Coliseum, the action-adventure brand of Cookie Jar Entertainment
Inc., will make its U.S. debut of the action-filled battle series,
SPIDER RIDERS, on Kids' WB!, the #1 children's broadcast network, on
Saturday, June 17 at 10:30am (ET/PT). SPIDER RIDERS is a co-production
between Cookie Jar Entertainment and leading Japanese advertising
agency Yomiko, together with celebrated Japanese animation studio Bee
Train, known for its popular cult series, hack//SIGN. SPIDER RIDERS is
one of the fastest-growing action adventures on Teletoon in Canada and
Japan's TV Tokyo and is gearing up to gain the same momentum in the
U.S. with its inclusion in Kids' WB's! popular lineup.
SPIDER
RIDERS comes from Cookie Jar Entertainment's action moniker, Coliseum,
and is the single largest production since the company's inception in
2004. Properties adorning the Coliseum logo are designed to excite
audiences through action-packed entertainment that keeps them on their
toes. One of the few anime television series launching in the U.S. in
2006, SPIDER RIDERS is sure to liven up Saturday mornings as it
finalizes Kids WB's! schedule.
Coliseum's SPIDER RIDERS series
comes from award winning Japanese Director Koichi Mashimo and is based
on the Cookie Jar Entertainment book "Spider Riders - Shards of the
Oracle," written by Emmy award winners Tedd Anasti and Patsy
Cameron-Anasti and published by Newmarket Press. The series producer is
Emmy award winning producer Steve Hodgins. This combination of
animation excellence has succeeded in providing audiences of young
boys, ages 6-12, with a series that is visually stunning, filled with
non-stop thrill rides and epic journeys.
This latest
announcement is just another sign of the steady brand growth SPIDER
RIDERS is experiencing since making its world debut at MIPTV in April
of this year. "We are thrilled that SPIDER RIDERS will make its
broadcast home in the U.S. on Kids' WB!, leaders in kid's primetime,"
states Cookie Jar Entertainment's President and COO, Toper Taylor.
On June 24, Kids' WB! will present another one-hour block of SPIDER
RIDERS from 10:30-11:30AM, ET/PT. On Saturday, July 1, during the
holiday weekend, Kids' WB! will feature a SPIDER RIDERS two-hour,
four-episode mini-marathon from 10:00AM-Noon, ET/PT. On July 8 SPIDER
RIDERS will move into its regularly scheduled time period
(10:30-11:00AM, ET/PT).
In addition to viewing the
groundbreaking television series, fans have the opportunity to become
immersed in the SPIDER RIDERS online game at spiderriders.com. SPIDER
RIDERS kid audiences can visit spiderriders.com to play its online game
and have an enthralling, competitive experience filled with fantasy and
adventure. Ultimately the game will become a "Massively Multi-User
Online Game" (MMOG), a global online role play offering that will be
enjoyed simultaneously by international players, connecting Spider
Rider fans around the world.
SPIDER RIDERS will take Kids' WB!
audiences of young boys, ages 6-12, through 52 half hour episodes of
action, paying homage to Japan's celebrated anime style of sharp
angles, swift movements, and cliffhanging storylines. Welcome to the
world of Arachna, where we meet Hunter Steele, a young spirited boy who
would rather do anything than stay indoors, especially inside the
classroom. Hunter's life is soon turned upside down when he falls into
the Inner World and the only way out is to become the Arachna-Master;
but first, Hunter must become a Spider Rider. Overcoming his fear of
spiders, Hunter succeeds in becoming a Spider Rider and evolves into a
consummate warrior. SPIDER RIDERS follows Hunter, his ten-foot tall
battle spider Shadow, and the rest of the Spider Riders as they seek to
defend their land from the evil Invectids. The series promises to
deliver Kids' WB! audiences an electrifying and engaging experience,
ensuring that they return every Saturday morning for another SPIDER
RIDERS battle!
