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==History== | ==History== | ||
The company was founded in 1988 in [[Ithaca, New York]], by [[Robert Woodhead]] and Roe R. Adams III.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Secret History of AnimEigo|url=https://www.animeigo.com/about/secret-history-animeigo|website=AnimEigo|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604210130/https://www.animeigo.com/about/secret-history-animeigo/ | [[File:AnimEigo logo.png|thumb|right|The original AnimEigo logo.]] | ||
The company was founded in 1988 in [[Ithaca, New York]], by [[Robert Woodhead]] and Roe R. Adams III while they were working on ''[[Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna]]'' as a joke.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Secret History of AnimEigo|url=https://www.animeigo.com/about/secret-history-animeigo|website=AnimEigo|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604210130/https://www.animeigo.com/about/secret-history-animeigo/|url-status=live}}</ref> Their first release was ''[[Metal Skin Panic Madox 01]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rafael Antonio|last=Pineda|title=AnimEigo's Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 BD Kickstarter Launches on April 30|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-27/animeigo-metal-skin-panic-madox-01-bd-kickstarter-launches-on-april-30/.172161|website=Anime News Network|date=April 27, 2021|access-date=December 2, 2022|archive-date=December 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202125453/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-27/animeigo-metal-skin-panic-madox-01-bd-kickstarter-launches-on-april-30/.172161|url-status=live}}</ref> The company later relocated to [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], where it was ran by Natsumi Ueki, Woodhead's wife.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.animeigo.com/about/about-us|website=AnimEigo|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112163044/https://www.animeigo.com/about/about-us|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2003, the company signed a deal with [[Koch Entertainment]] to help market and distribute their titles in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AnimEigo Celebrates 15 Years|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2003-12-11/animeigo-celebrates-15-years|website=Anime News Network|date=December 11, 2003|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=June 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616024036/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2003-12-11/animeigo-celebrates-15-years|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Between 2010 and 2013 the company lost a lot of its titles. For example, in February 2010, they announced they lost the rights to the ''[[Oh My Goddess!]]'' OVAs.<ref>{{cite web|first=Crystalyn|last=Hodgkins|title=AnimEigo's Oh My Goddess Video Series License Expires|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-04/animeigo-loses-license-to-oh-my-goddess-video-series|website=Anime News Network|date=February 4, 2010|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126055853/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-04/animeigo-loses-license-to-oh-my-goddess-video-series|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2010, the company announced they were unable to license the remaining episodes of ''[[Yawara!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Egan|last=Loo|title=AnimEigo Unable to License Rest of Yawara! Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-29/animeigo-unable-to-license-rest-of-yawara-anime|website=Anime News Network|date=April 29, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126053256/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-29/animeigo-unable-to-license-rest-of-yawara-anime|url-status=live}}</ref> They later lost the rights to the episodes they had previously licensed.<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Robert|last=Woodhead|user=AnimEigo|number=233251104782184449|title=#Yawara going OOP on 8/31. 40 ep. box set for $19.95 + s&h while supplies last. Pass the word to #anime and #judo fans|date=August 8, 2012|access-date=January 11, 2021}}</ref> In February 2011, the company announced they had lost the rights to ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', one of their more popular titles.<ref>{{cite web|first=Gia|last=Manry|title=AnimEigo's Urusei Yatsura License Expires in September|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-09/animeigo-urusei-yatsura-license-expires-in-september|website=Anime News Network|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118020524/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-09/animeigo-urusei-yatsura-license-expires-in-september|url-status=live}}</ref> The company also lost the rights to the ''[[You're Under Arrest (manga)|You're Under Arrest]]'' and ''[[Battle Royal High School]]'' anime series, as well as the ''[[Zatoichi]]'', ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'', and ''[[Portrait of Hell]]'' live action movies.