- AnimeNation
AnimeNation is a well-known
retailer ofanime ,manga , and other products ofJapan ese culture, founded in1995 and located inTampa, Florida . The company accepts orders through its website and its offices inTampa Bay, Florida . AnimeNation also prints paper catalogs. In theUnited States , AnimeNation rents and sells anime DVDs by mail as "RentAnime.com," [http://www.rentanime.com] similar to the more widely known mainstream DVD rental serviceNetflix . The company's motto: "Life. Death. Anime in-between".AnimeNation's selection includes many anime television series, movies, and OVAs,
video game s and animesoundtrack s,J-pop , licensed anime-brandedapparel ,poster s and wall scrolls, and snacks such asPocky andRamune .Hentai titles are available, but only through website or phone orders, and not at the AnimeNation store.AN Entertainment
In
2003 , AnimeNation announced its intention to license and distribute anime directly under the name of AN Entertainment. The first title the company licensed was "Risky Safety " (now expired), which was followed in 2004 by "Miami Guns ". Their third release was "Haré+Guu ", which was released as a joint venture withBang Zoom! Entertainment inFebruary 2006 .ADV Films was the distributor of "Risky Safety" and "Miami Guns" (though its logo only appeared in trade ads). With "Haré+Guu", distribution was switched toFUNimation Entertainment .Website services
The AnimeNation website includes information on the products it sells, a forum, some sound clips of music, free
email service, and a regular column, "Ask John," where AN employeeJohn Oppliger answers various questions about anime titles, the anime industry, and the cultural significance of aspects of anime. "Ask John" archives on the AnimeNation website extend back to1999 . Previous questions answered include "Why Is There NoSubtitled Pokémon ?," "How Age Appropriate is Anime?," and "Why isLolicon popular in America?"External links
* [http://www.animenation.com AnimeNation Website]
* [http://www.rentanime.com RentAnime.com]
* [http://www.an-entertainment.com AN Entertainment]
* [http://animenation.net/news/askjohn_archive.php Ask John article archive on AnimeNation]
* [http://animenation.net/news/ AnimeNation News (maintained by John Oppliger)]
* [http://ask-john.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/ Japanese Ask John Archive] - Note: articles are in Japanese
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