Anime

Over 20 Exclusive Gunpla and Dragon Ball Figures on Sale Now at PREMIUM BANDAI USA

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Friday, April 3, 2020
Online Retail, Entertainment, Retail, Other Entertainment, TV and Radio, General Entertainment, Licensing (Entertainment), Anime, Akira Toriyama, Funimation, Toonami, Comics, Creative works, Video game publishers, Bandai, Godzilla, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball

Premium Bandai USA will begin offering highly sought-after and exclusive collectibles from renowned Bandai toy and collectible brands to domestic fans and customers.

Key Points: 
  • Premium Bandai USA will begin offering highly sought-after and exclusive collectibles from renowned Bandai toy and collectible brands to domestic fans and customers.
  • RG 1/144, and S.H.Figuarts SUPER SAIYAN GOD SUPER SAIYAN VEGITO -SUPER- will be available direct to U.S. consumers for pre-order starting today, April 2nd, at 6 PM PDT via Premium Bandai USA .
  • Premium Bandai USA is Bandais official online store and focuses on selling high quality anime, video game, and Tokusatsu merchandise.
  • Dragon Ball Super, and all logos, character names and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks of SHUEISHA, INC.
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Fastenal's 2020 Annual Shareholder Meeting on April 25 Changed to Online Only

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Trucking, Transport, Logistics, Supply chain management, Alternative energy, Energy, Other Transport, Anime, Shareholders, Proxy, Annual general meeting, Proxy voting, Proxy statement

As previously announced, the meeting will still be held on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. central time.

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  • As previously announced, the meeting will still be held on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. central time.
  • As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, you are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder as of the close of business on February 26, 2020, the record date, or hold a legal proxy for the meeting provided by your bank, broker, or nominee.
  • There will be a process available to vote online during the virtual meeting.
  • However, shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote and submit their proxies in advance of the meeting using one of the methods described in the proxy materials.

Proxy Raises $42M Series B Funding to Expand Identity Signal Solutions and Global Footprint

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Monday, March 16, 2020
Anime, Software, Cross-platform software, Smartphone, Smartphones, Signal, Ergo Proxy

Proxys identity signal, emitted from a smartphone, gives people frictionless access to any space or device, similar to a universal single sign-on for the physical world.

Key Points: 
  • Proxys identity signal, emitted from a smartphone, gives people frictionless access to any space or device, similar to a universal single sign-on for the physical world.
  • People own their Proxy ID and unique identity signal, and their data can never be sold or exploited by marketers.
  • This funding comes on the heels of a year of breakneck expansion and industry accolades for Proxy.
  • Proxy is a startup dedicated to empowering people with a personal identity signal for universal access.

NetEase Cloud Music Signs Digital Music Distribution Agreement with Studio Ghibli

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Friday, March 13, 2020
Anime, Creative works, Films, Japanese-language films, Streaming music services, Topcraft, NetEase, Studio Ghibli, Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle

HANGZHOU, China, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NetEase Cloud Music, one of China's leading music streaming platforms owned by leading Chinese internet company NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES), today announced that it has signed a digital music distribution agreement with Studio Ghibli, one of the most acclaimed animation studios in the world.

Key Points: 
  • HANGZHOU, China, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NetEase Cloud Music, one of China's leading music streaming platforms owned by leading Chinese internet company NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES), today announced that it has signed a digital music distribution agreement with Studio Ghibli, one of the most acclaimed animation studios in the world.
  • Under this agreement, NetEase Cloud Music will be the digital music distributor for Studio Ghibli's music catalog, including albums and soundtracks from its sought-after animated feature films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, in Chinese mainland.
  • In recent years, NetEase Cloud Music has gained access to a robust library of Japanese music content, including a considerable hold of popular music of Japanese animations, comics, games, J-pop and Japanese classical music.
  • The cooperation with Studio Ghibli further strengthens NetEase Cloud Music's competitive edge as a go-to platform for high-quality international music.

Parent Life Network Acquires Help! We’ve Got Kids

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Anime, Maiden Japan, Space Runaway Ideon, Sunrise, Parenting, Creative works

TORONTO, March 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marketing platform Parent Life Network finalized a deal with Ideon Media and SavvyMom Media to acquire online business and events directory, Help!

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, March 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marketing platform Parent Life Network finalized a deal with Ideon Media and SavvyMom Media to acquire online business and events directory, Help!
  • Weve Got Kids (HWGK) for their growing stable of online communities, now reaching over 3.2 million Canadian consumers.
  • For Parent Life Network, this acquisition marks yet another way to reach parents and large Canadian agencies.
  • Integrating HWGK with Parent Life Network will enable both brands to advance their shared mission of making parenting easier, while also making advertising to new and expecting parents more effective than ever.

