Harmony Gold's all-stock bid could be a tough sale.
However, Harmony Gold claimed the images as their own property inside the United States.
The series has been translated into the English language on two separate occasions by Harmony Gold.
The mine was, until July 2010, owned by Harmony Gold and had been placed in care and maintenance since 2007.
(Harmony Gold will announce its fourth-quarter results this week.)
Harmony Gold attempted to produce several follow ups to the original series with limited success.
Since Harmony Gold lacked the funds to produce the series on its own, production ceased after only three episodes.
Harmony Gold is a television production and distribution company established in 1983.
Harmony Gold hired American writers to adapt the scripts of the three Japanese series.
This was repeated in the American adaptation by Harmony Gold.