Posts Tagged ‘Licenses’

Funimation has launched a DVD/Blu-Ray consumer survey to gauge licensing decisions for 2011.  The survey resembles previous incarnations which led to acquisitions such as Black Butler and other titles previously announced and licensed this year  with questions centered on packaging, release format preferences and pricing for complete/half-season sets.

Funimation Industry Panel news from AnimeUSA 2010 this past weekend.   On continuing Geneon license rescues: “Anything that has not been picked up has essentially gone back to the original licensors in Japan.” More Shin-Chan? “Yes, we are. As of current, no plans yet for sub only version of Shin-Chan, as they’re mainly concentrating on [...]

Following up that announcement, Funimation has also secured the rights to distribute Gungrave on behalf of Geneon Entertainment which was first licensed under the former Pioneer Entertainment label in 2004, with a television debut on the former Anime Unleashed programming block later that year.  Funimation formally signed an agreement to distribute, manufacture, and market former [...]