Here’s The Biggest Animation News You Missed In December
December was the month when the post-Covid distribution landscape really started taking shape when ad-hoc measures gave way to long-term strategies.
Warnermedia went first, revealing a radical hybrid model for 2021. A few days later, Disney fleshed out a more nuanced yet still heavily streaming-centric plan. Of course, Covid alone didn’t inspire these changes, but it accelerated them; both companies have admitted as much. Expect the tectonic plates under distribution and exhibition models to keep slipping around in the coming years.
The industry may be transforming, but it certainly isn’t slowing down. The last 30 days saw a volley of films, series, and overall deals unveiled. So many key executive hires were announced that, for the first time, we’ve grouped them in a section below. On a bluer note, December added a few names to this year’s long list of deaths in the animation world. May 2021 usher in a
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Lucky Helmet Agency to Represent Aniplex USA in N. America
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Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
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Cartoon Brew reported on Tuesday that the newly formed entertainment agency Lucky Helmet will represent Aniplex of America in North America. The company will support licensing and merchandising around Aniplex of America and Funimation s upcoming release of
Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train in the United States.
Founder of Lucky Helmet Marc Harrington made a statement about the film:
Demon Slayer s box-office success overseas, in the middle of a pandemic, is nothing less than extraordinary. We are incredibly excited to have the opportunity to support Aniplex on its licensing and merchandising efforts in North America, and we are confident that the film will further excite fans, and that there will be great potential for new licensing partners ac
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train in the United States.
Here are the details:
Lucky Helmet will represent select titles released by Sony-owned Aniplex of America in North America. Its first task will be to “support and expand upon the licensing and merchandising efforts” around
Mugen Train, which the distributor is due to release with Funimation early next year.
Mugen Train has been a runaway success in Japan, grossing around $300 million in two months; it is on the cusp of becoming the country’s highest-grossing film in history. The manga spin-off has also performed strongly in overseas territories where it has come out, including China and Taiwan.
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Lucky Helmet to Rep Select Aniplex of America Titles
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