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Scooby-Doo Takes on Nessie


June 22, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Like, zoinks! Warner Home Video today released Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster to video retailers nationwide. In this new direct-to-video feature, Scooby, Shaggy and the rest of the Mystery Inc. crew take a trip to Daphne’s ancestral family castle in Scotland and end up having to solve one of [...]

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Pokemon Hits Game Boy Advance Video


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On the heels of such cartoon favorites as The Fairly OddParents, Johnny Bravo and SpongeBob SquarePants comes Pokemon, the latest cartoon property to arrive on Game Boy Advance Video. Episodes of the popular anime series will be compressed onto a standard Game Boy Advance cartridge so fans can follow the [...]

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Geneon Reaps Rights to Appleseed


June 21, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Geneon Ent., a division of Dentsu, Inc., has acquired worldwide theatrical and home video distribution rights, excluding Japan and Korea, to the anime feature, Appleseed. The film, acquired from Micott & Basara, was released theatrically in Japan earlier this year and is tentatively scheduled to hit North American theaters late [...]

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ADV Issues New AniMini Discs


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U.S. anime distributor ADV Films today announced the release of its third set of AniMini DVDs, three-inch collectible discs that contain episodes of popular animated shows. The latest batch includes installments of Hello Kitty & Friends‘ volumes 2-4 and Robotech Remastered– volumes 1-4. Branded for girls, Hello Kitty the 30-year-old [...]

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IDT Ent. Creates Int’l Sales Division


June 18, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

IDT Ent. has formed IDT Ent. Sales (IDTeS), a new company responsible for the worldwide distribution of content from IDT Ent. companies, such as DPS Film Roman, Mainframe Ent. and DKP Effects. The new division will also handle IDT acquisitions from third-party producers and will be headed by Mainframe Ent. [...]

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Teacher’s Pet, Simpsons 4 Hit DVD


June 15, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Today’s home video releases offer something for animation fans of all ages. In addition to Universal Home Video’s The Chronicles of Ridick: Dark Fury, new offerings include Disney’s Teacher’s Pet feature and another jam-packed season of Fox’s hit TV comedy, The Simpsons. After a brief and disappointing theatrical run, Disney’s [...]

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Cool Zone Submitted for your approval: Peter Chung’s Dark Fury


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After his groundbreaking work on MTV’s anime series, Aeon Flux, and his contributions to The Animatrix, anything new from director Peter Chung is cool. The fact that his latest work is a followup to the fantastic sci-fi/action flick Pitch Black is just icing on the cake. With The Chronicles of [...]

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Paramount to Bring Jakers! to Home Video


June 9, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Paramount Home Entertainment has picked up home video distribution rights to the Emmy Award-winning CG-animated series, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. The critically acclaimed show currently airs on PBS KIDS in the U.S. and TVO, SCN, Access Alberta and Knowledge Network in Canada, and will be available on DVD [...]

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RoboCop Trilogy Blasts to DVD


June 8, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

A three-disc set with all three RoboCop films hits video shelves today. Released by MGM, the tongue-in-cheek sci-fi series features masterful stop-motion animation by vfx guru Phil Tippet, whose directorial debut, Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation, went on sale last week. RoboCop (1987) stars Peter Weller as a [...]

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TOKYOPOP Stews Up Family Guy Cine-Manga


June 3, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

TOKYOPOP Inc. and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising have joined forces to produce Cine-Manga books based on hit FOX television shows including the soon-to-be-resurrected animated cult favorite Family Guy. The shows will be presented in comic book form featuring full-color frame grabs laid out in action-packed spreads peppered with [...]

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