But Pirates Doesn't Walk The Plank
July 20, 2003
The R-Rated Bad Boys II , featuring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, bludgeoned its way to the top of the box office with a stellar $46.7 million dollar opening weekend.
Announcements Made at Anime Expo
July 8, 2003
ADV films announced a number of anime acquisitions at last weekend's Anime Expo 2003.
Comic-Based Series Goes Daily in January
July 6, 2003
Variety reports that the Kids WB has ordered a fourth season of Static Shock , the cartoon series based on DC/Milestone comic book series.
Team America To Feature 'Wooden Acting'
June 25, 2003
Variety reports that Matt Stone and Trey Parker ( South Park ) are moving up the technological food chain from paper cutouts to wooden actors for their next project, Team America .
Based On Computer Game
June 18, 2003
A new manga series based on the Evangelion computer game, Koutetsu Girlfriend 2 , will start appearing in August in Kodakawa Shoten's shoujo manga magazine Asuka Monthly .
Major Promotions, Tournaments, & 51 New Eps.
June 11, 2003
Beyblade , the number one cartoon series for boys on the ABC Family channel, is about to spin into its sophomore session with 51 new episodes to be aired Monday through Friday.
Manga Series Already A Hit
June 10, 2003
ICv2 has learned that Rave Master , the anime series based on the manga by Hiro Mashima, will appear on the Cartoon Network's Toonami block in 2004.
80s Anime Series Saint Seiya
June 10, 2003
DIC Entertainment, the company that packaged Sailor Moon for U.S. consumption, is launching Knights Of The Zodiac , the anime series known in Japan as Saint Seiya , on the Cartoon Network in August.
Starting In October
June 8, 2003
Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi has announced that a live action Sailor Moon series will premier on the Tokyo Broadcasting System in October.
And Sharkslayer
June 3, 2003
Hasbro, Inc. has been named worldwide master toy and board game licensee for Shrek 2 and Sharkslayer.
