Banner - Jujutsu Kaisen

Banner - One Piece

Banner - Attack On Titan

Banner - Pokemon

Merchandise
Accessories
Cell Phone
Jewelry
Necklace
Patches
Pins and Buttons
Wallets
Apparel
Costume
Head Gear
T-Shirts
Bags
Blu-Ray
Books
Character Goods
Cups and Mugs
Magnets
Merchandise
Figures
Action Figures
Figures
Statues
Games
Board Games
Trading Card Games
Key Chains
Model Kits
Plush
Retailer Supplies
Stationery
Wall Art
General
New Arrivals
Pre-Orders
Recent Restocks
Manufacturers
Net Newsletter
Downloads
Miscellaneous
Bootleg Warning
Wholesale Section
Career Opportunities
Vendor Guide
About Us
Contact Us
Anime News
Trailers
UPS Map



Anime News

Artificial Tree Business Grows Into Anime
Date: 5/17/2006
Pittsburgh, PA's Post Gazette reports on Michael Kao who spent 23 years -- and earned a small fortune -- making plastic Christmas trees in China and selling them to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other big retailers. Then his son, Francis, came home from college in the U.S. eight years ago and persuaded his father to trade in 10,000 factory workers for 350 computer animators and a long shot at Hollywood glory. Today, the company that once was the world's biggest artificial-tree maker has morphed into one of Asia's biggest digital-animation studios. It is now halfway through making a new, $35 million "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie, which Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. and Weinstein Co. are set to distribute in spring of 2007.
Source: Anime News Service