Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants 10 year anniversary!

Nickelodeon plans to make 'Happy Squared' to honor SpongeBob SquarePants’ 10th anniversary this 2009. Spongebob launch in July 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants with 70 million viewers monthly, and has been the number-one animated program with Kids 2-11 for more than seven consecutive years. SpongeBob SquarePants will make its dry-land debut in Park City, Utah, during the 2009 Film Festival with the first-ever SpongeBob live cast performance, on Jan. 18. along with that Nickelodeon will show its first-ever SpongeBob documentary featuring SpongeBob and The Big Green Help pro-social campaign special TV events. A new lines of apparel, jewelry, toys, games and DVDs are to follow too. Via Nickeloden

Betty Boop cosmetic line BelleSense

BelleSense International Corporation introduces a brand-new brand line Betty Boop Cosmetics. Betty Boop embodies beauty and glamor with shimmery body powders lipsticks eyeshadow and nail polish to chic and colorful shades for eyes and nails, women will love this new line of cosmetics. via: BelleSense

CIA Super Hero 2009 Calender

Central Illustration Agency Calendar sold for £5 in the UK, and £10 to countries. via: CIA SHOP

Elmo Loves You dvd for pre-order perfect gift for Valentines day

Muppet Centrals: Elmo, Rosita and Grover take time to learn about love, emotions and friendship in a heart felt fairy tail "Elmo Loves You". The DVD also features a new song called "Elmo Loves You" with a special video teaching children to sign language "I love you". "Elmo Loves You" is available for pre-order now for 12.99 via: Amazon and is set for release January 6, 2009.

Disney customized wawas

Disney customized wawas are now available. Now you can join the upcoming Wawa Dress Up Party to win exciting prizes! Viwawa is developed and wholly owned by Pendulab Inc. which is a part of the SilkRoad Equity family of companies. Viwawa is Asia’s fastest growing social gaming network. Viwawa, a division of Pendulab, offers imaginative online games that challenge the mind and encourage playful competition. Intense battles ensue where strategy and skill prevail in fighting games Wahlords, dynasty chess and Numeroid while players stay enthralled on the memory battlefields of Wahjong, with trickery and plain luck being paramount. via: viwawa

Robot Chicken Seth Greeen and Matthew Senreich at New York Comic Con 2009

Adults Swim's Robot Chicken on Cartoon Network is featuring special guests executive producers Seth Green and Matthew Senreich at this January New York Comic Con. Robot Chicken is Emmy-Award winning stop motion animated TV series. Also after the panel discussion special autographing of Robot Chicken material in the VIP Lounge by panel guest. via: NYCC

A Bathing Ape and Disney, Mickey, Minie and Donald plush toys 2009

Japanese streetwear clothing brand, A Bathing Ape is on it's way to do a second collaboration with Disney's beloved characters. Early next year Bape will be releasing a Mickey Mouse x Bape plush toy in Bape flagship, lifestyle stores across the World. Characters Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck are set for a third series and will be sporting the Bapecamo. via: BAPE

Disney XD new series Kid Knevel

Walt Disney Animation has begun production on Kid Knievel, created by Sandro Corsaro is a new 2D animated series set to debut in fall 2009 on Disney XD channel. Kid Knievel is about a 12-year-old boy Francis Little, a boy who overcomes incredible obstacles in his quest to become famous. Inspired by the will and determination of daredevil Robbie Knievel who wants to be the world's greatest daredevil. To build to promote the new series, Disney XD.com (currently the Toon Disney channel) will offer 5, 55-second original animated shorts. The Channel is more boy driven then girl but there are girl inclusive to look forward. Animation producer Chris Savino (Johnny Test, The Powerpuff Girls)serves as exec producer and director on the series. The voice cast also includes Chris Edgerly (Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law) as Francis Little. Disney XD is a re-branding of Toon Disney. The basic cable channel will debut in February with a multi-platform setup that will showcase a mix of live-action and animated programming for kids 6-14, especially boys into discovery, sports, adventure and humor. Sports-themed programming is in development with ESPN. Via: DisneyXD.com

Keanu Reeves Live-action film Cowboy-Bebop set for 2011

Keanu Reeves did a brief update for MTV on his live-action project Cowboy Bebop. This project has been a passion of Keanu for years and now is finally in production for 2011. Keanu has been a fan of anime since his youth, this new live-action film will follow the sci-fi anime story line of Cowboy Bebop. If your not fimaliar with the anime Cowboy Bebop is a Japanese animated television series now featured on Adult Swim @4:30am. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto. Consisting of 26 episodes, the series follows the adventures of a group of bounty hunters traveling on their spaceship "the Bebop" in the year 2071. It is considered one of the best anime series ever made. A perfect role for Reeves who will play lead star Spike Spiegel. Via: Screenrant

Be@rbrick Series 17

Get your Be@rbrick Series 17 Only available at Action City The Gardens. Limited to 12pcs per customer. featuring an eclectic mix of influences and collaborations included in Series 17: Basic – a yellow honey bear Jellybean – A clear deep honey colored bear Patapon by Rolito – A colorful piece with retro artwork Russian Flag – colored K-20 - A character from the movie K-20 SF – Transformer ‘Cute’ – Kids drawings Mickey Mouse. Artist – The World of the Golden Egg – yellow and red magic Artist – Alexander Girard – A pink and red tribute to the stunning modern art of Girard. Via: Action City

Peanut's special Charlie Brown Christmas at Knott's Merry Farm

Knott’s Merry Farm is decked out this Holidays season with the Peanut's, for a special Charlie Brown Christmas, now until January 4th 2009. A live concert for "Toys For Tots" is 12/20/2008. Teams competing in this year’s Rose Bowl in Pasadena will be honored with a discount starting 12/26/2008 – 1/4/2009 (as long as you wear your team colors). Knott’s Farm has 165 rides, live shows and attractions, including Knott’s newest coaster, Pony Express. Along with all the regular fun there is a Peanut's Holiday Parade and Snoopy's Cool Christmas ice show. Via: Knott's Merry Farm.

