4K Media Inks Yu-Gi-Oh! Deals with Funko, GameStop
4K Media, the Konami Digital Ent. subsidiary that manages the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand outside of Asia, has secured new licensing agreements for the popular anime with collectibles purveyor Funko and specialty...
View Article‘Yu-Gi-Oh’ Series Dealt Czech-Slovak, Chile Deals
4K Media , Konami Digital’s subsidiary which manages Yu-Gi-Oh! outside Asia, has licensed seasons 1-5 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters to Tuty, the new 16-hour Czech language channel aimed at kids and teens...
View ArticleCraneKahn Enters Multiterritory Deal with Winsing Animation
CraneKahn LLC — the new company started by licensing hitmaker Al Kahn, who has helped put brands like Cabbage Patch Kids and Teenage Mutant Turtles at the top of kids’ holiday wish-lists — has inked a...
View ArticleLicensing Expo Redux
Licensing Expo took over Las Vegas this week, which means news of many new toon tie-ins coming to shelves around the worlds! Here’s a brief run-down. Among the LIMA 2018 International Licensing Awards...
View ArticleToon-A-Vision Adds First Anime with ‘Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL’
New Canadian cable station Toon-A-Vision is adding its first anime series to its programming lineup, the popular kids’ action-adventure Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL. The series is now airing in HD on weekdays at...
View ArticleEpic Story Grows Senior Team with Jessica Labi & David Sztoser
Independent content creation and distribution company Epic Story Media Inc. (ESM) is expanding its senior team with two new hires: former eOne acquisitions VP Jessica Labi joins as Head of Distribution...
View ArticleA Yen for Quality: Japanese Animation Spotlight
***This territory focus originally appeared in the June/July ’19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 291)*** Japan is arguably the world’s most mature market for animation, with the local industry...
View ArticleTrailer: English Dub Cast for ‘Promare’ Revealed
GKIDS has announced the English voice cast for the new anime feature Promare, which it is bringing to cinemas around the U.S. in September. The film will feature the voices of Billy Kametz (Neon...
View ArticleNYCC: Disney TV, WBTVG and Anime Fest Schedule Up
New York Comic Con is ready to take over the Javits Center from October 3-6, and major players are setting their schedules of celeb-packed panels, screenings and activations. Anime Fest @ NYCC x Anime...
View ArticleToon-A-Vision Channel Launches on Bell TV Canada
Toon-A-Vision, broadcasting out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is Canada’s newest television channel that caters to kids and families. The channel is now available on free preview for Bell TV customers...
View ArticleNew York Toy Fair Round-Up
The New York Toy Fair has returned to the Jacob K. Javits Center to dazzle fans, collectors and kids-at-heart with a tidal wave of new goodies inspired by favorite franchises. The show runs February...
View ArticleStudio TRIGGER Hit ‘Promare’ Comes Home in May Through Shout! & GKIDS
The top-grossing original anime feature of 2019, Promare makes its way to home entertainment this spring following a phenomenally successful North American theatrical run. The hyperkinetic,...
View ArticleTopo Gigio’s First Italian Toon Premieres on RaiPlay
Topo Gigio, the famous puppet created more than 60 years ago by Maria Perego and star of more than a million endlessly-repeated TV appearances worldwide, returns to TV screens with a brand new 2D...
View ArticleSpring Titles Bloom Across Platforms for Anime Day!
With Thursday marking Anime Day 2021 (April 15), leading streamers of the beloved animated genre are planting bountiful spring crops of new dubbed and subtitled titles for audiences around the world to...
View ArticleMarvel Comics & VIZ Media Launch Manga Partnership with ‘Marvel Meow’
Marvel Comics and VIZ Media will collaborate for the first time to deliver the moment of superhero fans’ dreams – the wildly popular characters from the world of Marvel meet manga! This collaboration...
View ArticlePeople on the Move: Exec Appointments at 9 Story, BBC, Konami, Nickelodeon,...
9 Story Media Group (www.9story.com) announced the appointment of Farrell Hall to the newly created position of Chief Inclusion Officer. Working with internal and external stakeholders, Farrell will be...
View ArticleGenius Brands Launching Subscription-Based Video & Virtual Hub Kidaverse
Genius Brands International today announced its subscription-based Kartoon Channel! Kidaverse, launching April 15 at $3.99/month. Kartoon Channel! Kidaverse will be anchored by technology from the...
View ArticleGenius Brands Scores +217% Revenue; Acquires WOW!; Chizcomm Now Beacon Media
Genius Brands International today announced it has filed its Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2021, and provided a business update in the form of a letter to shareholders from Chairman &...
View Article“He’s a Hero”: ‘Yu-Gi-Oh’ Creator Drowned Aiding Rescue, Says U.S. Soldier
The mysterious drowning death of Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi, whose body was recovered July 6 off the shore in the Awa district of Nago on Okinawa Island, has been revealed as an act of heroism....
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Rewarded.TV to Stream Five Seasons of Konami’s ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ Series
The Yi-Go-Oh! cards are shuffling their way to the Web3 streaming service Rewarded.TV, according to Deadline. Five seasons of Konami’s show will be available for free on the platform, alongside other...
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