Tag "Toei Animation"

Toei Announces New ‘Saint Seiya’ Series

February 8, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Japanese toon powerhouse Toei Animation is celebrating the 25th year of its popular Saint Seiya property by introducing a brand new series this spring, as producer Goh Wakabayashi announced this week. Titled Saint Seiya Omega, the new show marks the first new outing produced since 2008’s The Hades Chapter. Based [...]

Character Designer Araki Passes Away

December 5, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Veteran Japanese animation director and character designer Shingo Araki passed away on December 1 at age 72. Araki was best known for his work on Toei’s adaptations of Go Nagai’s manga including Devilman, Cutie Honey and UFO Robo Grendizer as well as his work with Michi Himeno, with whom he [...]

Al Jazeera’s Series Saladin Receives Intl. Emmy Nom

October 6, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Al Jazeera Children’s CG-animated action series Saladin is one of the programs animated in the Children’s Programming category of the International Emmys this week. The 26 eps x 26 mins CGI-animation is an action series, inspired by the life of medieval statesman and warrior, Salah al-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub. The [...]

Toei Serves Up ‘Toriko’ for MIPCOM

September 28, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Tokyo-based toon house Toei Animation is asking MIPCOM 2011 (Oct. 3-6) attendees to save room for dessert and they prepare for the global distribution launch of Toriko, the company’s latest hit series. The announcement was made by Kanji Kazahaya, director – global licensing and business department for Toei Animation. Based [...]

‘One Piece’ Pops Up on the Champs-Elysées

September 1, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Anime fans in France will be cracking open their wallets as Toei Animation sets up shop with the One Piece pop-up store at the Champs-Elysées Virgin Megastore in Paris, open thru September 20. Fans of the popular animation series—adapted from Eiichiro Oda’s manga by Toei Animation—can enjoy an immersive experience [...]

Toei Sets DVD, Merchandising Deals for Latin America

January 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Toei Animation has announced new home entertainment and merchandising deals for its animated series in Latin America. In home entertainment, the deals are: Brazil’s Playarte will create a DVD box set for Saint Seiya: Myth of the Resurrected Gold Saints. Mexico’s Towers Entertainment will release DVD collections for the Sailor [...]