Recent Licenses in the US
Sources: Press release, Funi blog
Maiden Japan, using Section23 Films as its distributor, has acquired the Spring 2006 TV anime Himawari!. Maiden Japan will release the 13 episode series with English subtitles on DVD and in digital formats however no release date has been announced yet.
Source: Press release on ANN
Media Blasters has acquired both seasons of the TV anime Bakuman. Media Blasters will release the series on DVD using their AnimeWorks label starting this November with the first seven episodes and will include an English dub. The second season of Bakuman will start airing this October.
Source: Press release on ANN
In addition to their license of Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica, Aniplex of America also announced their license of Ao no Exorcist at their panel at Anime Expo. The first of four DVD sets ship this October, while the remaining volumes are tentatively slated to ship in January, April, and July of 2012. No details were given if it will be dub/sub or sub only.
Viz Media announced at their panel at Anime Expo their licenses for the two anime movies Layton Kyouju to Eien no Utahime and Bleach: Fade to Black - Kimi no Na wo Yobu. No details for the release date of the Professor Layton film were given however the Bleach movie will be released on DVD/Blu-ray on November 15th.
Viz Media also announced at their panel at Anime Expo their simulcast for Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou which they will stream on their website and Hulu as "Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital".
Source: Press release
Bandai announced at their panel at Anime Expo their license for the TV anime Sacred Seven which premiered recently in Japan on July 3rd. They will simulcast the series on Hulu and Crunchyroll starting July 8th. No release details for the series were announced.
Source: Bandai's Facebook post
Apologies for the lateness of these news posts.
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Apr 30, 2013 7:21 PM by Ollyx2OxenFree
Sep 7, 2011 6:22 AM by DateYutaka
Sep 7, 2011 5:53 AM by 09890
Aug 2, 2011 10:21 AM by Icy_Auron
(if anyone was hoping for that, of course...)
Aug 2, 2011 8:49 AM by sillyker0nian
Jul 10, 2011 12:08 AM by animelly
I'm still pissed about Ao no Exorcist not being dubbed... I would love to buy it!
Same lets hope they are rushing it onto DVD to rake in more revenue to dub it.
Jul 9, 2011 9:32 AM by Roloko
Jul 8, 2011 3:44 PM by shygirlnerd
Hmm, I thought Viz would release AoEx.
Same. I'm surprised Aniplex got it instead.
Jul 8, 2011 3:07 PM by Rezurrekt
Jul 8, 2011 2:32 PM by ariamachi
Jul 8, 2011 2:07 PM by Dudewitbow
Jul 8, 2011 1:20 PM by Centent
Jul 8, 2011 10:05 AM by Gone__Forever__
Jul 8, 2011 9:54 AM by Numi
Jul 8, 2011 8:48 AM by Roloko
Jul 8, 2011 7:49 AM by Mr_Gutts
Jul 8, 2011 6:25 AM by hayato123
Am I the only one surprised that Media Blasters acquired Bakuman?
They did license Genshiken a while back, so it doesn't come to much of a surprise in that regard ^_-
Jul 8, 2011 6:24 AM by Pizzaholic
Jul 8, 2011 5:50 AM by Samu-tan
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