Anime and Manga
December 2, 2001
Tokyopop has announced that it has acquired the license to release GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) anime and manga in the U.S. in 2002.
Beginning in April 2002
November 27, 2001
Bandai Entertainment has announced that it plans to release the Ronin Warriors anime on DVD beginning in April 2002.
U.S. Japanese Co-Production
November 26, 2001
Urban Vision Entertainment has announced that Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust will be released in the U.S. on DVD and VHS on February 12, 2002.
How To Capitalize on the Format's Growth
November 24, 2001
The question for pop culture retailers is how to profit from what is a quintessential mass market transition from VHS to DVD.
On Its Own in April
November 24, 2001
Dreamwave Productions announced that it is ending its association with Image Comics effective in April 2002.
Special Editon Will Include CD
November 24, 2001
Bandai Entertainment is set to release Jin-Roh , the most complex and alluring theatrical science fiction anime since Ghost in the Shell , on March 5, 2002.
Complete Season on Five-DVD Set
November 20, 2001
Rhino Home Video is set to release a 5-disk DVD set that includes all 16 episodes from the first full season of the Transformers cartoon series, which first appeared on U.S. TV back in 1985.
Fox and NBC Plan Big Changes
November 20, 2001
Fox recently dropped its daytime cartoon block, and today Variety reports that the network is considering a number of scenarios for Saturday morning, most of which will spell the end for the four-hour, anime-laden Fox Kids Saturday lineup.
In Live Action and Cartoon Features
November 19, 2001
Variety reported today that New Line Cinema, a division of AOL/ Time/Warner, is set to create both live action and animated feature length films based on the Cartoon Network's Samurai Jack series.
With a First Look at the Matrix Anime
November 19, 2001
This moderately priced disk includes 3 hours of special features, including a first look at The Matrix anime films, which are supposed to debut late next year on their own DVD.
