Japanese Deal on Jimmy Two Shoes

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment has licensed the rights to Jimmy Two-Shoes to Disney Channel in Japan for a fall 2009 launch.

Walt Disney Television International Japan picked up 26 half-hour episodes of the animated comedy, produced by Breakthrough Animation in association with Teletoon Canada and Jetix Europe. The show was previously licensed to Cartoon Network in Asia and Australia, Disney XD in the U.S. and Nickelodeon Latin America.

“The international response to Jimmy Two-Shoes has been very gratifying,” said Nat Abraham, Breakthrough’s head of distribution. “The fun and humor in the series continue to spread across all regions. We are delighted to have Disney Channel in Japan as part of the Jimmy family.”