For Toys, Video Games, and Trading Cards
November 20, 2002
4Kids Entertainment has designated Bandai America Inc. as the master toy licensee for the U.S. for the animated series Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy .
From $2.25 to $269.95
November 18, 2002
Retailers reporting their top dollar products to ICv2 based on October sales listed products with retail prices varying by over a factor of 100, showing that it's not necessarily a high price (or a low one) that produces big dollar volume.
Descendants of Darkness
November 16, 2002
Now from Central Park Media comes Descendants of Darkness , a 13-episode series produced by WOWOW in 2000.
Blue Seed and Slayers Return: The Motion Picture
November 16, 2002
ADV Films is releasing the first two CDs under its 'ADV Music' banner, which this leading U.S. anime company (and publisher of Newtype USA ) has created to market and distribute soundtracks from anime films.
Major Radio and Magazine Support
November 13, 2002
Tokyopop announced the February release of the anime series Reign: The Conqueror , which puts a twenty-first century, science fiction spin on the life of Alexander the Great.
March Manga Launch
November 12, 2002
Tokyopop announced that it has acquired the U.S. rights to the Digimon manga and plans to begin releasing trade paperbacks in March of 2003...
For Anime and Manga
November 11, 2002
In a print exclusive in the ICv2 Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga, which is reaching retailers this week, ICv2 has analyzed the market size of both the anime and manga markets.
Separate Magazine from Raijin
November 10, 2002
Gutsoon Entertainment announced a name change for Raijin's sister publication Fujin, which will henceforth be known as RGA or Raijin Game & Anime .
ADV Printing 60,000
November 10, 2002
ADV Films has confirmed that it is raising the print run for the second issue of its English language edition of Newtype magazine from 30,000 to 60,000.
Retailers Guide to Anime and Manga
November 8, 2002
An Official ICv2 Release . ICv2 announced the release of its first magazine, The ICv2 Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga , which is being distributed this week.
