100,000--Gone.
June 3, 2001
ICv2 has learned that Pioneer has sold out the Special Edition DVD of the re-mastered Akira more than two weeks before the order cutoff date of June 19th.
Robots Large in Toys, TV, Games, Video
May 30, 2001
The success of Gundam on the Cartoon Network, the video revival of the Transformers , and the surprising interest in Comedy Central's Battlebot s have created something of a 'robot trend,' which has inspired a slew of robot-themed TV series and toys coming this fall.
Comic Sources for Retailers
October 14, 2003
This is a directory of comic distributors, with links to more extensive profile pages on each of them.
Also Soundtrack
May 28, 2001
Tokyopop has just announced that it has licensed the 26-episode Vampire Princess Miyu television series as well as the soundtrack CD.
Best-sellers in Pop Culture Stores
May 27, 2001
Trends that we have seen during the first quarter, such as the increasing dominance of the DVD format, the overall sales importance of high ticket items, and the continuing reign of CCGs are even more apparent in the April numbers.
Shoji Kawamori's 'Spring & Chaos'
May 22, 2001
Tokyopop's first anime release, Shoji Kawamori's Spring & Chaos debuts next week.
Ceres Extras, D&D Out, Love Hina 2002
May 21, 2001
Viz Video and Pioneer have announced a few more details about the Ceres, Celestial Legend DVD they are releasing on July 31st. This will be the first in a series of eight volumes, each of which will contain three episodes of the series.
Industry Sources Rue Youthful Image
May 20, 2001
Statistics from the videogame industry released at the recently concluded E3 trade show demonstrate that the audience for videogames is a lot more mature than industry critics like Attorney General John Ashcroft realize.
Notes from Japan
May 20, 2001
Forget about the Fritz Lang film, although the futuristic urban-scapes of this visionary anime Metropolis certainly do recall the mighty skyscrapers of Lang's film.
Due Out in August
May 15, 2001
Tokyopop is inaugurating its 'Soundtrax' division with the release of the soundtracks for three popular anime properties: Trigun , Bubblegum Crisis , and Vampire Princess Miyu .
