Tuttle-Mori's rights sales to Korean, Thai, and Chinese markets continue apace. More than 100 Asian offers have been received in September alone, indicating the strong interest that Asian publishers have for Japanese works.
Leading pay-TV channel Wowow has acquired Channel 4 International's mini-series Sex Traffic through Channel 4 agent and Tuttle-Mori subsidiary, TM International. Voted "best serial of year" by Broadcast magazine and BAFTA winner for "Best Actress" and "Best Serial Drama", the hard hitting drama will air on both the analog and digital Wowow channels in the new year followed by a release on DVD.
Finnish author Tove Jansson's Moomin is one of Japan's most loved children's characters. Moomin now has a new home on the web here.
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