TOKYOPOP INC. UNVEILS MASTER PLAN FOR RAVEMASTER WITH FULL-SCALE LAUNCH
Hit Boys' Action Property to Boast DVD Release, Cine-Manga(tm) Books and Expansive Licensing Program
LICENSING INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY (June 8, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. has a few w...
TOKYOPOP INC. AWARDS HASBRO MASTER TOY LICENSE FOR RAVEMASTER
Exciting Boys Action Toy Line to Revolve Around Highly Anticipated Cartoon Network Anime Series
LOS ANGELES (January 13, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. has chosen a "toy master" for RaveMaster--its a...
...wn as the RaveMaster, used them along with the “Ten Powers” sword to protect the planet from evil. Although he failed in preventing the Overdrive’s destruction, he managed to destroy the Dark Bring and put an end to the terror that t...
...ed by the RaveMaster in order to stop Dark Bring once and for all.The ReviewThe Review: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
Packaging:
After the last couple of serious covers, this one gets a bit lighter (in direct con...
The second volume of RaveMaster finds Haru Glory and his companion Plue landing on the southern shore of the Song Continent, near Hip Hop Town. Starving from the long raft ride, they immediately set out to find food. After quickly being tricked...
It's Christmas Goodness here at AnimeOnDVD and we're giving away a disc a day through the end of December 2007! Each day will be a new prize and you'll have a chance to win!Today's prize is a copy of Rave Ma...
Confirmation came in this evening via Right Stuf that TOKYOPOP\'s announced release for RaveMaster will definitely be an English language only release. Going by the \"As seen on Cartoon Network\" logo on some of the cover art, there\'s a chance it\'ll be...
What They Say50 years ago, young Shiba destroyed what he believed to be the last of the evil Shadow Stones. But the ensuing explosion only managed to scatter the remaining stones, leaving them hidden throughout the world.
In present day, Haru Glory arri...
Continuing the information coming out of the Licensing 2004 arena, TOKYOPOP has sent out this press release about RaveMaster and their master plans for the property.
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(TM), releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Astro Boy and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial
D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm),
releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire and
Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties include Ra...
...year, and RaveMaster is set to debut on Cartoon Network's Toonami block in 2004.
SHO Next is Showtime's "interactive playground," targeting Gen Y adults (ages 18-24). This channel is comprised of about 50 movies a month, including first-run theatri...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm), releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television proper...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga™, releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television propertie...
... Saiyuki, RaveMaster, Initial D and Chobits. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(TM), releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties include RaveMaster, GTO and Reign:...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial
D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm),
releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire and
Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties include Ra...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial
D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(TM),
releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Astro
Boy and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(TM), releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties include Ra...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(TM), releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties include Ra...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial
D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(TM),
releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Astro
Boy and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm), releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television proper...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm), releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television proper...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm), releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Astro Boy and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga™, releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television propertie...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga™, releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television propertie...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm), releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television proper...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga™, releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television propertie...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial
D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm),
releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire and
Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties include Ra...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm), releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties include Ra...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial
D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(tm),
releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Astro
Boy and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties...
... Chobits, RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga™, releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television propertie...
...ise Kiss, RaveMaster, Suikoden III, the Demon Ororon and Dragon Knights. Finally, inside the back cover is a little blurb from the mangaka with an SD self-portrait.
Artwork:
Not really a big fan of Minekura's art. Jaw-lines are a little too long fo...
Yesterday\'s contest closed out and Connie George has taken the prize of the ultra rare copy of RaveMaster Vol. #2. That means today\'s contest is underway and it\'s for a copy of When They Cry Vol. #2 from Geneon Entertainment.
...nitial D, RaveMaster, Reign the Conqueror, GTO).
According to TOKYOPOP founder and CEO Stu Levy, "For 10 years, TOKYOPOP has bridged cultures through the power of manga and our Manga Revolution. As a result, a new generation is learning to respect a...
...he series RaveMaster, which made him one of the most popular manga artists in America. Mashima's second series, Fairy Tail, was one of the most highly anticipated Del Rey Manga launches this year. In a show of support and admiration of Mashima's work,...
