During October
November 6, 2002
An Official ICv2 Release . ICv2.com has announced that it welcomed its one millionth unique visitor during October, which was an extremely strong month over-all.
Could Bow in Early 2003
November 6, 2002
ADV Films has announced the creation of The Anime Network on digital cable, the first North American television channel dedicated exclusively to anime and anime-related content.
January Debut in NY and LA
November 2, 2002
According to Yahoo Movies, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie will open in January in theaters in New York and Los Angeles and slowly expand to other cities.
Bubblegum Crisis 2040 Is First Litho
October 30, 2002
ADV Films announced a licensing agreement with Dreamwave Productions, which will enable Dreamwave to create certain licensed collectible merchandise items based on ADV films.
From ComicsOne and Bandai
October 28, 2002
Bandai Entertainment and ComicsOne announced that they will be bringing anime and manga property Onegai Teacher to the States in 2003.
For Release in 2003
October 22, 2002
Tokyopop announced that it has acquired the rights to six manga series that it plans to release in the U.S. in 2003.
Across Channels
October 22, 2002
Both Bandai and Tokyopop, producers of the Love Hina DVDs and manga trade paperbacks, respectively, have reported great sales on their Love Hina products.
In September Top 10 Cool Lists
October 21, 2002
Evergreen properties were atop all five product categories of our Top 10 Cool lists for September. Batman was #1 in both comics and toys,...
A Hit with Both Sexes
October 20, 2002
Based on the popular manga series by Ken Akamatsu that appeared in Shonen Magazine, Love Hina is the logical successor to the 90s hit romantic comedy anime series Tenchi Muyo !.
Adult Swim, DBZ Up in October
October 18, 2002
Ratings released by the Cartoon Network for the second week in October show impressive gains in anime programming. The Cartoon Network's Saturday night Adult Swim block achieved a healthy 49% growth...
