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This study examined two methods to reproduce others through two animations 〈Baby Dinosaur Dooly〉 and 〈Sad Homage to Dooly〉. Today, Korean society is transforming itself into a multi-cultural society at a rapid pace. Mass media today conceal various discriminations and prejudices minorities in Korean society experience rather than revealing them. On the other hand, media also recreates minorities as subjects reflecting “our” desires. Under these circumstances, two animations whose subject material is Dooly show us meaningful methods to look at others. 〈Dooly〉 shows the way others overthrow subjects by taking responsibility and existing together. This is attained through fantasy which has some distance from reality. It is not a mere escape from reality but the overcome of suppressed reality in various times and spaces of fantasy and the pursuit of free spirit. 〈Homage〉 shows by granting 20 years to Dooly and his friends that coexisting and taking responsibility with others is not real. What is noted in 〈Homage〉 is that those who we believe belong to our family or “we” are virtually others. When looking them objectively with no fantasy, the truth of life can be seen. The two methods to look at others present important suggestions in pursuing cultural diversity in a multi-cultural society.