'Avenger,' 'Wolf's Rain'
August 3, 2005
Bandai has announced three new releases (in addition to new volumes of continuing series) for November, including two Complete Collections and the third Gundam Seed movie.
Avoiding Conflict
August 2, 2005
Wizard CEO Gareb Shamus, in an interview on a Comic Geek Speak podcast, said Monday that there will be no Wizard World show in Atlanta in 2006.
New Episodes of 'FMA' in September
August 1, 2005
Neon Genesis Evangelion , debuts on Adult Swim on Thursday, October 20th.
For 2006
July 28, 2005
Mattel is planning a full line of Zatch Bell toys for release in 2006. First up will be 2' collectible figures, which will be sold in five-character gift packs at first.
Articles by Charles Solomon
July 25, 2005
Charles Solomon went bicoastal on Sunday with feature articles on manga in the L.A. Times and anime in the N.Y. Times .
Flat Sales & Increased Competition for Space
July 25, 2005
Already reeling from a months long box office slump, Hollywood absorbed another body blow at midyear with the realization that the DVD boom was over as home video sales for the first half of 2005 inched ahead only 1.1%.
For Pirated DVDs
July 21, 2005
Investigators for the MPAA attended the San Diego Comic-Con and fingered several vendors selling illegally made DVDs.
Yaoi, International Manga Gain in Popularity
July 21, 2005
In issue #11 of the Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga published this month by ICv2, we took note of the increasing competition for rack space.
'The Yaoi Experiment,' Anime Magazines, Bestseller Lists, More
July 21, 2005
An ICv2 Release. ICv2 has announced the release of the ICv2 Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga #11.
Wizard's Sixth Annual Show
July 20, 2005
Wizard Entertainment has announced a new 3-day pop culture consumer show, which will be held in Atlanta from June 30th through July 2nd, 2006.
