as guests together for Wacom panels at conventions.
- Ahn's last day working on Voltron was March 3, 2017.[1] He quit his job to work on his own personal animation project titled Blossom Detective Holmes which features a Tumblr and Kickstarter. The premiere episode is a four minute-long short.