Pass Back Apps

As seen in Geek Dad, The Boston Globe had a nice overview article of the market for mobile apps specifically made for toddlers. An interesting factoid is that 60% of the Top 25 apps in the iTunes store's education category are target to the toddler set.

We're going to be launching the Little Pim iPhone app pretty soon - Animax will let you know when it's ready.

Psychedelic Girls

The Rainbow Brite dolls are coming and with them a bunch of games and a new animated video that Animax produced for Hallmark and Playmates Toys. The fun stuff features Rainbow Brite and all her friends trying to retrieve all the colors of the rainbow.

Rainbow Brite Launches

Rainbow Brite gets a fantastic new makeover from Hallmark. First introduced 25 years ago, Rainbow Brite and her friends are ready to meet and entertain a whole new generation of girls. A new site launched with games and a new animated video featuring her updated look. Animax Entertainment created the animated video, "Return to Rainbow Land," for Hallmark.

And stay tuned because a big, new game called "Rainbow Rescue" is set to launch this Fall. It will bundled with the upcoming Rainbow Brite doll! Rainbow Rescue is a fun meta-game with a bunch of colorful mini-games where you help Rainbow Brite and her friends solve puzzles to find all the colors of the rainbow.

Kids Saving Energy

The Advertising Council and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today launched a series of new public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to educate tweens ages 8-10 about the importance of energy efficiency. Animax Entertainment created the site and game driving the experience. Read the press release here.

Planet Color

Virtual World News and License Magazine picked up on a press release about the pending launch of Planet Color. Animax is developing an online playground for kids to interact with a new brand from NY Times bestselling children's author and illustrator, Todd Parr, and marketing partner SupperTime Entertainment. More info to come in the future.

SLOTCAR Greatest Hits

Let me hear y all say SLOTCAR Episode 8 - watch more funny videos

Bakugan Battle Brawlers

Spin Master's hit toy line Bakugan is back and better than ever. New toys. New season of animation on Cartoon Network. And a shiny new website that Animax Entertainment created for them.

Nicktropolis Rooms

Hey kids, check out some of the fun new rooms in Nickelodeon's virtual world, Nicktropolis. Interact with other Nicktropolis avatars in rooms themed to Transformers, the hit Paramount movie. Animax Entertainment created 3D animations, background art and more for the virtual world experience.

Kids Saving Energy

The Ad Council and the US Department of Energy turned to Animax to produce a site to help kids better understand what they can do to foster energy conservation. The Kids Saving Energy site has games, activities and clips from the new Disney Tinker Bell movie all meant to help kids learn and take action to improve their energy use and the environment. In particular check out the Energy Elf game and see if you can beat the Power Gobblin'.

Bam Margera and Santa

Christmas is coming. Bam Margera has a new DVD coming out December 2 called "Where the F#$&% is Santa?" -- no we didn't just flub the typing. Imagine a bleep in there. Animax animated this promo spot for the movie for Jetset Studios.

SocialVibe Thanks Us

Animax just got a nice shout out from SocialVibe for the award winning video we produced for them. Very Nice!

Best Buy Black Tie

Animax was asked by Ketchum to help write and produce a launch event for Best Buy's newest service offering the Geek Squad Black Tie Service. To introduce the service we wrote a script for the event emcee and for three celebrities who Best Buy felt embodied Protection: Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver), Tanya Roberts (Charlie's Angels and Sheena) and Steven Seagal (of Mojo Priest fame.)

And for a little more tongue in cheek kind of coverage of the event check out Defamer.

Animax worked with Ketchum in the past on the "Ink Is It" campaign for Kodak and the launch event at SNL Studios which recently won a Silver Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America.

Social Vibe

Check out this fantastically fantastic video for Social Vibe - a company that leverages your social network for causes you support.

Asthma Class en Espanol

Animax is going to be starting more work for the University of Texas Medical Branch - recording and creating Spanish language versions of an animated video series to help kids better understand how to monitor and treat their asthma.