4Kids will begin programming Saturday mornings on the CW in the fall of 2008, ending the Kids WB! as a programming block.

We recently caught up with Viz Senior Vice President Liza Coppola to discuss the current state of the manga and anime markets, and what's coming from Viz. In Part 3, we talk about the anime market, including the relatively nascent shojo market, the sales channels for anime, Viz's live action program, and the comparison between the Japanese and American markets.

Pokemon USA has announced the November 7th release of the latest expansion of the Pokemon TCG.

In Part 3, we talk about DC's investment in Japan, and how that relates to its strategy for a flow of content for its CMX line, the launch of DC's new Minx imprint, and the opportunities for cross-fertilization of content and customers with MMORPGs.

4Kids Entertainment plans on launching the Dinosaur King anime series during the 2007-2008 TV season.

In an article in the 'Business' section of Monday's New York Times Will Wade described the recovery of the Pokemon franchise.

ICv2 has learned that ADV will take over sales, marketing, and distribution functions for all Geneon titles effective October 1st.

The quarterly ICv2 market report on game sales in the ICv2 Guide to Games #46 reported gains in all games segments over-all, but particularly strong sales at mass.

This week, Bennett talks about the changes at Dark Star.

The number of new manga series launching in September, October and November has reached a new high.