INNOCEAN HQ released a special edition of "Power Battle Watch Car", a full 3D animation co-produced with leading domestic companies through strategic partnerships for the purpose of penetrating the global market, on December 21.
"Power Battle Watch Car" is a full 3D animation about the adventures of the main character, “Jino” and a watch car named “Blue Will” that can communicate with Jino using artificial intelligence technology, to be the champion of the Battle League. Before its official season launch, a special edition was broadcasted by MBC at 4 pm on December 21. The special edition, about 30 minutes long, was about Jino’s first exciting match with “Kai,” the former champion who was never defeated during the whole season of the league. The first regular season of “Power Battle Watch Car” is planned to air in spring 2016.
To maximize the export of the animation’s publication rights and investment from well-known foreign distributors and broadcasting companies, INNOCEAN unveiled "Power Battle Watch Car" in the largest contents fair in the world, Marché Internationale de Programmes Communications (MIPCOM), held in Cannes, France last October. In this fair, in which 4,500 buyers from 2,000 enterprises and 110 countries participated, INNOCEAN and SAMG Animation successfully introduced their work, and now are discussing details of contracts with the top distributors of around 40 countries in North America and Europe.
By seriously engaging in the animation business, INNOCEAN is planning to seek additional contents and expand the character licensing business encompassing broad industry sectors. Together with SAMG Animation, INNOCEAN signed production and distribution contracts with the leading domestic toy company, Young Toys, in November, and will officially release products in the spring of 2016, when regular broadcasts of "Power Battle Watch Car" begin. In addition, INNOCEAN continues entering into contracts and having consultations with companies in the publishing, medicine, musical, etc., fields to develop its licensing business of approximately 200 items. Furthermore, INNOCEAN also participated in the Seoul Character & Licensing Fair 2015 held in COEX from December 16 to 20, showing trailers of and opening photo zones to attract visitors.