New G.I. Joe cartoon news
 

I got this news from the Big Cartoon Database Forum

4Kids Entertainment, Inc. announced Thursday that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Hasbro, Inc. to broadcast the new G.I. Joe Sigma Six animated series on 4Kids TV, beginning in September.

4Kids TV is 4Kids Entertainment's four-hour block of children's programming, which airs Saturday mornings on Fox.

The new G.I. Joe Sigma Six animated series will be based on a new segment of the legendary brand, which was created by Hasbro over 40 years ago. Hasbro introduced G.I. Joe Sigma Six, a new line of action figures featuring an all-new eight-inch scale, at the American International Toy Fair in New York last month.

"We are excited to expand our relationship with Hasbro and bring one of its leading properties to 4KIDS TV," said 4Kids Entertainment chairman and CEO Alfred Kahn. "Hasbro's G.I. Joe brand carries instant name recognition, and has served as one of the leaders in the action figure category for more than 40 years since its inception.

"Popular characters, such as Duke, Snake Eyes, Heavy Duty, Spirit and Cobra Commander, equipped in their signature gear, have captured the imagination of children growing up, and will play a prominent role in the programming. We believe the G.I. Joe brand will continue to resonate with today's generation of young kids, and we look forward to having the all new animated series exclusively featured on 4Kids TV," he added.

"We are thrilled that the G.I. Joe saga, one of the most popular boys' animated series of all time, will return to television with an all-new exciting series," said Duncan Billing, chief marketing officer of Hasbro's U.S. Toys Group. "4Kids TV features some of the most entertaining kids' programming, and was an ideal choice to bring the adventures of G.I. Joe Sigma Six to a new generation with great characters and state of the art animation."

4Kids TV's current lineup, beginning at 8 a.m. (ET), includes such popular animated series as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, One Piece, Winx Club, Mew Mew Power, Shaman King, Sonic X and Incredible Crash Dummies.


My thoughts on this is while its good that G.I. Joe will be getting a rivival, I don't know about 4 Kids producing it. I wonder if it will be in traditional American animation style or will it go for a Anime type appeal.

I guess we will just have to wait and see.

But...knowing is half the battle.

At least the animation will be good (Gonzo Studios in Japan is handling that).

I'm wondering if they'll get the Ocean Group back to do the voices again. I had a definate love/hate opinion of their renditions of the classic characters, but Scott McNeil's Destro and Doug Parker's Cobra Commander definately made up for most of the bad voice acting.

I'm not big on 4kids TV, but do they have their own set of voice actors or do they ever use studios like the Ocean Group for their shows?

They have their own voice actors. The people who voice TMNT 2003 are the same ones who voice "their" anime