The deal for this IP, which has been massively popular in the Arab world since the 1980s, includes using the anime’s characters “in amusement parks and events in the Middle East,” the two companies said in a joint statement.
Manga, Dynamic Planning and other Japanese partners have a plan, called “Project G,” to revive the “Grendizer” franchise which they announced in August, though details of this project, which was not mentioned in the statement, are scarce. Manga Productions, which is affiliated with Saudi’s MiSK Foundation, has previously teamed up with Japan’s Toei Animation on the kingdom’s first animation feature “The Journey,” based on an epic tale Saudi Arabian tale about a group of men who have to armor up to protect their city, which has never been exposed to war, against a colossal army.
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