Anime Expo '05 Summary • Anime UK News

A busy weekend full of news and announcements has now concluded and here is a brief summary of which US companies picked up which anime.ADV
Macross TV

BANDAI
Mai Hime

FUNIMATION
Trinity Blood

GENEON
Fake/Stay Night
Kannaduki no Miko
Shakugan no Shana

TRSI
2X2=Shinobuden

VIZ MEDIA
SaiKano: Another Love Song OVAComparing the new license annoucements at this year’s Anime Expo convention to previous years, there has obviously been a marked decrease in the number of new anime titles being picked up for English-language distribution. Of course, there has long been talk of the likes of ADV intending to reduce their expenditure but it has never been clearer than now that this is indeed the direction the industry seems to be moving.

Paul

Washed up on the good shores of Anime UK News after many a year at sea, Paul has been writing about anime for a long time here at AUKN and at his anime blog.