'Surrogates,' 'Bright Star,' 'Whip It,' Lead Mid-Pack Parade
January 25, 2010
January’s parade of middle level releases continues this week with some interesting niche titles.
'Gundam Unicorn' Is an Amazon Exclusive
January 23, 2010
Bandai Visual is giving Amazon.com a two-month exclusive window on the Blu-ray of the new Gundam anime.
In April
January 21, 2010
Sentai Filmworks and Section 23 Films have announced an ambitious slate of April anime releases.
Finding New Fans, Looking at 2010
January 21, 2010
In Part 3 of this three-part interview, we talk about finding new consumers with a smaller mall footprint for manga and anime and look forward to 2010 in both manga and anime.
The Anime Market, Blu-ray, Digital, and TV
January 21, 2010
In Part 2 of our three-part interview, we talk about the anime market, Viz’s plans for Blu-ray, the impact of digital distribution, and the TV market for anime.
The Manga Market, Competition, Digital, Originals
January 21, 2010
In Part 1 of our three-part interview, we talk about the manga market, the competition for consumers’ attention, digital comics, and original material.
'The Invention of Lying,' 'Whiteout,' & 'Gamer'
January 18, 2010
Once again it seems like there is a full slate of new DVD releases across all the categories that ICv2 covers.
With Asia License
January 18, 2010
Sega Toys is seeking to license manga rights for Zhu Zhu Pets to a Japanese publisher for initial release this year, and plans to follow up with an animated series in 2011.
'Suncoast Has Not Been
January 24, 2010
Steve Paniccia, the DVD buyer for Trans World Entertainment, read the recent interview with Viz's Gonzalo Ferreyra and writes in regarding the retail chain Suncoast.
'The Hurt Locker' Leads an Indie Parade
January 11, 2010
Though the big studios slowed down their releases this week, there is wave of DVDs based on independent productions.
