New Anime Series From 'Noir' Creators
September 28, 2004
ADV Films has announced the acquisition of the new anime series Madlax.
Based on Kurasawa Classic
September 27, 2004
Funimation Productions has announced the licensing of the 26-episode TV series Samurai 7.
Aragones & Evanier Will Produce
September 27, 2004
Intellectual Properties Worldwide has acquired the feature film rights to Groo the Wanderer .
Retailers Can Register for Tournament Support
September 27, 2004
The Website for Score's InuYasha CCG is up and running with demo decks available for downloading.
In the Last Six Months
September 26, 2004
According to an article by Asia in Focus, Bandai is experiencing weak demand for its character toys in the States.
Sky Captain Down 56%
September 26, 2004
The Forgotten , a female-oriented thriller (without Ashley Judd for once), took the weekend box office crown with a surprisingly strong $22 million debut.
Column by Steven Bates
September 26, 2004
This is the fourth and final column in a series on a breakaway employee, a manager who left to start a competing store.
Sports, Candy Decline
September 23, 2004
Topps released the results of its second fiscal quarter (ended August 28, 2004) on Thursday; WizKids and non-sports cards were the bright spots in an otherwise disappointing quarter.
DVD and Video Game Sales
September 23, 2004
Sales of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD boxed set and the Star Wars Battlefront video game, both released Tuesday, topped a combined first day total of $115 million.
From Mongoose
September 22, 2004
Mongoose will ship the first four SKUs in its Starship Troopers miniatures wargame line in December.
To Import Japanese Toys
September 22, 2004
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that it has formed a 'strategic partnership' with Bandai Co., Ltd. for the importation of Bandai's Japanese toys and models for sales to specialty stores in the U.S.
For Cine-Manga
September 22, 2004
Tokyopop has announced that it will produce a Cine-Manga based on Disney's Bambi .
