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4Kids Entertainment
801 Media
A.D. Vision
ADNESS
Adult Source Media
ADV Films (US)
ADV Manga
AEsir Holdings
Airborne Entertainment
ALC Publishing
Amorz
AN Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anime 18
Anime Crash
Anime Limited
Anime Midstream
Anime Sols
AnimEigo
Animewho
AnimeWorks
Aniplex
Aniplex of America
ANN Pro
Antarctic Press
Arts Magic
Asia Video
Aurora Publishing, Inc.
AVBOX Inc.
Avex, Inc.
Bandai America
Bandai Entertainment
Bandai Visual USA
Bayview Entertainment
Be Beautiful Manga
Bees Factory Entertainment
Best Video
Bitter Films
Blast Books
Bloomsbury
Blu
Broccoli
Broccoli Books
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (-)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Burlyman Entertainment
CaiChang International
Camera Film
Cannon Films
CAPCOM
Catalyst Logic
Celebrity Home Entertainment
Central Park Media
Children's Video Library
China Children Press & Publication Group
China Times Publishing Co.
Ching Win Publishing Co., Ltd.
Chuang Yi Publishing Pte Ltd.
Cine du Monde
Cinedigm
CMX Manga
ComicsOne
Cookie Jar Entertainment
CPM Manga
CPM Manhwa
Crash Cinema
Creation Books
Crimson Star Media
Critical Mass Video
Crunchyroll
Culturecom Holdings Limited
d/visual taipei
Daiwon C.I.
Dala Publishing Company
Daran Culture Enterprise
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Image Entertainment
DC Comics
Del Rey
Deltamac Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
Dentsu Entertainment USA
Deux Press
Devil's Due Publishing
DH Publishing
DiC Entertainment
Digital Manga Publishing
Discotek Media
Domo Records
DramaQueen
Drawn & Quarterly
DrComics Press
Dreamwave Productions
Dreamworks
DrMaster
Dynamic Italia
Dynit
Eastern Star
Eclipse Comics
Ecus Publishing
Editions Kabuto
EMI
Encore Films
Enoki Films
Epix Förlag
Eros Comix
Ever Glory Publishing Co., Ltd.
Fakku
Family Home Entertainment
Fanfare
Fantagraphics Books
Fantasy Foundation
First Look Pictures
FOX Home Entertainment
Friendly Land
FUNimation Entertainment
Gen Manga Entertainment
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (USA)
Génération Comics
GKids
Glenat (-)
Global Group Holdings
Globe Pictures
Go Fish Pictures
Go! Comi
Golden Village Pictures
Gutsoon! Entertainment
Hanabee Entertainment
Happy Carrot
Harmony Gold USA, Inc.
Hasbro
Hemdale Film Corporation
Hi-Tops Video
Hi-Yu International
Hirameki International
Horng En Culture
Hustler Video
iBooks
Icarus Publishing
ICE Kunion
IDW Publishing
Illumitoon Entertainment
Image Comics
Image Entertainment
ImaginAsian Entertainment
Infinity Studios
Innovation
Intercontinental Video Limited
ITC Entertainment
Jade Dynasty Publications Ltd.
JapanAnime
Jim Terry Productions
JN Productions
JN Productions, Inc.
Jonesky Limited
Just for Kids Video
Kadokawa Pictures USA
Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation
Kaze
KidsCo
Kitty Media
Koch Records
Koch Vision
Kodansha
Kodansha Comics
Kodansha USA
Konami
L.A. Hero, Inc.
Last Gasp Publishing
Linking Publishing
Lions Gate Films
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Madman Entertainment (-)
Magnolia Pictures
Maiden Japan
Majesco
Malibu Comics
Manga Entertainment (-)
Manga Entertainment (UK)
Marvel Comics
Maxmedia
MC Entertainment
Media Blasters
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mightor Publishing
Mighty Media Co., Ltd.
Miramax Films
Momentum Pictures
MTV (-)
Muse Communication Co., Ltd.
Navarre Corporation
NBM Publishing
Nelvana
Netcomics
New Line Cinema
New Movie Trading
NEW PEOPLE Entertainment
New Video Group
Nintendo of America
NIS America
No Starch Press
NuTech Digital
One Peace Books
Orion
Palisades Tartan
Panorama Distributions
Paperback Publishing Company, Ltd.
Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
Pathfinder Pictures
Penguin Books
People's Literature Publishing House
PictureBox
Pika Édition
Pioneer Family Entertainment
Pioneer LDCE, Ltd
Plex
Pokemon USA, Inc.
Ponent Mon
Ponycan USA
Power International Multimedia Inc.
Presspop
Project-H
Proware Multimedia International Co., Ltd.
Raijin Comics
Reanimedia
RedLight Manga
Renegade Video
Revolver Entertainment
Rhino
Rightman Publishing
RJP Productions
Rogue Pictures
S'more Entertainment
Saban Entertainment
Sandy Frank Entertainment
Scholastic
Sekai Project
Seminal Films
Sentai Filmworks
Seven Seas Entertainment
Shambhala Publications
Sharp Point Press
ShoPro Entertainment
Shout! Factory
Siren Visual
SoftCel Pictures
Sony
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Pictures (-)
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Speed Racer Enterprises
Splendid Films
Star Anime Enterprises
Stone Bridge Press
Streamline Pictures
Studio Ironcat
SuBLime
Sun Comics
Sun Ho Culture
Sunbow Productions
Super Techno Arts
Synch-Point
Tai Seng
Taiwan Tohan Co., Ltd.
