Expands Yu-Gi-Oh! Offerings
February 23, 2003
If one thing was clear at Toy Fair in 2003, it was that Mattel had an aggressive plan to seize market share in the highly competitive world of boys toys and action figures.
Plus Star Wars Animation
February 19, 2003
The Cartoon Network announced a number of new acquisitions today including some surprising choices like Blue Gender and Kikaider.
Out In July
February 18, 2003
Upper Deck is in the process of putting together a new Marvel Universe CCG. The initial starter and booster pack products are scheduled for July,...
Debuts On March 17
February 18, 2003
More changes are underway for the Cartoon Network's Toonami Block in March--on March 17th the classic samurai series Rurouni Kenshin debuts.
Property Poised To Take Off
February 16, 2003
FUNimation, the company that brought Dragon Ball Z to the States, is planning to take another anime property on a similar path to success, with TV exposure on the Cartoon Network, DVDs, and soon toy and CCG licensees.
Anime Series Catching On
February 15, 2003
The creative team responsible for the Kinnikuman/Ultimate Muscle manga, Takashi Shimada and Yoshinori Nakai, are appearing at the Bandai America showroom at Toy Fair to help launch a toy line based on the anime version of Ultimate Muscle.
But Games, Models Up Double Digits
February 11, 2003
The Toy Industry Association has released its market figures for last year, and the industry as a whole was down slightly from $20.5 billion in 2001 to $20.2 billion in 2002.
For Fanzines and Comics
February 11, 2003
Beckett Publications has acquired the license for fan magazines and comics based on the third Terminator movie, T3: Rise of the Machines, a major summer release.
'They Don't Care'
February 10, 2003
Mark Amoroso of Blackthorn Game Center in Dickson, Tennessee saw our coverage of Marvel Masterworks being published by Barnes & Noble and retailer Sara Gray's comments on it, and had this to say.
One-Shot in May
February 10, 2003
Wizard Entertainment has announced that it will be publishing Ultimate Anime Games and Yu-Gi-Oh! Guide , a one-shot from InQuest Gamer, in May.