Nickelodeon sets records in 2008

Nickelodeon sets record of most watch kids show in 2008, with a average 2.2 million viewers in one day! Nickelodeons other networks like Nicktoons Network also hit an all time records for 2008. Via: cynopsis

Kurokami Animation broadcasting in Japan, U.S and Korea

Bandai Entertainment in will, produce Kurokami animated. Kurokami series will be aired 1/8/2009 in Japan on TV ASAHI at 2:40 a.m. U.S. on ImaginAsian TV (IATV) at 8:00pm 1/8/2009 and Korea on January 10:00pm on 1/9/2009 on AniBOX. Kurokami is directed by: Tsuneo Kobayashiis, based on a manga by Korean creative team Young Lim Dall and Park Sung Woo. A high school student Keita lost his mother when he was young. Now living on his own, meets a mysterious girl named Kuro. Kuro tells a story of: if a person runs into another person that looks just like them, they would die. From Kuro, For released on DVD in 2009 by Bandai Entertainment Inc. Via: Bandai Entertainment Inc.

Sony Animation partners with Gotham Group

Sony Pictures Animation has signed a first-look production deal with Ellen Goldsmith-Vein's the Gotham Group. Gotham Group is a leading management firm for toon and kids content creators, and have produced films as "The Spiderwick Chronicles. Gotham represents some of the top animation directors and writers as well as a broad range publishing houses and comicbook companies including Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Harper Collins Children's Books (U.S. & U.K.), Houghton Mifflin/Harcourt and Dark Horse Entertainment. Gotham is currently in production on "Dead Space," an animated feature for Starz channel and the 3-D CGI film "Quantum Quest," the first film ever initiated by NASA/JPL. The company also recently linked with the Chungnan Techno Park, Chungam province of South Korea and several South Korean corporations in a pubic-private partnership to form an animation fund totaling more than $300 million for the purpose of financing, producing and distributing six to eight animated and live-action/animated hybrid feature films.

Russian Walt Disney Channel

The Walt Disney Company will collaborate with Russian broadcaster Media-One Holdings Ltd., to launch at Disney-branded free-to-air national TV channel in Russia in 2009. Offering a line-up of kid and family programming as well as original Russian programming. Via: Walt Disney

Tainted Fingerpaint's Reiko animated christmas cartoon and e-cards

New Reiko animated cartoon for Christmas also some Reiko Christmas e-cards to send to your friends and enemies...to check out both visit Taintedink

Sesame Street: Street Gang by Michael Davis

Street Gang by: Michael Davis, is the compelling and often comical story of the creation and history of the beloved TV show. The book give insight on how it got started, nearly failed, and was saved by Elmo. A story of how in November of 1969 Sesame Street revolutionized the way education was present to children through television. Sesame Street when on to become the longest running children's show in history. released on December 26, 2008. for 27.95 on Amazon

Sanrio Digital Jobs: Assistant Systems Engineer

Sanrio Digital Ltd. (Hong Kong) is in need of a Assistant Systems Engineer. Sanrio Digtial Ltd. is new media company which strives to digitally expand on world famous IP's icons Hello Kitty, My Melody, Pochacco, Badtz Maru, and other Sanrio's beloved characters into digital community and a social web. Requirements and applications forms are on www.sanriodigital.com Benefit Highlights: · 5-day work week · Flexible working hours · Flat and horizontal company culture that encourages sharing and contribution · Supportive and open project management system allows you to learn and try different projects from time to time. · Medical insurance · Performance based bonus · Free company shuttle bus to and from KCR station daily To apply for this position please send your resume with the reference number, position applied, and salary expectation to hr@sanriodigital.com

Superman Doomsday , Charlie Brown, Yogi Bear & Super Friends DVD releases

Recent releases from Warner Bros. Superman Doomsday Blu-Ray special edition 2 disc which includes 5 bonus episodes of Superman the animated series and a sneak peak of the new WonderWomam animated movie. Hey there it's Yogi Bear, in his first full length movie is available now. Super Friends Season one - volume two is due out 1/27/09. You"re a good sport Charlie Brown is also set for release 1/27/09. Via Warner Bros.

Naruto Shippuuden 088

Naruto Shippuden 088 has just been released on Dattebayo. If your not familiar with the Naruto Shippuuden story its continues were the origal animated serious Nurato left off. But now Uzumaki Naruto is older and more mature and his quest to save Uchiha Sasuke from the grips of Shinobi, Orochimaru, he's also faced with allot more deadly enemies. The cartoon is no longer for the Nickelodeon crew but for more teenagers considering it contains blood violence profanity and nudity. Click here to download the latest installment of Naruto Shippuuden Via: Dattebayo