Premium Bandai USA Brings Exclusive Dragon Ball Figures and Gundam Models to North America

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Online Retail, Entertainment, Retail, TV and Radio, General Entertainment, Online, Licensing (Entertainment), Bandai Namco Holdings, Anime, Video game publishers, Japanese culture, Bandai, Godzilla, Sunrise, Video games developed in Japan, Gundam, Popotan, Gundam model, Bandai Museum

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200302005378/en/
    Starting on April 2, 2020, Premium Bandai USA will begin offering highly sought-after and exclusive collectibles from renowned Bandai toy and collectible brands to domestic fans and customers.
  • ), and S.H.Figuarts Vegito Bluewill be available direct to North American consumers starting on April 2nd via Premium Bandai USA.
  • Register with Premium Bandai USA before March 30, 2020, for a chance to win Dragon Ball and Gundam prizes!
  • Premium Bandai USA is Bandais official online store and focuses on selling high quality anime, video game, and Tokusatsu merchandise.

Spin Master Unleashes New Brawling Action with Season Two of Bakugan®: Armored Alliance™

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Monday, March 2, 2020
Bakugan, TMS Entertainment, Sega, TVB, Toonami, Television series, Anime, Spin Master, Bakugan: Battle Planet, Bakugan Battle Brawlers

Produced by Spin Master Entertainment, season two of the anime adventure series launched in the United States on Cartoon Network on Sunday, March 1, 2020.

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  • Produced by Spin Master Entertainment, season two of the anime adventure series launched in the United States on Cartoon Network on Sunday, March 1, 2020.
  • "Bakugan: Armored Alliance" follows the adventures of Dan Kouzo and his best friends, the first kids on Earth, to bond with the mysterious alien creatures known as Bakugan.
  • "Bakugan: Armored Alliance promises to bring bigger battles as the brawlers find themselves in unchartered territories," says Jennifer Dodge, Executive Vice President, Spin Master Entertainment and Producer of the show.
  • In conjunction with "Bakugan: Armored Alliance", Spin Master has unveiled expanded offerings to the Bakugan toy line and card game.

Saki Corporation Announces New Scientific Advisor, Dr. Takashi Sato, Professor at Kyoto University

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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Hardware, Manufacturing, Other Manufacturing, Technology, Software, Seinen manga, Manga, Saki Corporation, Gonzo, Saki, Writers, Anime

Saki Corporation , an innovator in the field of automated optical and X-ray inspection and measurement equipment, announces that Dr. Takashi Sato, professor at the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, has been appointed as the Scientific Advisor for Saki.

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  • Saki Corporation , an innovator in the field of automated optical and X-ray inspection and measurement equipment, announces that Dr. Takashi Sato, professor at the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, has been appointed as the Scientific Advisor for Saki.
  • To further this collaboration, Saki is establishing and fostering an engineering community to further the implementation of the Smart Factory.
  • Since its inception in 1994, Saki has led the way in the development of automated recognition through robotic vision technology.
  • Saki Corporation has headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, with offices, sales, and support centers around the world.

Ideon Media announces exclusive ad sales representation of Bustle Digital Group (BDG) in Canada

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Monday, February 24, 2020
Clothing, Media in the United States, Anime, Bustle, Nylon, Space Runaway Ideon, The Outline, MIC, Inverse, Digital, Brand

BDGs portfolio is comprised of influential and distinct digital brands including Bustle, Elite Daily, NYLON, Romper, The Zoe Report, Mic, Inverse, Input and The Outline.

Key Points: 
  • BDGs portfolio is comprised of influential and distinct digital brands including Bustle, Elite Daily, NYLON, Romper, The Zoe Report, Mic, Inverse, Input and The Outline.
  • Bustle is a great fit with Ideon not only because they have the largest audience of any female focused digital media company, but because their white glove approach to media sales meshes perfectly with Ideons own high-touch level of client service.
  • Bustle Digital Group (BDG) is one of todays leading, global media companies with a portfolio of distinct digital and experiential brands that are shaping culture.
  • Ideon Media is a Toronto-based digital firm that offers a wide spectrum of advertiser solutions with best-in-class publisher representation and wholly owned and operated sites, including SavvyMom.ca and 29Secrets.com.

Legacy Acquisition Corp. Announces Extension of Deadline to Complete a Business Combination

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Thursday, February 20, 2020
Anime, SEC filings, Proxy

Legacy now has until March 21, 2020 to consummate its proposed business combination, and may further extend such deadline by up to two additional 30-day periods ending on May 20, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Legacy now has until March 21, 2020 to consummate its proposed business combination, and may further extend such deadline by up to two additional 30-day periods ending on May 20, 2020.
  • Legacy and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Legacys stockholders with respect to the Business Combination.
  • Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the definitive proxy statement that Legacy intends to file with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination when available.
  • Legacy cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.