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Raptor-chan
10-18-2009, 11:34 PM
Bakugan Battle Brawlers (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7738) toys given away with each children's meal now
The official American website for the McDonald's restaurant chain's Happy Meals has posted an interactive preview (http://www.happymeal.com/en_US/standalone.html?s=NextUpBoy&swf=/en_US/swf3/sections/nextup/boy/intropreloader.swf&bgc=%23000000&swfH=450&ID=&swfW=772&bs=BoyToys#NextUpBoy) of the pack-in toys based on this week's Astro Boy (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10079) film. From left to right, the children's toys are: the Astro Boy Launcher, Trashcan, Astro Boy Puncher, Peacekeeper, Astro Boy Flying, and Zog. David Bowers (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=72904) and IMAGI (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4285) are adapting Osamu Tezuka (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=883) 's Astro Boy manga about a young robot hero. The film opened (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-30/osamu-tezuka-astro-boy-live-action-drama-gets-dvd-box) in Japan last weekend, and it will open (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-22/imagi-cg-astro-boy-film-to-open-on-october-23-2009) throughout North America on October 23 after preview screenings (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-14/astro-boy-director-at-nyc-previews-afro-samurai-in-san-diego) in New York City and (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-16/astro-boy-screens-at-chicago-oblivion-island-in-nyc) Chicago.
McDonald's has been giving away (http://www.happymeal.com/en_US/?#BoyToys) Bakugan Battle Brawlers (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7738) toys with Happy Meals before the upcoming Astro Boy promotion.


Courtesy: ANN, AstroBoyWorld, Felix Ip