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Thursday, 03-Dec-2009 04:43:24 CST
History
of Anime in the U.S.
Who Released What and Why?
Each of these new US anime companies (more
seem to form every year, despite the dwindling amount of material
yet to bereleased) have (with few exceptions) at least one or two
things that make them unique ... a property that demonstrates their
focus. While most of US Renditions' catalog has gone over to Manga
Entertainment, their title would probably be Dangaio ... demonstrating
both their interest in multivolume OVAs and the interest in the
unusual (and very interesting) from GAINAX. Had they continued to
aggressively pursue video releases, the battle over Evangelion would
have been quite interesting. They're currently doing very well releasing
US pressings of import anime soundtrack CD's. Streamline, of course,
has to be Robotech (Carl's true calling) and Akira ... both strong
sellers. Streamline Entertainment, over the years, acquired some
of the biggest name shows and almost to an SKU released them dubbed
only. With their catalog mostly in MGM's hands (and currently, on
moratorium) the fate of Nadia and a few other very significant titles
are in limbo as of this writing.
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