Dragon Ball GT won Best New Anime Movie and Best Anime Theme Song; Fullmetal Alchemist won Best New Anime Series; characters from Dragon Ball Z won Best Lead Male Character (Goku), Best Anime Villain (Cell) and Best Anime Action Figure of 2004 (Gogeta SS4); a character from Yu Yu Hakusho won Best Supporting Male Character (Kurama); and a character from Case Closed won Best Supporting Female Character (Rachel Moore).
Luffy in his self-appointed mission to become King of the Pirates; Yu Yu Hakusho, about a "spirit detective" seeking to protect the innocent in both the human and supernatural realms; Hikaru no Go, about a young man with the aid of an ancient Go master's spirit striving to test his skills to their limit in the board game of Go; and Yu-Gi-Oh and Yu-Gi-Oh GX, two manga based on the wildly popular trading card game of the same name.
In addition to Yu Yu Hakusho, the company manages brands such as the international phenomenon Dragon Ball Z(R); Dragon Ball(R), now airing on Cartoon Network's Toonami block; Dragon Ball GT(R), the highly anticipated sequel to Dragon Ball Z that is now showing on Cartoon Network; Blue Gender(TM), a true sci-fi anime airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim; movies for Lupin the 3rd(TM), one of the longest running anime classics; Fruits Basket(TM), based on the top-selling comic book in Japan; recently announced mega-hit known in Japan as Detective Conan; and fan favorites like Kiddy Grade, Tenchi Muyo
Some of our holiday lineup did not achieve the same success as titles from our Dragon Ball Z franchise or new franchises such as Beyblade and Yu Yu Hakusho, but successful sales are not confined to the holiday season," said Bruno Bonnell, Chairman and CEO of Atari.