...k CD. (O) RAVEMASTER Volume 4: Mountain & Madmen (Tokyopop) (O) SAMURAI DEEPER KYO TV Series Season One (Media Blasters) All 26 episodes of the popular swordplay series, plus outtakes. (O) SOUTH PARK Complete Sixth Season (Comedy Central/Paramount...
...ming out. RaveMaster was featured next and will be debuting in 2004 on Toonami. They also showed a trailer for it.
Now we have Vintage Manga coming out, and Cyborg 009 will be the first title as part of this line, the classic 1968 manga.
Tokyopop the...
...howtime), RaveMaster (The Cartoon Network) and Reign the Conqueror (The Cartoon Network and Showtime).
ABOUT TOKYOPOP
TOKYOPOP is hailed as a leading youth-oriented entertainment brand and an innovator of manga creation, with a revolutionary artist...
...s include RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO and Reign: The Conqueror, with consumer products programs tied into RaveMaster, Initial D., Stray Sheep and Princess Ai. Visit www.TOKYOPOP.com for additional information.
...liar with RaveMaster will find this very familiar, although the art is, if anything, more polished. He\'s very good with dynamic page layouts that flow smoothly, and he packs in a ton of detail without making the page feel cluttered or overly busy. ...
...cast. (O) RAVEMASTER 3-pack (Tokyopop) (O) SEALAB 2021 Season 3 (Warner Bros.) More misadventures of the new underwater crew. Includes commentraks, interviews, the rejected first pilot, 2 unaired episodes and more. (O) SHURA NO TOKI Volume 5: Age of C...
...he series RaveMaster, which made him one of the most popular manga artists in America. Mashima's second series, Fairy Tail, was one of the most highly anticipated Del Rey Manga launches this year. In a show of support and admiration of Mashima's work,...
...reator of RaveMaster. The page quality to me seems to have dropped a bit, and because of that the tones seems to be slightly faded in areas. It seems that this volume has taken a small dip in its presentation quality.
Art:
Character designs contin...
...s include RaveMaster, Initial D, GTO and Reign: The Conqueror, with consumer products programs tied into RaveMaster, Initial D, Stray Sheep and Princess Ai. Visit www.TOKYOPOP.com for additional information.
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Audio:
For our primary viewing session, we listened to this show in its original language of Japanese. The or...
It’s 1805 and we’re off the coast of Brazil, specifically on the deck of the HMS Surprise, commanded by Captain Jack "Lucky" Aubrey (played by Russell Crowe). His orders are plain but not simple: put an end to the French vessel Acheron by sinking her, bur...
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We\'re whittling down more of the recent stack of Digital Manga Publishing books we received and today it\'s Matthew who\'s taking a look at the June 2005 release of Twilight of the Dark Master, a one shot book.
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TV TOKYO Corporation And Shueisha Inc. Appoint ShoPro Entertainment To Represent TV, Home Video And Merchandising Rights In North America And Latin America For Much Anticipated Ninja Hit, Naruto
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (February 15, 2005) –Sho...
It's Christmas Goodness here at AnimeOnDVD for the month of December and we're giving away a prize a day through the end of the month! Each day will be a new prize and you'll have a chance to win!Today's pri...
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There were a number of martial arts pictures made during the 1970s around one of the strangest weapons of warfare ever created, the Flying Guillotine. Basically a heavy hat on a light chain, it was thrown over a victim’s head, after which a section would ...
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Beast Master by Stephanie Crawford (Mon 10-15-2001)
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Genre: Adventure/Action.Studio: 20th Century Fox.Production Company: Samuel Goldwyn Company/Miramax Films/20th Century Fox/Universal.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Russell Crowe (Captain Jack "Lucky" Aubrey); Paul Bettany (Stephen Maturin); Billy ...
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This series of highly detailed figures, based on characters from several of renowned fantasy illustrator Frank Frazetta`s popular paintings, is quite a boon to fantasy figure collectors. However, they aren`t `action figures` in the truest sense of the ter...
