Video Distributors
Active
Adult Source Media
AnimErotica — hentai imprint
- founded ???
- presently active
It looks like these guys do mostly American-style porn; they're not primarily an anime distributor like most of the others. We may have to explain how convention licensing works.
Web Form
voice +1.818-882-1651
fax +1.818-882-1671
Media Blasters
Anime Works — anime imprint
Kitty Media — hentai imprint
Wikipedia | ANN — Media Blasters | ANN — Kitty Media
- founded 1997-05-05
- presently active
John Sirabella, CEO <jsirabella
fever-dreams.com>
They lost their domain a few years ago, which is why we lost contact.
Right Stuf
Critical Mass — hentai imprint
Wikipedia | Right Stuf | Critical Mass
- founded 1987-07-31
- presently active
email animeclubsrightstuf.com
voice +1.515-986-1028
- current contact is Thane Himes in Marketing
- email thanehrightstuf.com
- voice +1.515-986-1028 x204
- email thaneh
Defunct
A.D. Vision
ADV Films — anime imprint
SoftCel Pictures — hentai imprint
Happy Carrot — hentai imprint
Wikipedia | ANN – ADV Films | ANN – SoftCel
- founded 1992-08
- dissolved 2009-09-01
- import licensing ⇒ Sentai Filmworks
- existing licenses ⇒ AEsir Holdings
- distribution ⇒ Section 23
- SoftCel dissolved 2005
- most licenses sold to Critical Mass
Central Park Media
US Manga Corps — anime imprint
Anime 18 — hentai imprint
Wikipedia | US Manga Corps | Anime 18
- founded 1990
- defunct 2009-04-27
- most Anime 18 titles to SoftCel or Kitty Media
JapanAnime
Xonair — unknown alias
- founded 2004-05
- appears dead
- 2010 domain redirected to xonair.com
- 2012 domain lapsed
- California business registration suspended
Web Form (via WABAC)
infojapananime.com
tomjapananime.com
voice +1.909-599-7904 x245
fax +1.909-592-2742
NuTech Digital
- founded 1997
- exited market ~2005
- 2003-12-12 announces new live concert recording division
- 2004-03-05 signs license for Ken Groove titles
- 2005-05-20 sued by Ken Groove for non-payment
- 2005 changes focus from hentai to concerts
- 2006 Ken Groove titles acquired by Adult Source Media
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