In this second part of our two-part interview, we talk about anthologies, the market research that showed Viz Shonen Jump would sell here and why, and whether Yu Gi Oh will be bigger than Pokemon.

Viz is launching an ambitious marketing campaign to promote the American version of Shonen Jump , the phone book size manga anthology magazine that sells 3.5 million copies per week in Japan.

Like Hasbro with G.I.Joe, Mattel has brought back a proprietary line from the 1980s, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe .

IF Labs, the company founded by Funimation and Irwin Toy to create high end Dragon Ball figures, displayed a few of their increasingly sophisticated designs at the Diamond Retailer Summit in Las Vegas.

Funimation has joined forces with Canadian-based Irwin Toy Company to create IF Labs, a new Fort Worth-based toy company that will be producing toys based on the Dragonball Z Movies and the original Dragon Ball series.

Sailor Moon 's success, first in syndication and then on the Cartoon Network has paved the way for current wave of interest in shojo titles.

Although the official release date is not yet set in stone, Funimation plans to release a DVD of Blue Gender in late June.

Magic: The Gathering - Modern Horizons 3 took the top three slots on the May 2024 TCGplayer Top 25 Sealed Products chart.

Konami Digital Entertainment will release Rage of the Abyss, a new core booster set for Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.

Magic: The Gathering - Bloomburrow products secured the top three slots on the July 2024 TCGplayer Top 25 Sealed Products Chart.