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New talent explodes on to the scene A number of kids animation titles coming out of Korea are part of a new wave of productions boasting cutting-edge originality of design and characters, as well as top-quality production values KOCCA global business division general director In Sook Lee highlights five titles — Kioka, Super Proposal, Tickety Toc, Doong Doong and Little Train Choo Choo — that are part of a new wave of Korean animation content that is stirring up interest among broadcasters and investors in Korea as well as around the world.
SUPER PROPOSAL DigiArt’s new sci-fi comic action adventure Super Proposal has everything, from romance to heated battles, from robot superheroes to wicked villains. The CGI animated feature film targeted at families, will be delivered in mid-2013. Super Proposal is set in Metro City, where humans and robots live side-by-side. Sam, the timid janitor of a theme park builds up the courage to ask Sue, the love of his life, to marry him. At the same time, the super villain Oscar is in love with Katherine, the mayor of Metro City, and wants to marry her. Oscar’s proposals, however, sound more like blackmail and are soundly rejected.
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On the day Sam decides to propose, his engagement ring accidentally falls into the hands of Oscar. When Sam tries to get it back, he enlists the help of Kit and his crew, all friends who work as actors at the same theme park. But Sam and his friends seem to be failing in the task. In the meantime, Oscar’s henchman Victor decides Oscar isn’t tough enough and plans to take over the city himself. He activates a giant robot that puts the entire population in danger. At the same time that Sam is trying to find the missing engagement ring, along with Kit and his robot crew, the timid janitor becomes embroiled in a major battle to save the city from the giant robot and discovers that Kit and his crew are more than they seem. They are genuine superheroes who help Sam save Metro City. “The characters are well developed and the theme of superheroes in disguise is intriguing and caters to an already established demand on the international market that we believe Super Proposal fills,” says producer Sujin Hwang.