Anime license deals for North America

[ilikegir33]

Viz licensed Blue Dragon TV, which is their second license before a show is finished (the first one was Death Note, but we knew that it wouldn't end until Ep. 37).

FUNimation now licensed Jigoku Shojo and will release it as "H*ll Girl". They also have My Santa and Shuffle!

[Roy Mustang]

No you don't. I put it there just in case.

Okay, sorry to jump on your back like that.

I wonder (assuming they will soon be getting it) if it's just the first series or both. Funny though, shows like AIR and Kannon don't seem to be quite a... ADV title. If anything, a Geneon one.

If they do get it. I would think that they would get both. I would think they would get a deal to get both, since they pick up Xenosaga. Toei did the the first Kanon and Xenosaga.

But I hope they pick up the remake of Kannon done by Kyoto Animation. I hear that one is better.


Col. Roy Mustang

[Roy Mustang]

Also ADV nabbed the domain name of Xenosaga TV.

It has been now confirm that ADV has pick up Xenosaga.

Last week on AOD, it was reported that Xenosaga, Vol #1 would come out on September 11.


Col. Roy Mustang

[Aleolus]

I don't know if they'll pick them up or not, but I got an email from ADV Films saying they would forward my summaries on Venus Versus Virus and Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge to their liscencing department, so we may be seeing those shows showing up soon. With the second one most likely having a different name.

[Roy Mustang]

The acquisition rights to 5cm Per Second have been pick up by ADV.

More news about it can be found here.

ADV Has '5cm Per Second'



Col. Roy Mustang

[Radical Dreamer]

The acquisition rights to 5cm Per Second have been pick up by ADV.

More news about it can be found here.

ADV Has '5cm Per Second'

Ooo, excellent! Now I can finally get around to watching it. XD

[Roy Mustang]

ADV has pick up the license for Project Blue Earth SOS.


Col. Roy Mustang

[Roy Mustang]

News from Anime Expo Bandai Visual panel.

They will be release, Super Robot Wars OVA and TV series later in the year.

Also, Gundam MS Igloo will be release.

Updated today:

Right Stuf AX Announcements

First up: We're excited to announce the acquisition of VICTORIAN ROMANCE EMMA, as well as its continuation ("Second Act"), which is currently airing on Japanese television.

Right Stuf will release the anime series through its Nozomi Entertainment label as two "season" box sets with Japanese audio and English-language subtitles:

- The initial box set release will contain the 12-episode first season in its entirety; and
- The second box set will include the 12 episodes of the series’ "Second Act," plus "Episode 0: Intermission," a recap/preview that aired prior to the start of the Season 2 telecast.

Additionally, the first 1,000 anime fans to order each box set will be recognized in a "special thanks" section of the DVD credits for that respective set.

To find out more -- and to pre-order the box sets -- visit emma.rightstuf.com!

Next: We announced that we will be releasing a thinpak for LOST UNIVERSE, a sci-fi comedy/drama/adventure often referred to by anime fans as "Slayers in space."

The series’ first-ever DVD collection will include all 26 episodes of Lost Universe with the English-language dub from the original North American release, Japanese audio and updated English subtitles. The Lost Universe Collection Thinpak is scheduled to street during Fall 2007.

Col. Roy Mustang

[ilikegir33]

YES! Victorian Romance Emma is finally licensed. WOHOO!

Darker than BLACK, Love Hina, Tsubasa season 2, Negima!?, xxxHOLiC TV, and Jyu Oh Sei are all licensed by Funimation.

Manga is coproducing Strait Jacket.

More Genshiken!!!
Media Blasters has licensed Genshiken OVA and Kujibiki Unbalance TV.
Also MB licensed Golden Boy, Ikki Tousen 2: Dragon Destiny, Otome wa Onee Sama ni Koi Shiteru (The Maidens are Falling in Love With Me) and three "Do Not Discuss" titles (PM me if you want to know).

Also, ADV licensed Gurren Lagann, Kyoshiro and the Eternal Sky and Devil May Cry TV. Geneon has Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and MGLN A'S

[ilikegir33]

But I hope they pick up the remake of Kannon done by Kyoto Animation. I hear that one is better.


