boy I admit... I am korean and I feel quite embarrassed about it...
But if you allow me...
I watched this cartoon (at a theatre) when I was really young. This was first created in early 80's (where korea was still very behind socially, economically and politically--I think we were still considered as developing country) During that time, as you can imagine, almost everything was copied from Japan but proudly claimed to be "original" or even as "examplary" master piece of Korea... We even had Robot TeaKawn V (we really like "V" you see...) that looked very close to Mazinger Z...
So yeah, while I am quite embarrassed, I kind of look at with the eyes of empathy. And now, I am quite proud of how much korean entertainment has grown (korean dramas, animation, games, etc.) and how some of them are really "original". One way for 3rd countries to catch up to developed country is by imitation. Just like a lot of south east asian countries now copy korea and japan and yet give themselves credit for being "original". I guess part of it is propaganda... If you remember, when Japanese car companies first came to the states, they got horrible reviews (just like hyundae first got into to US market), and they practically copied US models except the quality was poor... but now look at where Toyota and Honda are at...
I guess my plea to you is that, objectively, it is absurd and funny, but if you can be graceful enough to remember that this was sort of a necessary step for Korea to grow, I'll be greatful.