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Revision as of 02:24, 4 December 2021

AnimEigo
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment (anime)
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
FoundersRobert Woodhead
Roe R. Adams, III
HeadquartersWilmington, North Carolina, United States
Area served
United States and Canada
Key people
Robert Woodhead
Roe R. Adams, III
Natsumi Ueki
Janice Hindle
ProductsAnime, samurai cinema
Websitewww.animeigo.com

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, 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.[1] It is now based in Wilmington, North Carolina and run by Natsumi Ueki, Robert's wife.[2] Their first release was Metal Skin Panic Madox 01.[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, and Megazone 23.[12]

Distribution

The company streams their titles on VRV (via VRV Select), Hoopla, RetroCrush, Tubi, and CONtv.[13] Some of their titles were on Hulu, but they have been removed.[14]

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.[15][16] 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".[17]

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.[18]

Productions

Releases are only listed if the subtitling, dubbing, or other (localization) production work was handled by AnimEigo; rather than being licensed from prior versions. Italics indicate out-of-print media or titles otherwise not licensed anymore by the company.

Subtitling

Subtitling[19][20]
Year Title Medium Notes
1990 Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01 Show
1991 Bubblegum Crisis
Riding Bean
1992 Bubblegum Crash
1992-2006 Urusei Yatsura
1992 Vampire Princess Miyu
1993 A.D. Police Files
Arcadia of My Youth Movie
Genesis Surviver Gaiarth Show
Otaku no Video
1994 Oh My Goddess!
Urusei Yatsura 6: Always My Darling Movie
1995 Baoh: The Visitor Show
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy Movie
Urusei Yatsura 1: Only You
Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love
Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever
Urusei Yatsura 5: The Final Chapter
The Dagger of Kamui
You're Under Arrest Show
1996 Battle Royal High School
Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring
1997 Crusher Joe: The Movie Movie
Crusher Joe: The OVAs Show
2002 You're Under Arrest
13 Assassins (1963) Movie
Battle of Okinawa
Black Rain
Bushido
Eleven Samurai
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Kimagure Orange Road Show
Kimagure Orange Road OVA
Kimagure Orange Road: The Motion Picture Movie
Miyamoto Musashi
Onimasa
Revenge[disambiguation needed]
Revenge of a Kabuki Actor
Samurai Vendetta
Shinobi no Mono
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Shonan Bakusozoku Show Only the first 3 episodes were subtitled
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Sword of Desperation
The Ballad of Narayama
The Blind Menace
The Clone Returns Home
The Geisha
The Great Killing
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Razor
The Razor 2
The Razor 3
The Samurai I Loved
The Secret of the Urn
The Wolves
Wakeful Nights
Zatoichi meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi the Outlaw

Dubbing

Dubbing[19][20]
Year Title Medium Dub producer Notes
1994 Bubblegum Crisis Show Southwynde Studios
Riding Bean
Bubblegum Crash Alternate dub
1995 A.D. Police Files Alternate dub
Baoh: The Visitor Coastal Studios
Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01 Swirl Films Alternate dub
Genesis Surviver Gaiarth
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy Movie Coastal Studios AKA Rupan III: The Fuma Conspiracy
Those Obnoxious Aliens Show Southwynde Studios Only the first 2 episodes were dubbed

Also dubbed by Animax and BBC3

You're Under Arrest Coastal Studios
1996 Vampire Princess Miyu Swirl Films Alternate dub
Battle Royal High School Southwynde Studios
Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring Coastal Studios
1997 Crusher Joe: The Movie Movie Alternate dub
1998 Crusher Joe: The OVAs Show
2001 Oh My Goddess!
2002 You're Under Arrest
2003 Urusei Yatsura 1: Only You Movie Swirl Films
2004 Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love
Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever
Urusei Yatsura 5: The Final Chapter
2005 Urusei Yatsura 6: Always My Darling
2007 Ashura Coastal Studios
Shogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage
2008 Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold
Shogun Assassin 5: Cold Road to Hell
2012 Growing Up With Hello Kitty Short 4 episodes were not dubbed

References

  1. ^ "The Secret History of AnimEigo". AnimEigo. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "About Us". AnimEigo. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "MADOX-01 (Sub.VHS)". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "AnimEigo Celebrates 15 Years". Anime News Network. December 11, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "AnimEigo's Oh My Goddess Video Series License Expires". Anime News Network. February 4, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "AnimEigo Unable to License Rest of Yawara! Anime". Anime News Network. April 29, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  7. ^ @AnimEigo (August 8, 2012). "#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" (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "AnimEigo's Urusei Yatsura License Expires in September". Anime News Network. February 9, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. ^
  10. ^ "AnimEigo Starts Bubblegum Crisis Kickstarter Funding Campaign". Anime News Network. October 25, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  11. ^ "Bubblegum Crisis Blu-ray Kickstarter Meets Pledge Goal". Anime News Network. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  12. ^
  13. ^
  14. ^ "Media Blasters Anime Titles to Expire on Hulu". Anime News Network. May 6, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "Bubblegum Crisis Collection VHS Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  16. ^ "Otaku no Video 1982 & 1985 Review". Anime News Network. January 20, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  17. ^ "Macross TV Boxset Review". Anime News Network. April 24, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  18. ^ "Rupan III: The Fuma Conspiracy DVD Review". Anime News Network. May 4, 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Liner Notes". AnimEigo. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  20. ^ a b "AnimEigo Liner Notes - Out of Print | AnimEigo". archive.animeigo.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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