<ref>*{{cite web|first=Daryl|last=Bunao|title=AnimEigo's You're Under Arrest License Ends in January (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-07/animeigo-youre-under-arrest-license-ends-in-january|website=Anime News Network|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126055517/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-07/animeigo-youre-under-arrest-license-ends-in-january|url-status=live}} | Between 2010 and 2013, the company lost a lot of its titles. For example, in February 2010, they announced they lost the rights to the ''[[Oh My Goddess!]]'' OVAs.<ref>{{cite web|first=Crystalyn|last=Hodgkins|title=AnimEigo's Oh My Goddess Video Series License Expires|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-04/animeigo-loses-license-to-oh-my-goddess-video-series|website=Anime News Network|date=February 4, 2010|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126055853/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-04/animeigo-loses-license-to-oh-my-goddess-video-series|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2010, the company announced they were unable to license the remaining episodes of ''[[Yawara!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Egan|last=Loo|title=AnimEigo Unable to License Rest of Yawara! Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-29/animeigo-unable-to-license-rest-of-yawara-anime|website=Anime News Network|date=April 29, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126053256/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-29/animeigo-unable-to-license-rest-of-yawara-anime|url-status=live}}</ref> They later lost the rights to the episodes they had previously licensed.<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Robert|last=Woodhead|user=AnimEigo|number=233251104782184449|title=#Yawara going OOP on 8/31. 40 ep. box set for $19.95 + s&h while supplies last. Pass the word to #anime and #judo fans|date=August 8, 2012|access-date=January 11, 2021}}</ref> In February 2011, the company announced they had lost the rights to ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', one of their more popular titles.<ref>{{cite web|first=Gia|last=Manry|title=AnimEigo's Urusei Yatsura License Expires in September|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-09/animeigo-urusei-yatsura-license-expires-in-september|website=Anime News Network|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118020524/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-09/animeigo-urusei-yatsura-license-expires-in-september|url-status=live}}</ref> The company also lost the rights to the ''[[You're Under Arrest (manga)|You're Under Arrest]]'' and ''[[Battle Royal High School]]'' anime series, as well as the ''[[Zatoichi]]'', ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'', and ''[[Portrait of Hell]]'' live action movies.<ref>*{{cite web|first=Daryl|last=Bunao|title=AnimEigo's You're Under Arrest License Ends in January (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-07/animeigo-youre-under-arrest-license-ends-in-january|website=Anime News Network|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126055517/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-07/animeigo-youre-under-arrest-license-ends-in-january|url-status=live}} | ||
*{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Osmond |author-link=Andrew Osmond (journalist)|title=AnimEigo's Battle Royal High School License Expires|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-23/animeigo-battle-royal-high-school-license-expires|website=Anime News Network|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115013233/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-23/animeigo-battle-royal-high-school-license-expires|url-status=live}} | *{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Osmond |author-link=Andrew Osmond (journalist)|title=AnimEigo's Battle Royal High School License Expires|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-23/animeigo-battle-royal-high-school-license-expires|website=Anime News Network|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115013233/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-23/animeigo-battle-royal-high-school-license-expires|url-status=live}} | ||
*{{cite web|first=Lynzee|last=Loveridge|title=AnimEigo's Lone Wolf & Cub Live-Action Films Out of Print|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-03/animeigo-lone-wolf-and-cub-live-action-films-out-of-print|website=Anime News Network|date=November 3, 2013|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115165237/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-03/animeigo-lone-wolf-and-cub-live-action-films-out-of-print|url-status=live}} | *{{cite web|first=Lynzee|last=Loveridge|title=AnimEigo's Lone Wolf & Cub Live-Action Films Out of Print|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-03/animeigo-lone-wolf-and-cub-live-action-films-out-of-print|website=Anime News Network|date=November 3, 2013|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115165237/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-03/animeigo-lone-wolf-and-cub-live-action-films-out-of-print|url-status=live}} | ||