Col. Roy Mustang

AX announcement from ADV:

Regarding the possibility of licensing Kanon 2006, a series made by the same team that worked on Air, the panelists all hinted at the strong possibility of this happening. Greenfield asked fans to pay attention to future convention announcements, and mentioned that the voice actors for Air were chosen just in case they needed to make a cameo appearance in Kanon 2006, as is done in the Japanese version.

[Roy Mustang]

three "Do Not Discuss" titles (PM me if you want to know).

Why should people know about titles that are hentai anyway? What's the point if even bring them up?



Col. Roy Mustang

[mitsuki lover]

He didn't say they were hentai,he just said they were on the Do Not Discuss list.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is on the DND list and certainly isn't hentai.Why do people think any title on the DND list is instantly hentai?

Any way don't forget that Bandai is coming out with both of the Silent Mobius movies and the Gundam Seed Destiny movie as well.

Hell Girl coming out on Funimation.Can't wait.That's one title from Funimation I would be waiting to see.

[Roy Mustang]

He didn't say they were hentai,he just said they were on the Do Not Discuss list.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is on the DND list and certainly isn't hentai.Why do people think any title on the DND list is instantly hentai?

Two of the three titles are hentai. I saw the AX press release for Media Blasters and they gave the names of the titles and they are hentai.

A good number of the titles that Media Blaster had for their press release at AX were iffy to even post here and why I didn't post anything about their press release.

Col. Roy Mustang

[ilikegir33]

Sorry about bringing up the DND titles.

ADV also has licensed Tokyo Majin, based on a Sony video game.

[ilikegir33]

Anyways, Viz has licensed Rockman Shooting Star, the new Megaman anime, as Megaman Star Force and it will be on Toonami in August.

[Roy Mustang]

ADV has pick up a few more licenses deals and reported the news at Otakon 2007.

They have pick up the licenses right to Moonlight Mile, Venus Versus Virus and Jing OAVs.


Col. Roy Mustang

[ilikegir33]

Oh...the KoB Jing OVAs... @_@


Do you think that Kanon 2006 will be licensed?

[Roy Mustang]

Do you think that Kanon 2006 will be licensed?

I think it will, I just don't know who will get it now. Since that little report before AX con, that ADV had the domain address for Kanon.


But we just have to wait and see on what news comes out of Otakon 2007.


Col. Roy Mustang

[ilikegir33]

Funimation has Ouran High School Host Club and Sasami Magical Girl Club.

[Roy Mustang]

Another report is in.

Funimation now the license right to Baldr Force EXE Resolution.


Col. Roy Mustang

[ChristianKitsune]

Funimation has Ouran High School Host Club

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SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! YESSSS I am soo excited to hear this!! :3 Kyaaa...one of my favorite anime! I can't wait I am buying this series!

[MasterDias]

Bandai has Toward the Terra, Ayakashi Ayashi, My-Otome Zwei, and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. The last one is apparantly getting a TV deal.

So, between Geass and Ouran, two big fan favorites were announced at Otakon.

[ilikegir33]

Okay, more license updates:

Funi's Negima?! license has only the TV show, not the OVAs. Thank goodness! I hear they have a lot of fanservice.

[ilikegir33]

By the way: Bandai Visual USA does NOT have GitS.

[rii namuras]

(YAY Ouran has been licensed! I am so excited.)

[Roy Mustang]

Reported at Comic-Con, Viz Media has pick up NANA and has official announce that they have Honey and Clover.


Col. Roy Mustang

[Roy Mustang]

Reported at Comic Con, Funimation has the license for Vexille.

Col. Roy Mustang

[ilikegir33]

Warner Bros. Video has licensed the Appleseed sequel Ex Machina and ADV will help do the dub.

[Roy Mustang]

ADV hasn't official reported that they have Kanon 2006, but this was posted on animeondvd.com on Tuesday.

Nothing official, but could it can't get too much more probable than the low and high bandwidth trailers that are available on the ADV Films site. There was a quicktime version as well but that appears to no longer be working.

The bad thing is, as of today. All links to the Kanon 2006 trailer on ADV web site don't work anymore.



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[ilikegir33]

I predict that ADV will announce it at AnimeFest.