{"id":111387,"date":"2024-09-13T21:54:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T01:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/?p=111387"},"modified":"2024-09-13T21:54:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T01:54:31","slug":"notsurehowrighttheyareaboutfuryu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/?p=111387","title":{"rendered":"[MERCHANDISE] August 2023 Licensing Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confirming the Western release of some product, and agreements between Konami Cross Media NY and other companies.<\/p>\n

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Konami Cross Media NY have announced five new licensing agreements for the brand, with Kawada Co., HYP Hats, First Kid General Trading, Monogram International and FuRyu Corporation.<\/p>\n

First, with Kawada Co, the previously announced Nanoblocks sets<\/a> will be coming to Western markets. No further details – including whether the sets will be divided, their prices, or their release dates – have been announced.<\/p>\n

Next, with HYP Hats (Hypnotic Hats), a line of socks and sock-based gift sets for all ages will be available at retail in time for the holidays.<\/p>\n

Focusing on the Middle Eastern and North African markets, First Kid General Trading will introduce a line of Yu-Gi-Oh!<\/em> back-to-school products, including school bags, school accessories, stationery, arts and crafts and electronics.<\/p>\n

An agreement with Monogram International was also confirmed – at SDCC 2024 this year, they had some collectable foam bag clips based on the Egyptian Gods (pictured below). According to Monogram’s vice president, Michael Normann,\u00a0Yu-Gi-Oh!\u00a0<\/em>was one of the highlights of their SDCC products, and they are pleased to be working with KCM NY, looking forward to “a long and prosperous relationship”.<\/p>\n

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Finally, they announced their agreement with the FuRyu Corporation, developing collectible statues based on\u00a0Yu-Gi-Oh!\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL<\/em>. According to License Global, these are available for pre-order, but they didn’t go into further details.<\/p>\n

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

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