From Action Figures to the Big Screen
November 11, 2001
Today's Variety reports that Clive Barker and Todd McFarlane have sold the motion picture rights to their Tortured Souls toy line to Universal Pictures.
First Five Cities January 25
November 11, 2001
Bandai Entertainment is set to launch the feature-length Escaflowne film into theatrical release on Friday, January 25, 2002
CCG in Q1
October 9, 2001
Yu-Gi-Oh the anime series (and collectible card game) that trumped Pokemon in Japan, had a very successful debut on Saturday, September 29 on the WB Network, winning its time period handily with a rating of 3.6 and an 18 share among boys 6-11.
Cowboy Bebop, Gundam, Ranma, Video Girl Ai
September 11, 2001
Pioneer announced its fourth quarter DVD releases. They include Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Sessions, DVDs for Crest of Stars , and Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team all from Bandai (distributed by Pioneer).
First U.S. Shojo Publisher
September 5, 2001
The key to the development of a market for Viz's shojo titles is the mostly shojo Animerica Extra anthology magazine which has more than doubled its circulation during the past year.
Rapidly Growing in North America
August 5, 2001
While it is true that as in the United States, boys' comics outsell girls' comics in Japan, comics aimed at girls (or shojo manga) represent up to 30% of the huge Japanese market for comics that dwarfs comic publishing efforts here in the States.
Basic Info about Collectors Press
June 28, 2001
Company profile for Collectors Press, Inc., the award-winning publisher of popular culture art books.
Konami To Do The CCG
June 16, 2001
4Kids Entertainment, the company that packaged Pokemon for the U.S. market, is back with another major anime property, Yu-Gi-Oh , the anime/card game that trumped Pokemon in Japan.
Hasbro Rides on Disney Film's Coattails
May 26, 2001
Pearl Harbor opened this weekend, and Hasbro's new line of Pearl Harbor G.I. Joe figures just happened to hit the marketplace the same week
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.