What They SayMaki faces the ultimate test from the highly skilled Julietta Sakamoto who has also shown feelings of romance. On the day-scheduled match, Maki oversleeps and is late to arrive. However, her father, Shiro Saeki who is present at the appointed...
What They SayThe amazing Taichi Keaton works on cases around the globe that always lead to adventure! He combines his arsenal of multidisciplinary expertise in investigation, archeology, and survival with his experience as a professor, a Falklands Conflic...
What They SayFrom the beginning of time, Powerful, grotesque Demons and beautiful, noble Guardians have battled for Earth. A deep hatred eternally burns between Demon and Guardian; the Guardians knew the Demons’ thirst for blood and power would dest...
What They SayCreated by the famous Yokusaru Shibata, Airmaster first appeared as a comic series in Hakusensha\'s well known comic magazine titled \"Young Animal.\" What sets AirMaster apart from the other anime action series, is its unique blend of action...
Thanks to the generosity of the folks over at forum moderator Gatts, we have one more figure to give away! The figure for this contest is Izumi from He is My Master. We want to make this as easy as possible ...
For those of you out there enjoying Monster, you\'ll want to put some money down on this series to enjoy something quite similar in some regards. Due out on 06/08/2004 from Geneon Entertainment is Master Keaton Vol. #7, one of the best shows released over...
It\'s been awhile since this title showed up in region 1, but now it\'s made its way to the UK and Dani Moure has taken a look at the Manga UK release of Twilight of the Dark Master that came out just this week.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, DreamWorks Animation has acquired the superhero spec from Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, Master Mind.The film, which will be produced through Ben Stiller's production banner, is a satirical take on the superhero ge...
If you’re like me you may think you’re well-versed on fantasy literature, but it doesn’t take much to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of Forgotten Realms and Eberron literature out there. It was only recently that I myself was abl...
Now that his latest film is out on home video, MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD director Peter Weir has made a move toward his next screen project. Weir is now attached to helm William Gibson's latest novel, PATTERN RECOGNITION, for Warner ...
Released on 08/12/2003 from Pioneer Entertainment is one of the more intriguing and intelligent series coming out this year, which means it\'s not getting all that much attention, is Master Keaton Vol. #2.
We\'ve dug into the pile a bit this week to catch up on the backlog which meant taking a peek at the 10/14/2003 release of Master Keaton Vol. #3 from Geneon Entertainment.
On 02/10/2004, Geneon will release Master Keaton Vol. #5, the only anime release in the past year that has a TV episode that got me all misty-eyed and emotional.
Joss Whedon owns the internet. Type his name into Google and do a search and see for yourself how many fansites there are for BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, its spinoff series ANGEL or even for FIREFLY, Whedon's short-lived science fiction series with a wester...
Saved from the few number of shows left that never made the transition from VHS to DVD, we\'ve got a slightly early look at the 08/15/2006 release of Tattoon Master from Media Blasters.
The Review!Rating:
Video Quality: ****1/2 out of *****
Audio Qualty: ***** out of *****
Japanese Language Track: ***** out of *****
English Language Track: ***** out of *****
French Language Track: N/A
Packaging: ****1/2 out of *****
Menus: **** ou...
...rrival of RaveMaster Vol. #1, as listed by Right Stuf last night. The release is set for $14.99 but has no running time or language information provided yet. With the series being 51 episodes total and past history of $14.99 releases of new series not...
Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin...
New York, NY—Thursday, December 6, 2007: Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world—has formed a new manga imprint with Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC. Seven Seas, founded i...
And once again, it comes time for us to bid the good Doctor farewell for another year. While season three of the regenerated Doctor Who has been the strongest since the show's return, the finale, fittingly titled 'Last of the Time Lords' was sadly disappo...
It seems Russell Crowe has found his next star vehicle. The GLADIATOR and A BEAUTIFUL MIND star has signed to play author Patrick O'Brian's famous Royal Navy Capt. Jack Aubrey for director Peter Weir in MASTER AND COMMANDER.According to Variety Weir...
In the first part of our Don Coscarelli interview, the director discussed his work on the much-loved cult classic BEASTMASTER and its recent arrival on DVD. Today, in the final part of our Coscarelli coverage, the filmmaker expounds further on the Marc Si...
