7' Collectors Figures Due in October/November
July 14, 2001
Art Asylum unveiled its collection of four action figures from the multiple Academy Award-winning film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon .
Konami To Do The CCG
June 16, 2001
4Kids Entertainment, the company that packaged Pokemon for the U.S. market, is back with another major anime property, Yu-Gi-Oh , the anime/card game that trumped Pokemon in Japan.
Ceres Extras, D&D Out, Love Hina 2002
May 21, 2001
Viz Video and Pioneer have announced a few more details about the Ceres, Celestial Legend DVD they are releasing on July 31st. This will be the first in a series of eight volumes, each of which will contain three episodes of the series.
Ranma 1/2, Inu-Yasha More
May 12, 2001
Viz Comics is publishing English language editions of a series of anime art books that should prove to be an important product line for retailers who deal in anime and manga.
Pokemon Packager Pursues Replacement
April 29, 2001
4 Kids Entertainment, the company that packaged Pokemon for the U.S. market has licensed Yu-Gi-Oh , the anime series/collectible card game that trumped Pokemon in Japan. A 27-episode television series and an accompanying collectible card game were hugely popular in Japan in 1998.
DVD Available Before Broadcast
March 22, 2001
Although the official release date is not yet set in stone, Funimation plans to release a DVD of Blue Gender in late June.
Two New Series Announced
February 6, 2001
Funimation, the American license-holder for Dragonball Z, has announced the acquisition of two new anime titles-- Yu Yu Hakusho and Blue Gender .