Monthly Archive: November 2011

Nov
15

Manka Bros. Acquires ‘Red Dot’ From Kodansha

November 15, 2011

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This morning, we made a very exciting announcement (Press Release) that will be a huge boost to our Manka Kids and MC Comics divisions. We purchased ‘Red Dot’ – the wildly popular Manga character (now a “Manka” character – ha ha) from Kodansha, Ltd. – for $300 million. I realize that is a shit load …