| Bandai Entertainment, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private[1](subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings)[2] |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Cypress, California |
| Key people | Ken Iyadomi, president |
| Industry | Anime, manga, animation-related distribution |
| Parent | Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. |
| Website | Official site |
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The company was first established by Bandai Co., Ltd. in 1998 as its anime distribution arm in North America. is a Japanese Toy making company as well as the producer of a large number of Plastic model kits Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) VHS and DVD products were initially released under the AnimeVillage.com label, (which it currently uses for online business), the company began releasing titles under the Bandai Entertainment label from 1999 onwards. AnimeVillage was Bandai Entertainment 's first attempt to enter the North American Anime market Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Its headquarters in the United States are located in Cypress, California. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cypress is a city located in southern California near the northern border of Orange County. [3]
The company has distributed numerous anime series created by Sunrise, Inc., another of Bandai Co. This is a list of Anime licensed by Bandai Entertainment for distribution across North America and other countries is a Japanese Anime studio and production enterprise It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. , Ltd. 's subsidiaries, including Mobile Suit Gundam and many of its sequels, Cowboy Bebop, Brain Powerd, The Big O, Infinite Ryvius, Vision of Escaflowne, Witch Hunter Robin, Planetes, s-CRY-ed, Zegapain and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. is a televised Anime series created by Sunrise. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network is a Japanese animated television series. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, Cowboy Bebop was produced by is a 26-episode Anime TV series created by Sunrise and directed and written by Yoshiyuki Tomino. is a Japanese animated Television series created by director Kazuyoshi Katayama and designer Keiichi Sato for Sunrise Studios is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise The series also refers to a Manga. is a 26- Episode Anime Television series produced by Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. is a Japanese Anime series created by Sunrise. It follows the STN-J the Japanese branch of a secret global organization called "SOLOMON" that fights the is a Japanese Hard science fiction Manga by Makoto Yukimura. It was adapted as a 26-episode television Anime by Sunrise, which also known as sCRYed or Scryed, is a 26-episode Japanese Anime TV series produced by Sunrise, directed by is a Japanese Anime Television series created by Sunrise. The series premiered in Japan on April 6, 2006 on is an Anime Television series created by Sunrise. Directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, both of whom had earlier worked [3] Its other noted distributed anime properties include The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Galaxy Angel and its sequels, Fantastic Children, Fancy Lala, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and its sequels, Wolf's Rain, Eureka Seven, Please Teacher! and its sequel Please Twins! and Clamp School. is the name of the 2006 television Anime about a girl who unbeknownst to her possesses the power to change reality. is a Bishōjo sci-fi / Comedy Anime, Manga and Dating sim series by BROCCOLI. is a Japanese animated Television series created by Takashi Nakamura and produced by Nippon Animation. is a Magical girl Anime series produced by Studio Pierrot in 1998 Eureka Seven, known in Japan as, is a Mecha Anime TV series by Bones. is a Japanese Anime series directed by Yasunori Ide and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual, which was adapted into is an Anime television series scripted by Yousuke Kuroda and produced by Bandai Visual, which was later adapted into a Light novel and one-volume is a Manga series by Clamp, which was adapted into a 26-episode Anime series produced by Bandai Visual and Pierrot. [3]
While a large number of the company's distributed anime properties were also produced by Bandai's primary Japanese production and distribution subsidiary, Bandai Visual, Bandai Entertainment has also distributed numerous series with which Bandai Visual has had no prior involvement. is a Japanese Anime, film production and distribution enterprise established by Bandai Co [3]
Bandai Entertainment has also distributed numerous manga series, including the adaptations of Eureka Seven (its first manga release)[4], Samurai Champloo and the Cowboy Bebop film. This is a list of Manga distributed by Bandai Entertainment C Code Geass E Eureka Seven ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a Japanese animated television series consisting of twenty-six episodes Cowboy Bebop The Movie, known in Japan as, is an animated Feature film directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, based on the [4] It has also distributed other graphic novels, including Tomb Raider and Witchblade. A Tomb Raider is a Video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. This article is about the Top Cow comic book series For its fictional star character sometimes colloquially known as Witchblade see Sara Pezzini. [4]
As with many North American anime distributors, Bandai Entertainment offers a 'fan support' program to facilitate public screenings of licensed content at anime clubs and anime conventions. An anime club is an organization that meets to discuss show and promote Anime in a local community setting and can also focus on broadening Japanese cultural understanding An anime convention is an event or gathering with a primary focus on Anime, Manga and Japanese culture. [5]