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According to a recent release slate confirmed by home video distributor Section23 Films (Who serves as distributor for titles by companies like Sentai Filmworks), the somewhat iconic anime publisher ADV Films is back to publish their license rescued collection...

Joining a number of older anime series which have received another chance to shine in western markets, Nozomi Entertainment have confirmed they have acquired the rights to Galaxy Angel. The North American anime publisher have announced their plans for the first 26-episode...

For quite a few anime series in the international market, once a publishers license expires and stock disappears off the shelf, it is plausible to never expect a license rescue. As seen with titles like Azumanga Daioh (Madman) and...

When Bandai Entertainment left the anime industry a couple of years ago, the English rights to the .hack// anime series disappeared with it. Like some other licenses that have found new homes, the four English localized anime seasons were...

It is unfortunately that anime series do inevitably become out of print, and unless they sell well new generations of anime fans will never be able to pick them  up. But at times a publisher will come along and...

I am left with almost no expectations of any further .hack// games to be released internationally, with .hack//Link and .hack//Versus being passed over by Namco Bandai (Heck, PAL regions didn't even get .hack//G.U.). That being said with Funimation Entertainment...

Especially when you look back several years ago when the North American anime industry was not as active, not every series was fortunate enough to receive an international release and even then fewer still managed to stay on the...