With Special Pricing To Support Manga Launch
January 30, 2002
Tokyopop has announced plans for a special display program to support its launch of nine new manga titles in April.
Carl Macek To Helm
January 29, 2002
ADV Films has selected the Korean-based production team of SunMin Image Pictures Co. to produce a feature length film that will depict the origin and powers of Lady Death , one of Chaos Comics' most popular characters.
Eight Disk Set Due in April
January 29, 2002
ADV Films is set to release the 8-disk compilation of the Neon Genesis Evangelion television series on April 9.
Cebulski Hired, Mangaverse Goes Monthly
January 28, 2002
Marvel has announced that in the wake of its January Mangaverse editorial event, it will be expanding its manga efforts in the coming months.
DVD Release Set for March 12
January 27, 2002
Video Business reports that Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is set to release a 3-inch mini-DVD which will carry an hour's worth of special features as a bonus disk along with a regular size disk that will contain the complete Metropolis anime feature.
More Announcements to Come
January 26, 2002
4Kids Entertainment, which won the bidding war to take over the four-hour Saturday morning block on the Fox Network, has announced two programs that will be airing on Saturday mornings beginning September of 2002.
3-Year Deal Includes 'Naughty Monty'
January 23, 2002
Nelvana, the Toronto-based animation house, has just signed a three-year deal to develop children's programming with Kodansha, one of Japan's most important publishers.
Outbids DIC and Nick for Saturday Morning
January 22, 2002
4Kids Entertainment, the company that packages Pokemon , Yu-Gi-Oh , and Cubix, outbid both DIC Entertainment ( Sailor Moon ) and Nickelodeon for the four-hour Saturday morning block.
Anime and Toys from the Latest Japanese Craze
January 22, 2002
Nelvana, the Canadian-based distributor of children's programming and products, has acquired the rights to the latest Japanese toy craze, Beyblades , as well as to the anime series the toy tops have inspired.
And New Guardians of Order Products Announced
January 21, 2002
The release schedule for the first products in the line has been revised more than once.