Tartan Films
Telescreen Distribution
Televix
TF1 Vidéo
The Right Stuf International
The Walt Disney Company
The Weinstein Company
Tianwen Kadokawa Animation & Comics
Toei Animation
Tofu Records
Tokyo Shock
Tokyopop
Tokyopop Germany
Tong Li Publishing Co., Ltd.
Top Cow Productions, Inc.
Top-Insight International Co., Ltd.
Toyspress, Inc.
Troma / Fox Home Video
Turner Entertainment, Inc.
TV Asahi
Twentieth Century Fox (-)
U.S. Renditions
Udon Entertainment
Uei-Shiang
Urban Vision
Vertical
Vintage Home Entertainment
Virgil Films
Viz Media
Voyager Entertainment
Walt Disney Studios
WAN-MI AV-Arts
Waneko
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures
Well Go USA
White Radish
Wild Side Films
WildStorm Productions
Win International Multimedia
World Events Productions, Ltd.
Yaoi Generation
Yen On
Yen Press
Yuan-Liou Publishing
Zakka Films
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Answerman - When Did Cosplay Start?
anime
There's some confusion about when and where cosplay actually got its start; Justin details the origins of this social phenomena and the unexpected place it began!
― Anonymous asks: I've heard it said that cosplay originated in America in the 90s, but that doesn't seem like it's true. Is it? Cosplay definitely started far, far earlier than the 1990s. Whether or not it started in America really depend...
Is Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Just An Attack On Titan Clone?
anime
These two post-apocalyptic action series sure do look and sound a lot alike, and they even share a director - but there's a lot more to Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress than that. Jacob Chapman argues his case.
― The countryside has been devastated by undead humanoid monsters, forcing humanity into packed walled cities ruled by fear and a rigid class structure. Then disaster strikes when those monsters ...
After War Gundam X Sub.DVD
anime
Gundam X has never been highly regarded, and yet it features a sentient dolphin. Lauren Orsini discovers what's holding this show back from true greatness.
― A full twenty years after its release in Japan, After War Gundam X has finally made it to English speaking audiences. This show came out in 1996, just a year after Gundam Wing, and has continued to live in its shadow. Gundam Wing was not only su...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of May 20-26
just for fun
It's an action-packed week with real winners and losers on the charts - Kiznaiver shoots up as a sudden rival for the top spot, while Kabaneri sinks like a stone! See how your favorite shows placed!
― Our team of reviewers are following 25 anime series of the Spring 2016 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and w...
Requiem of the Rose King (GN 4)
manga
Aya Kanno's take on Richard III continues with more conflict for Richard as he struggles to decide whether it is better to have emotions or to simple strike them down as Warwick continues to take his role as "kingmaker" a little too seriously.
― There's always a question when reading historical fiction and something that says that it's “based on” previous well-known works: how close will the author s...
Interview: The World's Biggest Visual Novels with Visual Art's
games
Visual Art's CEO Takahiro Baba, character designer Na-Ga and music composer Shinji Orito discuss the incredible success and behind-the-scenes details of some of their biggest games, including Air and Angel Beats!
― Three members of Japanese visual novel company Visual Art's – CEO Takahiro Baba (left in picture), character designer Na-Ga (not pictured by request), and music composer Shinji Orito (rig...
Answerman - How Do Publishers Decide Whether To Release A Blu-ray Remaster?
anime
Justin breaks down how exactly your favorite old shows get selected for big fancy high definition remasters on bluray, and why some classics get left in the dust.
― It's a holiday weekend, so we'll take an easy one this time. Nadeem asks: I buy physical media as I am a collector. With that said, I've been trying to improve my collection by purchasing Blu-rays instead of DVDs or upgrading my older DV...
Shelf Life - Wake Up, Girls! The Movie
anime
Yutaka Yamamoto's idol singers get their very own prequel movie, out now on bluray from Sentai Filmworks. PLUS: all of this week's new anime releases!
― With all the craziness that's been going on in the last few days regarding anime on Hulu (see this Answerman article for the details), I'm reminded of why it's nice to own stuff on disc. Forget all that stuff about video quality and dependence on a ...
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace Blu-Ray
anime
This 2014 follow-up to the 2012 TV series retains the series' storytelling feel and features strong technical merits, but those expecting a continuation of established plot lines may be disappointed.
― Abyss of Hyperspace is the 2014 movie follow-up to the 2012 TV series, at least in the sense that it continues the timeline of the animated part of the franchise; its events are set during a break befo...
Product Spotlight: Fullmetal Alchemist Collector's Edition
anime
Fullmetal Alchemist The Complete Series - Collectors Edition is the ultimate celebration of Fullmetal Alchemist and an essential addition to any anime collection. But time is running out...
― Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the most legendary anime of all time. The adventures of the Elric brothers have resonated with fans all over the world. This Fullmetal Alchemist The Complete Series - Collectors Ed...
The Mike Toole Show - Youth in Re-Voltes
anime
Netflix's brand-new Voltron series has Mike remembering Voltes V, another giant robot show with an incredible and bizarre production and release history!
― In a couple of weeks, we'll see a brand new version of Voltron hit Netflix, bringing forth yet another iteration of World Events Productions' localization of Toei Animation's super robot series Golion. This latest version has caught my interest fo...
blanc et noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations Artbook
anime
Takeshi Obata's illustrations from 2001-2006 get the deluxe treatment in this gorgeous artbook.
― Even if you aren't a fan of the series he has illustrated, it is hard to deny that his artwork is impressive. Showing a firmer grasp of human anatomy than many other mainstream mangaka along with beautiful composition skills, Obata's artwork isn't just good manga art, it's good art. While I recognize tha...