Tatsunoko meets Marvel: Plan for Crossover in 3 Years!?!??

[WolfCypher]

The Nihon Keizai Shimbun paper reported on Tuesday that the toy giant Takara Tomy and the American comic entertainment company Marvel have agreed to work together on Marvel character toys for Japanese retail this fall. According to the report, Tatsunoko Production (the anime studio that became a subsidiary of Takara Tomy in 2005-2006) is producing a television anime with characters from both Tatsunoko's portfolio of anime titles and Marvel's library of comic series. The company aims to broadcast the anime in three years in Japan as well as in international markets. Marvel signed the licensing agreement with the Takara Tomy [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Arts[/COLOR][/COLOR] subsidiary. While the details of the deals will be made public later, Takara Tomy will initially sell about 100 kinds of toys and clothings based on Spider-Man, [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Iron [COLOR=blue ! important]Man[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR], and other characters. It is also exploring the possibilities of sales in the rest of Asia.
Tatsunoko's long history of hero anime include Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets/G-Force/Eagle Riders), Mach Go Go Go (Speed Racer), Tekkaman, Yatterman, Casshern, Time Bokan, Yattodetaman, Time Patrol-Tai Otasukeman, and Zendaman. Marvel's superheroes include the [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Fantastic [COLOR=blue ! important]Four[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR], Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Daredevil, the Punisher, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the X-Men.

The anime studio Madhouse had already agreed to produce four anime series featuring Iron Man, Wolverine, and other Marvel characters for the Japanese and global markets, starting in spring of 2010. Manga versions of Spider-Man (pictured at left) and the X-Men have been created by Ryoichi Ikegami (Crying Freeman, Mai the Psychic Girl, Sanctuary) and several Shogakukan artists in Japan. In fact, there was a live-action Spider-Man [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]television [COLOR=blue ! important]series[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] that had a parallel-world Japanese Spider-Man piloting a giant robot.
C.B. Cebulski brought Kia Asamiya (Silent Möbius, Dark Angel), Takehiko Ito (Outlaw Star), Katsuya Terada (Zenbu, Blood: The Last Vampire), and others to various Marvel Comics titles after he became an editor there. Del Rey is collaborating with Marvel to create an X-Men shōjo title with writers Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman and Indonesia-based artist Anzu, as well as a Wolverine title with writer Anthony Johnston. (Marvel created a Mangaverse line of comics with mostly American and Canadian creators in 2001.)
Source: animeanime.jp

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Spider-Man meets Tekkaman? The X-Men and Gatchaman? Hulk vs. those Beyblade kids?! It's Manga + American Comics, with toys and an anime series in the works.

 

[BrianWilly]

I'd hit it.

 

[Aztec]

I'd rather see a new Marvel vs. Capcom game. That way the combined universes of Marvel and Capcom can fight the combined universes of Mortal Kombat and DC Universe. Now that's a fighting game!

 

[Anubis]

Ah, no.

 

[Vartha]

....wha huh? I just don't see an anime styled Cap.

 

[Shockdingo]

Could be interesting, but....an X-men...shojo??? Hrum....

 

[Phaedrus45]

How can I be excited when I've seen the crap Marvel has come out with in year's past: Transformers vs. Marvel and Marvel Megamorphs. I cannot think that would be any better.

I'd sooner see Marvel bring back Rom and Micronauts.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Wow, interesting.

 

[Havok83]

Capcom just released Tatsunoko vs Capcom in Japan late last year. I wonder if we could possibly see a crossover between all 3 companies in a game soon

 

[Silver Knight]

Interesting.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Definitely, absolutely, 100% not for me. More power to whoever actually digs this stuff.

 

[Franklin Richards]

Will we see the Fiery Phoenix VS the fiery Phoenix?