Aniplex of America

Aniplex of America Inc.

Type	Business corporation
Industry	Anime and music production
Founded	March 2005
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California, USA
Key people	Hideki "Henry" Goto Hiroe Tsukamoto
Products	Soundtracks, anime, music, merchandise
Parent	Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan)
Subsidiaries	Aniplex+ Aniplex Channel
Website	aniplexusa.com

Aniplex of America or Aniplex USA is an American distribution enterprise for Aniplex, owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, established in March 2005 in Santa Monica, California, to reinforce their license business in the North American international anime market.

Aniplex of America owns an online retailer called Aniplex+ and a streaming service called Aniplex Channel. Both of them are based on their website.

Catalog

Anime

• Rurouni Kenshin (January 1996–September 1998) (Studio Gallop & Studio Deen) (acquired from Media Blasters)
• Rurouni Kenshin The Movie ^[1] (December 1997) (Studio Gallop & Studio Deen) (acquired from ADV Films)
• Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Trust & Betrayal (Tsuioku-hen) (February 1999–November 1999) (Studio Deen)^[1] (acquired from ADV Films)
• Read or Die (May 2001) (Studio Deen) (acquired from Manga Entertainment)
• Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Reflection (Seiso-hen) (December 2001) (Studio Deen)^[1] (acquired from ADV Films)
• R.O.D the TV (October 2003–March 2004) (J.C.Staff) (acquired from Geneon)
• Ghost Slayers Ayashi (October 2006–March 2007) (Bones) (acquired from Bandai Entertainment)
• Gurren Lagann (April 2007–September 2007) (Gainax) (acquired from Bandai Entertainment)
• Baccano! (July 2007–November 2007) (Brain's Base) (BD Release, licensed by Funimation)
• Garden of Sinners (December 2007–September 2013) (Ufotable)
• Gurren Lagann the Movie –Childhood's End- (September 2008) (Gainax)
• Gurren Lagann the Movie –The Lights in the Sky Are Stars- (April 2009) (Gainax)
• Bakemonogatari (July 2009–September 2009) (Shaft)
• Durarara!! (January 2010–June 2010) (Brain's Base)
• Occult Academy (July 2010–September 2010) (A-1 Pictures) (streaming rights, licensed by NIS America)
• Togainu no Chi (October 2010–December 2010) (A-1 Pictures)
• Star Driver (October 2010–April 2011) (Bones) (acquired from Bandai Entertainment, streaming rights only)
• Oreimo (October 2010–June 2013) (AIC & A-1 Pictures)^[2]
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica (January 2011–April 2011) (Shaft)
• Blue Exorcist (April 2011–October 2011) (A-1 Pictures)
• Fate/Zero (October 2011–June 2012) (Ufotable)^[3]
• Nisemonogatari (January 2012–March 2012) (Shaft)
• Gyo (February 2012) (Ufotable)
• Sword Art Online (July 2012–December 2012) (A-1 Pictures)
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 1: Beginnings (October 2012) (Shaft)
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 2: Eternal (October 2012) (Shaft)
• Blast of Tempest (October 2012–March 2013) (Bones)
• Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (October 2012–March 2013) (A-1 Pictures)
• Blue Exorcist: The Movie (December 2012) (A-1 Pictures)
• Nekomonogatari (Kuro) (January 2013) (Shaft)
• Oreshura (January 2013–March 2013) (A-1 Pictures)
• Vividred Operation (January 2013–March 2013) (A-1 Pictures)
• Valvrave the Liberator (April 2013–December 2013) (Sunrise)
• Servant x Service (July 2013–September 2013) (A-1 Pictures)
• Day Break Illusion (July 2013–September 2013) (AIC)
• Monogatari Series Second Season (July 2013–December 2013) (Shaft)
• Silver Spoon (July 2013–March 2014) (A-1 Pictures)
• Anohana the Movie: The Flower We Saw That Day (August 2013) (A-1 Pictures)
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 3: Rebellion (October 2013) (Shaft)
• Kill la Kill (October 2013–March 2014) (Trigger)
• Magi: The Kingdom of Magic (October 2013–March 2014) (A-1 Pictures)
• Samurai Flamenco (October 2013–March 2014) (Manglobe)
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth (November 2013) (AIC)
• World Conquest Zvezda Plot (January 2014–March 2014) (A-1 Pictures)
• Nisekoi (January 2014–June 2015) (Shaft)
• Nanana's Buried Treasure (April 2014–June 2014) (A-1 Pictures)
• Mekakucity Actors (April 2014–June 2014) (Shaft)
• The Irregular at Magic High School (April 2014–September 2014) (Madhouse)
• Mushi-Shi -Next Passage- (April 2014–December 2014) (Artland)
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream (June 2014) (A-1 Pictures)
• Persona 4: The Golden Animation (July 2014–September 2014) (A-1 Pictures)
• Sword Art Online II (July 2014–December 2014) (A-1 Pictures)
• Aldnoah.Zero (July 2014–March 2015) (A-1 Pictures)
• Hanamonogatari (August 2014) (Shaft)
• Your Lie in April (October 2014–March 2015) (A-1 Pictures)
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014 TV series) (October 2014–June 2015) (Ufotable)
• Expelled from Paradise (November 2014) (Toei Animation)
• Tsukimonogatari (December 2014) (Shaft)
• Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (January 2015–March 2015) (A-1 Pictures)
• Durarara!!x2 (January 2015–March 2016) (Shuka)
• Gunslinger Stratos: THE ANIMATION (April 2015–June 2015) (A-1 Pictures)
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling Down (April 2015) (A-1 Pictures)
• Plastic Memories (April 2015–June 2015) (Dogakobo)
• Classroom Crisis (July 2015–September 2015) (Lay-duce)
• Charlotte (July 2015–September 2015) (P.A.Works)
• Working'!!! (July 2015–December 2015) (A-1 Pictures)
• God Eater (July 2015–March 2016) (Ufotable)
• The Anthem of the Heart (September 2015) (A-1 Pictures)
• The Asterisk War (October 2015–Ongoing) (A-1 Pictures)
• Owarimonogatari (October 2015–December 2015) (Shaft)
• Erased (January 2016–March 2016) (A-1 Pictures)
• Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (January 2016) (Shaft)
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth (January 2016) (A-1 Pictures)
• Doukyuusei (February 2016) (A-1 Pictures)
• High School Fleet (April 2016–Ongoing) (Production IMS)
• Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017) (A-1 Pictures)

Music Artists

• LiSA
• Mikunopolis in Los Angeles

Subsidiaries

Aniplex+

Aniplex+ (or Aniplex Plus) is Aniplex of America's own online store launched in 2014.. The store sells figurines which represent characters from Aniplex productions. It is based on Aniplex of America's website.

Aniplex Channel

Launched in 2013, Aniplex Channel is Aniplex of America's streaming service. Like Aniplex+, it is also based on Aniplex of America's website.

References

1. Ruroni Kenshin. Aniplex USA. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
2. Aniplex USA to Release Oreimo on DVD in October - News - Anime News Network
3. Aniplex Confirms U.S. Release of Fate/Zero BD Boxes - News - Anime News Network

External links

• Official Website
• Aniplex+
• Aniplex Channel
• Aniplex of America at Anime News Network's encyclopedia