Report on Fort Wayne Summit
September 15, 2001
Diamond Comic Distributors and sister company Alliance Game Distributors announced today that they were canceling the Baltimore Retailer Summit, which was scheduled for next weekend--September 22-23.
Cowboy Bebop, Gundam, Ranma, Video Girl Ai
September 11, 2001
Pioneer announced its fourth quarter DVD releases. They include Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Sessions, DVDs for Crest of Stars , and Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team all from Bandai (distributed by Pioneer).
Complete OAV Series
September 11, 2001
Urban Vision has scheduled a late October release for the Tekkaman BladeII Complete Collection DVD that includes all six episodes from the 1994 OAV series from Tatsunoko Productions.
Strategy Guide and Booster Boxes
September 11, 2001
Atomoton's recently released Z-G , the innovative new hybrid game that utilizes both anime-inspired action figures and collectible cards, has already won a number of adherents in a very competitive gaming market.
Normal Publishing Suspended Today
September 10, 2001
Out of respect for the gravity of today's events, ICv2 is suspending its normal coverage except for the news we've been able to collect to date on the immediate effects on the industry.
Planet Comics, All About Books and Comics, and Collectible Dreams
September 8, 2001
An ICv2 release . ICv2 is proud to announce the winners of our First Annual Shojo Display Contest.
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
September 8, 2001
Collectible Dreams put together an excellent display that included anime, manga, and some great related merchandise. Note the appeal of shojo merchandise to college women, something that first place winner Planet Comics was also able to exploit.
Phoenix, Arizona
September 8, 2001
Second Place Grow with Shojo Display Contest winner All About Comics fielded an extensive display of products that include shojo titles as well as the kind of shonen titles (Ranma, Inu-Yasha, Shadow Lady, etc.) that also appeal to shojo fans.
Norman, Oklahoma
September 7, 2001
It isn't enough that the Sooners won the National Championship last year, Planet Comics also managed to win our Grow with Shojo Display Contest.
First U.S. Shojo Publisher
September 5, 2001
The key to the development of a market for Viz's shojo titles is the mostly shojo Animerica Extra anthology magazine which has more than doubled its circulation during the past year.
