Geneon Update

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"Geneon USA President & CEO Sends Message to Fans
posted on 2007-10-06 04:31 EDT
Geneon to explore distribution options, others report work continues on some anime

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The anime licensee Geneon Entertainment (USA) notified members of its Geneon Spot fan club that the club will be closing as part of the company's restructuring. It also sent the following message (PDF format) from its President and CEO, Eiji Orii:



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October 5, 2007
To our fans,

Recently, we announced that we will not be accepting orders on Geneon products after Friday, September 28, 2007. We have read your comments that you have emailed and posted on various web sites, and received your numerous calls.

At this time, we are internally discussing plans to explore all available options to continue distribution of Geneon titles, both old and new, at a later date. However, nothing is certain at this time. We will release more information to the public once we have any concrete plans, if any.

We would like to thank you for your support over the last 20+ years - first as Pioneer and then as Geneon. We have worked hard to bring you the best in Japanese animation and you have responded with an intense passion and support for our products.

As Geneon evolves, we hope that we can continue to be a part of your future.

Thank you,

(signed)
Eiji Orii
President and CEO, Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.


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Corey Fischer of Ocean Productions said that dubbing of Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage's will be completed with the same voice actors, although distribution "is out of Ocean's hands." Similarly, subtitling work is reportedly still proceeding for "the first two seasons of Nanoha, and the first season of Zero no Tsukaima."

Thank you to Henry Marcus and others for the news tips."

Gives us in the US a small glimmer of hope
 
yeah, Thats the best part of the news, any idea if they plan on continuing the Black Lagoon series past season 2 or are they leaving it as is, cause they left alot of room for more seasons
 
Taylor said:
Right... starters i hate reading formal paragraphs like that :p
Does it basicaly mean Geneon are shutting down or?
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Geneon have already shut down as a direct distributor. What it is saying is that they are still trying to find a distribution deal and continue from where they left off. The series they have already started and have announced are still being dubbed in preparation for distribution in the US and elsewhere.
 
I wish I could join G-Spot, you can only join if you put a valid ZIP code from the US or Australia... I've never seen the G-Spot website : (

EDIT: Well, I just faked the details and I got access, yay. :)
 
Blade678 said:
Are they not going to dub Zero no Tsukaima?
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I think the letter implicates that the dubbing has been done and they are not working on the subtitle translations or possibly the subtitle translations will provide the basis for the dub script. Either way there is likely to be a dub available to whomever distributes these titles in the future.
 
Gawyn said:
Blade678 said:
Are they not going to dub Zero no Tsukaima?
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I think the letter implicates that the dubbing has been done and they are not working on the subtitle translations or possibly the subtitle translations will provide the basis for the dub script. Either way there is likely to be a dub available to whomever distributes these titles in the future.
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Oh good I would have been annoyed if they had started copying Bandai.
 
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