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*{{cite web|first=Rafael Antonio|last=Pineda|title=AnimEigo's Megazone 23 Blu-ray Kickstarter Reaches Goal in a Day|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-18/animeigo-megazone-23-blu-ray-kickstarter-reaches-goal-in-a-day/.150172|website=Anime News Network|date=August 18, 2019|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235704/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-18/animeigo-megazone-23-blu-ray-kickstarter-reaches-goal-in-a-day/.150172|url-status=live}} | *{{cite web|first=Rafael Antonio|last=Pineda|title=AnimEigo's Megazone 23 Blu-ray Kickstarter Reaches Goal in a Day|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-18/animeigo-megazone-23-blu-ray-kickstarter-reaches-goal-in-a-day/.150172|website=Anime News Network|date=August 18, 2019|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235704/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-18/animeigo-megazone-23-blu-ray-kickstarter-reaches-goal-in-a-day/.150172|url-status=live}} | ||
*{{cite web |last1=Hazra |first1=Adriana |title=Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 Anime's Kickstarter Campaign Reaches Goal in 42 Minutes |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-01/metal-skin-panic-madox-01-anime-kickstarter-campaign-reaches-goal-in-42-minutes/.172350 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=19 January 2024 |date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124132125/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-01/metal-skin-panic-madox-01-anime-kickstarter-campaign-reaches-goal-in-42-minutes/.172350 |url-status=live }} | *{{cite web |last1=Hazra |first1=Adriana |title=Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 Anime's Kickstarter Campaign Reaches Goal in 42 Minutes |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-01/metal-skin-panic-madox-01-anime-kickstarter-campaign-reaches-goal-in-42-minutes/.172350 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=19 January 2024 |date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124132125/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-01/metal-skin-panic-madox-01-anime-kickstarter-campaign-reaches-goal-in-42-minutes/.172350 |url-status=live }} | ||
*{{cite web |last1=Barder |first1=Ollie |title= | *{{cite web |last1=Barder |first1=Ollie |title='Macross II' Crowdfunding Campaign Blasts Past Its Target |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2023/12/18/macross-ii-crowdfunding-campaign-blasts-past-its-target/?sh=13b86e92686f |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=19 January 2024 |date=18 December 2023 |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119070509/https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2023/12/18/macross-ii-crowdfunding-campaign-blasts-past-its-target/?sh=13b86e92686f |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
In February 2024, MediaOCD, a post-production firm owned by [[Anime News Network]] founder Justin Sevakis, acquired AnimEigo's video distribution business. Woodhead and Ueki | In February 2024, MediaOCD, a post-production firm owned by [[Anime News Network]] founder Justin Sevakis, acquired AnimEigo's video distribution business. Woodhead and Ueki stayed on to assist in the transition and oversaw the completion of existing projects before they retired.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=Justin Sevakis' Video Production Company MediaOCD Acquires AnimEigo |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-15/justin-sevakis-video-production-company-mediaocd-acquires-animeigo/.207607 |access-date=15 February 2024 |work=Anime News Network |date=15 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215144837/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-15/justin-sevakis-video-production-company-mediaocd-acquires-animeigo/.207607 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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AnimEigo is an American entertainment company that licenses and distributes anime, samurai films and Japanese cinema. Founded in 1988 by Robert Woodhead and Roe R. Adams III, the company was one of the first in North America dedicated to licensing anime and helped give anime a noticeable following in the region. Over its history, the company has released many anime titles, such as Urusei Yatsura, You're Under Arrest, Vampire Princess Miyu, Otaku no Video, the original Bubblegum Crisis OVA series, and Kimagure Orange Road.
Their name is a portmanteau of "anime" and "eigo" (英語), the Japanese word for the English language.
