Jakks Pacific has teamed with Japanese animation company Dentsu to create an anime television show and corresponding line of toys.
For Jakks, the third-largest toy company in the U.S., it marks the first foray into co-producing and owning its own entertainment property. Jakks is better known for toys based on proven characters licensed from such giants as Disney, Nickelodeon and Warner Bros.
Dentsu, best known as an advertising and marketing company, will develop the show, "Monsuno," at its Dci-Los Angeles subsidiary.
Jakks and Dentsu have tapped Mitsuharu Inoue to serve as creative director. Inoue produces "Bakugan Battle Brawlers," an anime series on Cartoon Network based on one of the most popular toy lines in North America.
The "Monsuno" TV show and toys are expected to launch simultaneously next year, though a tele¬vision broadcast partner hasn't yet signed.
"Monsuno" targets boys 6-11 and is an original property about a...
For Jakks, the third-largest toy company in the U.S., it marks the first foray into co-producing and owning its own entertainment property. Jakks is better known for toys based on proven characters licensed from such giants as Disney, Nickelodeon and Warner Bros.
Dentsu, best known as an advertising and marketing company, will develop the show, "Monsuno," at its Dci-Los Angeles subsidiary.
Jakks and Dentsu have tapped Mitsuharu Inoue to serve as creative director. Inoue produces "Bakugan Battle Brawlers," an anime series on Cartoon Network based on one of the most popular toy lines in North America.
The "Monsuno" TV show and toys are expected to launch simultaneously next year, though a tele¬vision broadcast partner hasn't yet signed.
"Monsuno" targets boys 6-11 and is an original property about a...
- 1/7/2010
- by By Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dentsu Inc. has launched a new Us-based division, Dci Los Angeles (Dci-la), to develop, co-produce, distribute and license original animation programs. Dci-la is seeking North American and European co-production partners to develop new animated properties aimed at K6-12 and males 17-25 for TV, home entertainment and other media, which will be backed by Dentsu Inc. Additionally, Dci-la is set to release the animation fantasy series Deltora Quest, based on Australian author Emily Rodda's books by the same name, outside of Asian markets. Helmed by Yuma Sakata, Svp, and Marc Harrington, VP/Business Development, Dci-la is looking for broadcast partners and licensees across all territories and categories respectively. Produced by Olm in association with Dentsu, the popular Deltora Quest series airs on TV Tokyo's TV Aichi programming block. Now published by Scholastic, Inc., the Deltora Quest series is available in 30 countries.
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- 7/30/2008
- by gwen@cynopsis.com
Dentsu Inc. has launched a new Us-based division, Dci Los Angeles (Dci-la), to develop, co-produce, distribute and license original animation programs. Dci-la is seeking North American and European co-production partners to develop new animated properties aimed at K6-12 and males 17-25 for TV, home entertainment and other media, which will be backed by Dentsu Inc. Additionally, Dci-la is set to release the animation fantasy series Deltora Quest, based on Australian author Emily Rodda's books by the same name, outside of Asian markets. Helmed by Yuma Sakata, Svp, and Marc Harrington, VP/Business Development, Dci-la is looking for broadcast partners and licensees across all territories and categories respectively. Produced by Olm in association with Dentsu, the popular Deltora Quest series airs on TV Tokyo's TV Aichi programming block. Now published by Scholastic, Inc., the Deltora Quest series is available in 30 countries.
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- 7/30/2008
- by gwen@cynopsis.com
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