Tag "Pokémon"

New Pokemon Movie to Play in Theaters in Dec.

September 16, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Cinedigm Digital Cinema has announced that it will release Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom in 300 digital theaters across the U.S. in December. The special one-weekend engagement is planned for December 3rd and 4th only. Die-hard fans can catch the debut of the movie’s trailer this weekend, September 17thand [...]

‘Nyan Cat’ Creator Tackles Pokemon

August 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Chris Torres (aka prguitarman), the 25-year-old Texas-based animator behind the hugely popular web phenom known as Nyan Cat, has delivered another sticky creation to entertain us during these dog days of summer. He has posted 151 cat versions of all the different Pokemons on his website prguitarman.com. It’s one of [...]

Dentsu to Bring ‘LBX’ Bots to Americas

August 1, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Dentsu Entertainment USA is gearing up to launch popular Japanese TV animation & franchise Little Battlers Experience to North, Central and South America, president and CEO Yuma Sakata announced yesterday. “The LBX project in Japan is a perfect example of how Dentsu Entertainment USA’s strategy functions in Western markets,” said [...]

‘Green Lantern: Emerald Knights’ Up for Home Viewing

June 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Green Lantern is getting animated just ahead of his big-screen live-action debut, with the release on home video of a new animated feature film. Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (Warner Bros., $19.98 DVD, $24.98 Blu-ray/DVD/digital copy combo pack) is the superhero’s second animated outing as part of the DC Universe line [...]

CN Upfronts Spotlight ‘Dragon,’ ‘DC Nation,’ ‘Problem Solverz’

March 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Cartoon Network announced 13 new animated series at its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York, including the TV series version of How to Train Your Dragon, a new DC Nation block spotlighting the superheroes of DC Comics, The Problem Solverz, The Looney Tunes Show, Green Lantern: The Animated Series and [...]

Pokemon, Minions Have a New York City Thanksgiving

November 23, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

New York City is getting animated for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. To kick things off, the lovable yellow Minions from the summer hit movie Despicable Me are promoting the Dec. 14 release of the film on DVD and Blu-ray by ringing the opening bell Wednesday at the New York Stock [...]

Pokemon Writer Takeshi Shudo Dies

October 29, 2010 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Takeshi Shudo, a writer who worked extensively on the Pokemon animated series and feature films, died Friday in Japan of a brain hemorrhage. He was 61. According to reports, Shudo collapsed while at a train station in Nara-City. He was rushed to a hospital but doctors were unable to save [...]