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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 4:40 pm
Eh... just Pokémon and Yugi-Oh? That's not a big surprise. Were there other toy, game or merchandise-based franchise anime series coming down the pike that people were expecting the WB to pick up?
Does the new Astroboy cartoon have some sort of collectable card game or whatnot associated with it? Because, if not, the WB's probably not interested.
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