AnimeNation
Private[1] | |
Genre | Anime[1] |
Founded | 1995[2] |
Founder | Gene Field[1] |
Headquarters | Tampa, Florida, United States[3] |
Key people
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Gene Field John Oppliger[1] |
Divisions | AN Entertainment[2] RentAnime.com[4] |
Website | www |
AnimeNation was an American business that includes RentAnime.com, a discussion forum, anime industry news, and a column called "Ask John."[1][4][5] It was previously a retailer of anime and manga products until 2014 and an anime licensing and distribution company under the name AN Entertainment.[1][4][6]
AnimeNation
AnimeNation was founded in 1995 by Gene Field in Clearwater, Florida.[1][2] After the companies initial success, they opened a retail location.[1] They considered licensing shows in 1998 including Berserk and Cyber Team in Akihabara, but did not move forward until the company's stability improved.[5][7] In 1999, the company built a 15,000 square foot facility in the Lynmar Commerce Park, Tampa, Florida.[1][8][9] As of 2004, AnimeNation was one of the top two online anime specialty retailers in the United States.[1] The site also features a regular column, "Ask John", where AN employee John Oppliger answers reader questions about anime. As of 2005, John wrote over 1,070 articles.[5] The AnimeNation online store closed in 2014.[4][6]
AN Entertainment
In 2002, AnimeNation entered the anime market due to increased licensing and retail competition.[2][10] The name AN Entertainment comes from AnimeNation (AN), and Entertainment was chosen to possibly allow other shows (including live action) to be licensed.[2] They chose to finish one title before licensing another in order to produce the highest quality product.[11] Small staffing numbers also influenced the decision.[7]
The first title the company licensed was Risky Safety with Bang Zoom! Entertainment producing the dub and ADV Films distributing the release.[8][12][13][14] AN Entertainment used a script created by Fansub group Sachigumi with modifications for its Risky Safety release and also acquired the TV broadcast rights.[2][8][15] AN Entertainment acquired Miami Guns, but not TV broadcast rights, and the dub was produced by Phoenix Post Sound (Coastal Studios).[11][16][17] Haré+Guu was licensed by AN Entertainment (including TV broadcast rights), and co-produced with Bang Zoom! Entertainment.[10][11][18] Bang Zoom produced the dub and Funimation distributed Haré+Guu.[10][19][20] They also licensed Haré+Guu Deluxe, but did not license Haré+Guu FINAL.[7][21] The original ending for the Haré+Guu TV show could not be used due to a licensing problem involving Bandai.[7][19] Haré+Guu was the first show aired on the Funimation Channel that was not a property of Funimation.[22] AN Entertainment's license for Risky Safety expired in Fall 2007.[23]
RentAnime.com
AnimeNation also runs RentAnime.com, a DVD-by-mail service similar to Netflix, that specializes in anime.[1][3][24] The service suffered from mailing issues with the Tampa United States Postal Service, but they were later resolved.[3] RentAnime.com closed at the end of 2015. [25]
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.rentanime.com/about.php