Funimation To Pick Up Geneon Titles

by tobruk
Feb 8, 2008 10:26 AM | 51 Comments

Navarre CEO Cary Deacon has revealed that Navarre subsidiary FUNimation is now in negotiations to acquire distribution rights to some of Geneon USA's anime titles.

source: ICv2

Good, now lets hope one of the titles is Black Lagoon Season 2

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.: NEWS EDIT :.

There are reports that Funimation is in very early talks with Geneon to acquire titles from Geneon's library of titles. There are, however, no reports of what titles or how many titles will be bought by Funimation.

This would appear as good news for any fans who were following Geneon's releases, as there were no previous reports (as far as I know) as to whether the series would ever be completed.

The article also indicates that ADV and Geneon used funds from Japanese investors to raise their bids on recent anime licences.

Funimation made $31.4 million in 3rd quarter earnings. This is down from last years $35 million. This profit, however, still met profit expectations.

Source: Anime News Network

By Red_Zealot

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20 of 51 Comments Recent Comments

Wasted_Life said:
Rozen maiden and Higurashi PLZ!??!

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http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=32018

Specific titles mentioned as part of the deal include Hellsing Ultimate, Ergo Proxy, Black Lagoon, Karin, Kyo Kara Maoh Season 2, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Elemental Gelade, Fate Stay Night, Kamichu, Ninja Vixens, Paradise Kiss, Rozen Maiden, Rozen Maiden Traumend, Shana, Shonen Onmyouji, The Familiar of Zero, The Story of Saiunkoku, When They Cry, and The Law of Ueki.

Why is this thread is getting more posts than the follow up?

Jul 14, 2008 7:18 AM by Kuronoa

Rozen maiden and Higurashi PLZ!??!

Jul 12, 2008 5:34 PM by Ranivus

Finally, I was waiting for FUNimation to get these. I was fortunate to get all of Fate/stay night when they were released by Geneon, but my friend's finace just recently got into the series a few months ago and wanted the DVDs, the cheapest either of us could find them for new was $65 on ebay plus $5 shipping. I recently watched Black Lagoon as well and wanted to get the DVDs, the cheapest I could find those for was $40 new. This is really great news considering Geneon had a lot of great titles.

Jul 11, 2008 9:16 AM by Islaya

Yes great news let hope we get more attention now.

Jul 9, 2008 5:08 AM by zODd1972

Here is the article reporting on this great deal:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080703/aqth019.html?.v=58

Please go here to do the poll on if this deal being great for anime/manga in general and to also post your ideas.
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=32417

I think its great news. The more attention through distribution that anime gets, the more successful the anime/manga business becomes and the higher the chances of animes/mangas becoming completed. Just my opinion tho,

Jul 6, 2008 11:01 PM by Shermstyle23

I finally get into anime and decide to plop down some hard cash and this happens! I bought up all the Kyou Kara Maou! i could get my hands on, Shounen Onmyouji (which I finished because I went and bought the import-not a great idea since it's quality is questionable) and want Seirei no Moribito which Geneon also licensed. I feel like I'm cursed.

Mar 5, 2008 4:57 AM by butterhex

i really wish they hadn't picked up Zero no Tsukaima.

Feb 20, 2008 7:15 PM by cr4sian_phil

*Prays for Higurashi, Nanoha, Karin, Zero no Tsukaima, and Rozen Maiden rescues*

Feb 20, 2008 4:20 PM by SuiDream88

Hmmm, I wonder if they'll pick up Kyo Kara Maoh or The Story of Saiunkoku. I'm missing KKM so much!

Feb 20, 2008 2:13 PM by n8tivegurl

JackCox said:
They are going to make an announcement tommorow about a new license and some suspect it will be Black Lagoon or Hellsing Ultimate.

Really? Wait, just one?!? I hope there's more... well I guess we'll wait and see.

Feb 14, 2008 5:23 PM by Kuronoa

They are going to make an announcement tommorow about a new license and some suspect it will be Black Lagoon or Hellsing Ultimate.

Feb 14, 2008 4:54 PM by JackCox

This stuff with Geneon just makes me glad I only buy complete box sets, not individual discs. ^^; I'd hate for this kind of thing to happen in the middle of my collection and not know whether I'll ever see the second half.

I'd really love a Higurashi box though. Seeing it in DVD (or HD, mm!) glory would be wonderful.

Feb 13, 2008 6:50 AM by Asako

Hopefully they won't redub the series that they acquire though. As long as they don't change voices in the middle of a series, I'd be happy.

Also Last Exile had a thinpack. The Range Murata set.
Link

And CCS had the Clow book and Sakura Book sets that were released a little more than 2 years ago if you were lucky enough to get one.

Feb 13, 2008 6:47 AM by EtherStrikes

I'm glad Funimation is going to pick up of some the titles. I really hope they'll pick up Higurashi, Rozen Maiden, and especially Saiunkoku!

Feb 12, 2008 7:50 PM by MossTrash

Woot Funimation!!! I might be able to finish my Black Lagoon Collection!!

Feb 12, 2008 1:11 PM by Arcadies

Zero no Tsukaima ;_;

Feb 12, 2008 12:30 AM by Enerccio

Hope Funimation get all of Rozen Maiden so they release the whole of the series in the UK

Feb 11, 2008 5:17 PM by OmegaRFox

As long as they finish Higurashi then I'm good. Rozen Maiden can vanish for I care.

Feb 11, 2008 9:44 AM by ThatRanMan

Hellsing...Black Lagoon...Karin...Fate/Stay Night....oh my! (^^)