Sales Down 6.5% in 2001
March 12, 2002
The recent announcement by Disney that the company was reorganizing and reorienting its retail stores indicates that a continuing decline in sales has the company ready to take drastic action.
Anime Classic Goes Live Action
March 12, 2002
Threshold Entertainment, the company responsible for making the video game Mortal Kombat the fifth largest entertainment property in the world, has obtained all remake rights to the anime classic Ninja Scroll .
Mini-Busts of Star Wars and Spider-Man Characters
March 11, 2002
Dark Horse Comics and laser-mavens Gentle Giant have announced an agreement for Dark Horse to act as the exclusive sales agent for Gentle Giant's consumer products.
Japanese Box Office Champ May Bow as Early as July
March 11, 2002
According to Screen Daily's Tokyo correspondent, Mark Schilling, Disney has acquired North American rights to Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away , which has broken all box office records in Japan.
New CCG and Boardgame Based on George R. R. Martin's Fantasy Novels
March 11, 2002
Fantasy Flight Games of Roseville, Minnesota announced the acquisition of board and collectible card game rights to George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fantasy series of novels.
First for US Studio
March 11, 2002
According to the Hollywood Reporter , Twentieth Century Fox has acquired the live action feature film rights to Akira Toriyama's supremely successful Dragon Ball Z .
And Then Two More
March 10, 2002
Pioneer has announced that it will release Bandai's Betterman on DVD beginning in June. Betterman is a 14-episode anime series...
Banners, Free Posters Available
March 10, 2002
There's now another way to dress a store for Free Comic Book Day on May 4--
Beginning Late May
March 10, 2002
Manga Entertainment has set release dates for its Astro Boy VHS series, which is being re-solicited due to a change in distributor to WEA.
The Industry Gathers in Las Vegas
March 10, 2002
The game industry gathers in Las Vegas next week, in a year that looks to have continuing change after a tumultuous, mostly successful 2001.
Mall Kids Driving Book Numbers Up
March 9, 2002
All three of the largest US manga publishers told ICv2 that sales are booming for manga trade paperbacks.
And Shuts Its Doors
March 8, 2002
Precedence Entertainment has closed its doors. Former employee and investor Jim Burleson said he was told, '...that Precedence was quietly drifting away,...'
