Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Reveals Line-Up for Star Wars Celebration 2022

Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America (BNTCA) is set to entertains fans attending this year’s Star Wars Celebration on May 26 – 29 in Anaheim. BNTCA offers one of the most extensive range of licensed Star Wars toys and collectibles available, which includes Tamagotchi, Meisho Movie Realization and S.H.Figuarts from Tamashii Nations as well as a wide selection of scale figure and vehicle model kits. For this year’s Star Wars Celebration, BNCTA’s line-up will include a limited availability event exclusive, special photo op, future product display and workshops as well as curated showcase of model kits (both figures and vehicles) available for purchase. Attendees are welcome to visit BNTCA’s booth (#1905) daily during regular show hours all weekend long.

Moose Toys Appoints David Norman Global General Manager, Games

Moose Toys has announced David Norman, a well-known and highly respected industry veteran, joins the company as Global General Manager, Games. Norman will be based out of the company’s US headquarters in El Segundo, Calif. beginning Monday, May 23.

Women in Toys Elects Nine Members to Board of Directors

Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment (WiT), a global nonprofit organization and the industry’s preeminent voice for the advancement of women, has announced the election of nine members to its Board of Directors.

Moose Toys Signs Global Licensing Agreement for DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls

Moose Toys, a leading innovator in the toy industry and expert in the collectible category, has entered a multi-year global partnership with Universal Brand Development for DreamWorks Animation’s blockbuster Trolls franchise. Under the agreement, the toymaker will develop a range of collectible figures to arrive at retail in Fall 2023, to support the highly anticipated release of the newest Trolls movie to theaters on Nov. 17, 2023. In addition to creating the official Trolls collectibles for the movie, the agreement allows for cross-collaboration with originals brands from Moose.

Spotlight Licensing to Launch Licensing Program for ‘Samurai Rabbit: the Usagi Chronicles’

Spotlight Licensing has been appointed by Gaumont to launch and manage the global merchandise licensing program for Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles (which debuted on Netflix April 28th). 2022 may be the Year of the Tiger but it is also shaping up to be a big year for the rabbits of the highly anticipated Netflix animated kids series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles and long-running and award-winning Stan Sakai comic book series Usagi Yojimbo that inspired it.

Moose Toys Plans to Create More Licensing ‘Magic’ with Magic Mixies and The Legend of Akedo

Moose Toys, a leading innovator in the toy industry, has found ‘magic’ in the licensing of its popular brands, and it is poised to do so again with Magic Mixies Mixlings, a new collectible line based on global sales phenom Magic Mixies Magic Cauldron and The Legend of Akedo, an action-packed line of collectibles that represents the toymaker’s biggest boys’ brand launch to date. WildBrain CPLG, licensing agency for the two brands, will be hosting the toymaker at its booth (#E154) during the Licensing Show in Las Vegas, May 24-26, 2022, for vendors interested in partnering with the brands. WildBrain CPLG represents Magic Mixies Mixlings in the U.S. and Canada from its dedicated North America office; the company has the global licensing rights for The Legend of Akedo.

ZAG Signs Over 30 Licensing Partners in Mexico for ‘Miraculous’

Award-winning global independent animation studio ZAG announced that since opening its first Latin American office in Mexico City, Mexico–just six months ago–over thirty new licensees, retailers and various promotional partners have come on board to partner with the company’s flagship brand, Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. The announcement was made by Julian Zag, EVP Global Operations and Head of Consumer Products.

Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment Announces WiT Wellness

Coinciding with National Mental Health Month, Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment (WiT), the industry’s leading non-profit organization for the advancement of women, has announced the launch of WiT Wellness, a year-round initiative designed to raise awareness and mobilize conversations around mental health and well-being, and inspire individuals and companies to incorporate mental wellness into their daily lives.