Well, it's been some time since this guy last ranted and was able to get it posted rather than being burned at the stake for an Anime heretic. Christmas has come and gone, seeing with it many a happy DVDs, CDs and BYOBs coming into my possession. Actually...
What They SayThe year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed to a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. ...
In the mid-1960s, other Asian studios attempted to cash in on the success of Toho's Godzilla series by introducing their own giant monster characters. Some, like Gamera, the flyin', flamin' giant turtle (GIANT MONSTER GAMERA), became big hits and worldwid...
TV tie-in books are not exactly a novelty. However, HIGHLANDER THE SERIES: AN EVENING AT JOE'S would seem to be breaking new ground by including only writers who worked in some capacity either as cast, creative staff or technical crew on the series that...
What They SayA Brave Coward! Murder, bankruptcy, blackmail. Can Keaton really claim to lead a quiet life with this caseload? Even when not working a case, drama still works its way into Keaton’s life either in the form of a friend of his daughter...
We asked and you answered the call! Yesterday we made a call for gamers participating in the CITY OF HEROES beta testing phase to send us their thoughts of this anticipated PC video game which allows you to create and play your own superhero in an online ...
Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi...
Coming soon to your TV: your cut of your favorite film. And why not? Seriously Mania readers, with studios releasing all the different versions of films in “Special Editions”, “Director’s Cuts”, “Extended/ Unr...
The Halloween holiday is upon us and various television networks are kicking it into overdrive with their horror-themed programming schedules. If you're a horror fanatic, like me, you probably own all of the horror films that you truly...
America has its genre visionaries: Gene Roddenberry (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation), Irwin Allen (Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea), Chris Carter (The X-Files), Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery)all of these guys at m...
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I've been writing reviews for Anime on DVD.com since 1998. I've been a fan of anime for a bit longer than that. It's been interesting to see my style of review change over the years. With 2000 I realized that I had to do something a bit different in...
RING Master by Anthony C. Ferrante (Tue 11-22-2005)
Mysterious videotapes, ominous phone calls, a girl drowned at the bottom of a well, and Naomi Watts were more than enough elements to catapult 2002's The Ring into an American horror film phenomenon. Based on the Japanese film series Ringu, the Ehren Krug...
RING MASTER by Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 03-11-2005)
Mysterious videotapes, ominous phone calls, a girl drowned at the bottom of a well and Naomi Watts were more than enough elements to catapult 2002's THE RING into an American horror film phenomenon. Based on the Japanese film series RINGU, the Ehren Kruge...
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND helmer Michel Gondry wants to turn Rudy Rucker's 1984 novel MASTER OF SPACE AND TIME into a film. Funny man Jack Black (SCHOOL OF ROCK) is attached to star in the film, and Gondry is also in talks to make DreamWorks t...
Gerry Anderson has a track record that would make any self-respecting TV producer shake in his boots: 17 television programs, virtually all of which now rate as cult successesfrom the lavishly produced space adventure Space: 1999 and the cult favorite UFO...
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RAVEMASTER VOLUME 4 DVD
REQUIEM FROM THE DARKNESS VOLUME 4: ETERNAL REST DVD
SADAMITSU THE DESTROYER COMPLETE
SAINT SEIYA VOLUME 11 DVD
SAIYUKI DOUBLE BARREL COLLECTION 2 DVD
SAIYUKI RELOAD VOLUME 2 DVD
SCRAPPED PRINCESS VOLUME 1: FAMI...
This has been a bit of a tough one and a long time in coming since a number of retailers, even Amazon, still doesn\'t carry it. Apparently released to limited retailers back on 06/14/2005, we\'ve got a look at the Media Blasters release of Master of Mosqu...
20th Century Fox Home Video has slotted April 20 as the day for the DVD release of MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD. The Oscar-nominated picture will arrive in an unusual choice of three different DVD versions: a full-screen version, a wide...
Due out on 08/10/2004, Geneon brings their 39 episode series to a close with the release of Master Keaton Vol. #8. This has been one of the most thought provoking, engaging and at times very emotional series that I\'ve had the pleasure to watch in the las...