FUNimation Interested in Some Geneon titles

[Jechtsphere]

ICv2 News - Navarre/FUNimation Interested in Some Geneon Titles

During a conference call with analysts discussing the Navarre financial report for the quarter that ended on December 31st, Navarre Corporation CEO Cary Deacon declared that Navarre (through its wholly owned subsidiary, the anime market share leader FUNimation) was "in very early stages of negotiations to acquire some of the Geneon library of titles." Deacon noted that Geneon had about 10% of the anime market and controlled some attractive titles. Deacon expressed his optimism about the current market conditions, which he thinks will provide lots of opportunities for FUNimation, whose prospects for acquisition of new product "remain very strong."

As we know I suspect Geneon is no more and their anime releases can not be released, for me it matters as "Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage" can't be released unless another company buys the rights to those titles, so I'm hoping FUNimation can get those rights.

 

[Ray]

Geneon no more huh I hope they can do shana 2 once it comes out to america...

 

[Jechtsphere]

If Geneon has the rights then another company has to buy the rights to it or it won't be released.

 

[Ray]

If Geneon has the rights then another company has to buy the rights to it or it won't be released.

OMG my shana 2 dreams are dim now...

 

[tyron256]

ive known about this for a while now and it looks like its finally happening. hopefully their rights will be sold to another company.

 

[Gnome]

I personally hope they pick up Shana, the Hellsing OVAs, Rozen Maiden ~tr?umend~, and Higurashi.

Funimation would have to be completely crazy not license Shana, Higurashi. Seeing as how they are both immensely popular. Hellsing and Rozen maiden are popular as well, just not as much as the other two.

 

[Ray]

I agree shana must be taken or else Ill shoot em ^^

 

[Syanaide]

I agree shana must be taken or else Ill shoot em ^^

I'll be right there with you too!

 

[y0l3itches]

I personally hope they pick up Shana, the Hellsing OVAs, Rozen Maiden ~tr?umend~, and Higurashi.

Funimation would have to be completely crazy not license Shana, Higurashi. Seeing as how they are both immensely popular. Hellsing and Rozen maiden are popular as well, just not as much as the other two.

Hellsing is quite popular, idk about rozen maiden or even higurashi. Shana is popular I guess, I watch it but not many people do anyway, well even if they do pick it up, dubbing isn't always the best ._.

 

[Shinji Ikari]

Here's a list of titles licenced to Geneon. I think a lot will be picked up.

Spoiler

* 3x3 Eyes
* Adventures of the Mini Goddesses
* Ah! My Goddess Movie
* Ai Yori Aoshi
o Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
* Akira
* Amazing Nurse Nanako
* Appleseed
* Armitage III: Poly-Matrix
o Armitage: Dual Matrix
* Barefoot Gen
* Bastard!!
* Battle Athletes
o Battle Athletes Victory
* Beyblade
* Black Lagoon
* Bottle Fairy
* Burn Up Scramble

[edit] C-H

* Captain Herlock: Endless Odyssey [9]
* Cardcaptor Sakura
o Cardcaptors
* Catnapped!
* Chobits
* Cybuster
* The Daichis - Earth's Defense Family
* Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
* DearS
* Deltora Quest
* Demon Lord Dante
* Disgaea
* Dog of Flanders
* Doki Doki School Hours
* Dokkoida
* Dragonball Z, earlier releases were licensed by FUNimation Entertainment but released on DVD by Geneon
o Dragonball Z Movies 1-3
* Dragon Hunters
* Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
* El-Hazard: The Magnificent World [13+]
o El-Hazard: The Alternative World
o El-Hazard: The Wanderers
* Elemental Gelade
* Ergo Proxy
* ?X-Driver the Movie
* Fafner of the Azure
* The Familiar Of Zero
* Fate/stay Night
* Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo)
* Fushigi Yūgi, including OVA 1, OVA 2, and Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden
* Gad Guard
* Galaxy Space Mihoshi Special
* Gankutsuou (The Count of Monte Cristo)
* Gate Keepers
o Gatekeepers 21
* Ghost Talker's Daydream
* Girls Bravo
* Green Legend Ran
* Gregory Horror Show
* Guardian of the Sacred Spirit
* Gungrave
* Gun X Sword
* Haibane Renmei
* The Hakkenden
* Hanaukyo Maid Team (La Verite)
* Hand Maid May
* Heat Guy J
* Hello Kitty Stump Village (in association with Lions Gate Entertainment)
* Hellsing (TV)
o Hellsing Ultimate (OVA)
* Hyper Doll