History
The company was founded in 1988 in Ithaca, New York, by Robert Woodhead and Roe R. Adams III while they were working on Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna as a joke.[1] Their first release was Metal Skin Panic Madox 01.[2] The company later relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina, where it was ran by Natsumi Ueki, Woodhead's wife.[3] In July 2003, the company signed a deal with Koch Entertainment to help market and distribute their titles in the United States and Canada.[4]
Between 2010 and 2013, the company lost a lot of its titles. For example, in February 2010, they announced they lost the rights to the Oh My Goddess! OVAs.[5] In April 2010, the company announced they were unable to license the remaining episodes of Yawara!.[6] They later lost the rights to the episodes they had previously licensed.[7] In February 2011, the company announced they had lost the rights to Urusei Yatsura, one of their more popular titles.[8] The company also lost the rights to the You're Under Arrest and Battle Royal High School anime series, as well as the Zatoichi, Lone Wolf and Cub, and Portrait of Hell live action movies.[9]
In October 2013, AnimEigo launched their first Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund a new release, specifically to re-release Bubblegum Crisis as a limited edition Blu-ray.[10] The Kickstarter was successfully funded in October 2013, and the Blu-ray was subsequently released in December 2014.[11] They also successfully kickstarted re-releases of Otaku no Video, Riding Bean, A.D. Police Files, Gunsmith Cats, Megazone 23, Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01, and Macross II: Lovers Again.[12]
In February 2024, MediaOCD, a post-production firm owned by Anime News Network founder Justin Sevakis, acquired AnimEigo's video distribution business. Woodhead and Ueki stayed on to assist in the transition and oversaw the completion of existing projects before they retired.[13]
Distribution
The company streams their titles on Hoopla, RetroCrush, Tubi, and CONtv.[14] Some of their titles were on Hulu and VRV (via VRV Select), but they have been removed.[15][16]
The company is well known for the quality of its translation and subtitles, and pioneered such techniques as multi-color subtitles, overlapping dialogue, and supertitles that explain important cultural, linguistic and historical tidbits. They also include comprehensive cultural and linguistic liner notes with their releases.[17][18] Alert viewers will often find subtle references to pop culture and current events hidden in the subtitles when they match what the characters are actually saying. Sometimes the references are blatant; in episode 18 of Super Dimension Fortress Macross, the dying Roy Fokker not only repeats the famous words of Mr. Spock from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few..." but adds Captain Kirk's reply – "or the one".[19]
They also licensed two Lupin III films: Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy and Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon. Because of legal issues surrounding the Lupin name, which was used by author Monkey Punch without permission from the estate of Maurice Leblanc, the titles were released as Rupan III, which is the romaji pronunciation of Lupin. Even after the Lupin name passed into public domain in the 1990s, they continued to distribute the films as Rupan III.[20]
Productions
Releases are only listed if the subtitling, dubbing, or other (localization) production work was handled by AnimEigo; rather than being licensed or redistributed from prior versions.
In print
| Title | Release | Medium | Dub producer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subtitle | Dub | ||||
| A.D. Police Files | 1993 | 1995 | Show (3) | Southwynde Studios | Alternate dub |
| Bubblegum Crash | 1992 | 1994 | Show (3) | Southwynde Studios | |
| Bubblegum Crisis | 1991 | 1994 | Show (8) | Southwynde Studios | |
| Bushido | — | Movie | — | ||
| Eleven Samurai | — | Movie | — | ||
| Graveyard of Honor (1975) | — | Movie | — | ||
| Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01 | 1990 | 1995 | Show (1) | Swirl Films | Alternate dub |
| Onimasa | — | Movie | — | ||
| Otaku no Video | 1993 | — | Show (2) | — | |
| Revenge | — | Movie | — | ||
| Revenge of a Kabuki Actor | — | Movie | — | ||
| Samurai Vendetta | — | Movie | — | ||
| Shinobi no Mono | — | Movie | — | ||
| Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance | — | Movie | — | ||
| Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection | — | Movie | — | ||
| Shinsengumi Chronicles | — | Movie | — | ||
| Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade | — | Movie | — | ||
| Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure | — | Movie | — | ||
| Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing | — | Movie | — | ||
| Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction | — | Movie | — | ||
| Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire | — | Movie | — | ||
| Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan | — | Movie | — | ||
| Sword of Desperation | — | Movie | — | ||
| The Blind Menace | — | Movie | — | ||
| The Clone Returns Home | — | Movie | — | ||
| The Dagger of Kamui | 1995 | — | Movie | — | |
| The Great Samurai | — | Movie | — | ||
| The Loyal 47 Ronin | — | Movie | — | ||
| The Samurai I Loved | — | Movie | — | ||
| The Secret of the Urn | — | Movie | — | ||
| Vampire Princess Miyu (OVA) | 1996 | Show (4) | Swirl Films | Alternate dub | |
| You're Under Arrest (OVA) | 1995 | 1995 | Show (4) | Coastal Studios | |
Out of print
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