Animation theater to open in Seoul

The nation's first theater to specialize in screening animations will open its doors on Wednesday (Jan. 19).

Located in Yejang-dong, the Seoul Ani Cinema will introduce domestic short and feature-length animations.

"Hammerboy (Mangchi)" has been selected as the inaugural film for the theater. Made with a 2.25 billion won budget, the film tells of a young boy's adventure in the year 2112.

The theater will screen three times a day during weekdays and four times a day on weekends. Tickets are 4,000 won.

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