[edit] I-N

* I My Me-Strawberry Eggs
* Ikki Tousen
* Interlude
* J2-Jubei-chan 2
* Kamichu
* Kannazuki no Miko
* Karin
* Kishin Corps: Alien Defender Geo-Armor - released in the mid-90s as Kishin Heidan in the UK
* Koi Kaze
* Kyo Kara Maoh! - God (?) Save our King!
* L/R: Licensed by Royalty
* Last Exile
* Law of Ueki
* Le Portrait de Petit Cossette
* Legend of Black Heaven
* Little Snow Fairy Sugar
* Lunar Legend Tsukihime
* Lupin The 3rd
* Lupin The 3rd: The Movie - The Secret of Mamo
* Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
o Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's
* Mahoromatic
o Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful
o Mahoromatic: Summer Special
* Mao-Chan
* Master Keaton
* Melody of Oblivion
* Mermaid Forest
* Moldiver
* Nazca
* New Getter Robo
* NieA_7

[edit] O-S

* Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master
* Paradise Kiss
* Paranoia Agent
* WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
* Phantom Quest Corp
* Popotan
* Pretty Sammy - OVA, as well as the TV series which had been released under the title Magical Project S.
* R.O.D. the TV
* Requiem from the Darkness
* Rozen Maiden
* Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
* Sailor Moon R: The Movie
* Sailor Moon S
o Sailor Moon S: The Movie
* Sailor Moon SuperS
o Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie
* Saiyuki Reload
o Saiyuki Gunlock
* Sakura Wars movie (in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[disputed] )
* Samurai Champloo
* Serial Experiments Lain
* Shakugan no Shana
* Sherlock Hound
* Shonen Onmyoji
* Slam Dunk
* Sol Bianca: The Legacy
* Someday's Dreamers
* Soul Taker
* Star Ocean EX
* Starship Operators
* Stellvia of the Universe
* Strawberry Marshmallow
* Submarine 707R

[edit] T-Z

* Tales of Phantasia
* Tenchi Muyo!- Geneon has the distribution rights to the first two OVA series, the Mihoshi special, the two TV series, the three Tenchi Muyo movies, and one of the spinoff series, 'Pretty Sammy' (as seen above). FUNimation has the distribution rights to the third OVA series and the other spinoff, Tenchi Muyo! GXP.
* Tenjho Tenge
* Tetsujin 28
* Texhnolyze
* Tokyo Underground
* Trigun
* Tsukihime Lunar Legend
* Ultra Maniac
* Vandread
* Vandread the Second Stage
* Viewtiful Joe
* When They Cry - Higurashi
* X TV
* Zipang

 

[Gnome]

Hellsing is quite popular, idk about rozen maiden or even higurashi. Shana is popular I guess, I watch it but not many people do anyway, well even if they do pick it up, dubbing isn't always the best ._.

I base how popular something is off how much attention it gets on MAL, AnimeSuki, and AnimeDB. It's hard to base popularity off of how much you see it on bleach and naruto forums, or even smaller forums like these.

And I don't like dubbing either but I like buying the official DVDs. I find it to be a lot more satisfying than downloading, thats for sure.

 

[amanda]

ah thats gay Geneon is such an awesome company >.>

 

[Serph]

wow that pretty much blows my day

 

[Jechtsphere]

ah thats gay Geneon is such an awesome company >.>

Yeah they weren't getting enough money in sales so they had to stop.

Weird thing is there was a story about ADV taking all their products off their website which scared people into thinking the same might happen to them.

It's cause everyone is downloading and no one is buying! shame on you all! j/k