Toonami Block Expands to Three Hours
April 1, 2002
The Cartoon Network has announced that Transformers: Armada and The Big O 2 will be part of an expanded Toonami block in the fall of 2002.
80-page Trades Retail for $5.95
April 1, 2002
Viz Communications announced an ambitious program for releasing both manga and anime based on the Zoids toyline, originally created by Tomy.
Two in August, Two in November
March 26, 2002
To maximize its take from this blockbuster title, New Line is preparing four different DVD editions of the first film in the LOTR trilogy.
Will Bow In August
March 24, 2002
R. Talsorian has acquired the rights to publish a U.S. edition of the Gundam role-playing game. The RPG is based on the earlier Mobile Suit Gundam series (pre- SD Gundam ). The Japanese company Mekton published the Gundam RPG in 1986, making it the first anime-based role-playing game ever created.
Q4 Operating Income Up Nearly $50 Million from 2000
March 23, 2002
Marvel reported Q4 2001 and full year results on Friday, and the turnaround that began around the second quarter of 2001 continued...
Attendance Stable vs. 2001
March 21, 2002
The GAMA Trade Show, the gathering of the RPG, CCG, miniature game, and board game industries, recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, with a record number of exhibitors and stable attendance vs. 2001.
Toy Searches Top Anime
March 20, 2002
The latest edition of the Lycos 50 Daily Report discusses the growing number of Lycos searches for Japanese toy and anime property Zoids .
Plus Surprising Price Point Trends
March 17, 2002
Two #1 products repeated in February, a testament to the strength of some recent releases and the weaker competition scheduled for this normally weak month.
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.
From the 80s
March 5, 2002
We knew it was coming when we spotted a vintage Strawberry Shortcake t-shirt on the Gen-X coed at our neighborhood coffee store a few weeks back.
