{"id":109929,"date":"2024-07-27T06:26:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/?p=109929"},"modified":"2024-07-27T06:26:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T10:26:48","slug":"thebigtakeawayisthatyoudontneedtousecardasdrinkcoastersnow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/?p=109929","title":{"rendered":"[MERCHANDISE] New Yu-Gi-Oh! Licencing Agreements and product changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Including some news announcements and news around some changes for existing licences.<\/p>\n

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A recent announcement has confirmed that Konami Cross Media have signed new licencing agreements with King Ice and YoungLA. Their agreement with King Ice is for a line of Yu-Gi-Oh!<\/em> chains, pendants, bracelets and rings while their agreement with YoungLA is for several lifestyle collections, which include T-shirts, shorts, joggers, hoodies and flannels.<\/p>\n

These products are aimed at engaging with the Generation Z demographic engaging with the IP, according to Jennifer Coleman, KCM New York’s Vice President of licencing and marketing.<\/p>\n

Source: World Screen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

First 4 Figures have announced they are discontinuing their PVC statues, though they still plan to release resin statues. This is largely due to the cost and current low demand – notably, when First 4 Figures initially acquired their\u00a0Yu-Gi-Oh!\u00a0<\/em>licence, they had planned only on resin statues at the time.<\/p>\n

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They have confirmed that they are developing\u00a0Yu-Gi-Oh!\u00a0<\/em>drink coasters (ravegrl notes that, based on previous coaster prices, these will likely be $29.99 USD each) and “Silhou-Arts”. They also noted they would likely be able to make an Exodia Necross\u00a0<\/strong>statue after their\u00a0Exodia the Forbidden One<\/strong> statue, as the only necessary change would be the colour scheme (YouTooz recently did something similar<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Source: ravegrl<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Plastoy have also provided some more updates following their acquisition of Taka Corp Studio’s\u00a0Yu-Gi-Oh!\u00a0<\/em>licence. Pre-orders for the Yami Yugi and Slifer the Sky Dragon<\/strong> sculpture are now live on their website, to be released in October 2024; BigBadToyStore continues to have the preorders on their website for US retailers for $919.99 USD. Plastoy also confirmed the Seto Kaiba with Obelisk the Tormentor\u00a0<\/strong>and Millennium Puzzle sculptures.<\/p>\n

Source: ravegrl<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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