Most Popular Items in Two Categories in October
November 18, 2001
The venerable Simpsons top two categories in our Top 10 Cool lists for October, compiled from reports submitted by retailers across the country.
Transformers, Digimon Take the Hit
November 13, 2001
The Fox Network will end its daily animation programming by the end of the year. The two anime series that will suffer a significant loss of exposure due to this change are Digimon and Transformers .
1994 Series Features Robo-Tournament
November 11, 2001
Anime News Service is reporting that casting calls have gone out for the G Gundam series.
First Five Cities January 25
November 11, 2001
Bandai Entertainment is set to launch the feature-length Escaflowne film into theatrical release on Friday, January 25, 2002
Continues Story Begun in Anime
October 31, 2001
Viz is preparing to publish The Big O manga series, which is written and drawn by Hitoshi Ariga ( Rockman ).
Posters, Manga, and DVD Due in Q1
October 31, 2001
Over the next four months a number of Love Hina -related items will be released in the U.S. in what amounts to a well-timed marketing campaign.
Anime Encyclopedia Is Here
October 30, 2001
This fall the Stone Bridge Press published the one book that every anime fan and every retailer who deals in anime should have.
Reflecting Over-all Trend
October 26, 2001
Magazine orders from pop culture stores dropped substantially between November 2000 and November 2001, by percentages ranging from 7% to 19% on the seven titles for which we were able to compare orders.
On G.I. Joe, Transformers, Harry Potter CCG
October 24, 2001
Hasbro announced its third quarter earnings this week, and the news was better than expected. On sales that were down to $893 million from $1.1 billion a year ago, the company earned $50.6 million, compared to $13.8 million in 2000.
Prime Saturday Morning Slot
October 22, 2001
Mon Colle Knights , short for 'Monster Collection Knights' was already a popular collectible card game when the tremendous success of the Pokemon anime provided the impetus for the production of an anime version of the Mon Colle Knights game.
