Bandai Entertainment will release a DVD featuring four episodes of The Big O on June 19, 2001. The Big O DVD will include the full, uncut, Japanese version of the anime.

Company profile for Bandai Entertainment, Inc., manufacturer of popular Japanese anime videos and DVDs.

Nelvana, the Canadian company that packaged Cardcaptors for the WB network, has licensed the anime series Medabot: Techno Robot Battle Adventures from Kodansha. Nelvana has acquired near-worldwide distribution and merchandising rights for the 50-episode series.

Maybe it's because the specialty market is counter-cyclical, or maybe it's because it is product driven and there are lots of good products in the offing, but according to retailers ICv2 heard from, the pulse of the industry is strong right now, at least judging from the talk at the DC RRP.

Company profile for California-based distributor carrying a wide range of imported Japanese anime and kaiju products.

The Top 10 Cool lists for February, 2001 have just gone up on ICv2, and our comments are below. These lists are compiled from actual sales submitted by retailers.

Several events that occurred over the past week demonstrated an increasing tendency to blame the entertainment industry for society's ills.

Fandom.com, one of the largest U.S. retailers of comics, collectible toys, and other pop culture products is shedding staff and preparing for a sale. The company had downsized by 20% in January.

Fox Kids has announced two new anime series that will be a part of their fall lineup along with new cartoon series based on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Evolution . The new Japanese cartoons on Fox Kids include Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Shinzo.

Company profile for Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc., the leading U.S. comic book distributor providing comic book specialty retailers with wholesale, non-returnable comic books and related pop culture merchandise.