Video Distributors

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Adult Source Media

AnimErotica — hentai imprint

Web | ANN

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

email [email protected]

John Sirabella, CEO
email jsirabella@media-blasters.com
cell +1.646-468-6176 (confirmed 2016-08-18)

Kitty Media previously had a dedicated site at kittymedia.com, but they lost their domain to a squatter in spring 2014. According to Media Blasters reps we met at Fanime Con 2015 they moved their email to the domain for Fever Dreams, their production arm for original works. We tried contacting John Sirabella at <jsirabella@fever-dreams.com> in 2015 without success. We met a professional acquaintance of Mr. Sirabella's at Kraken Con Spring 2016 who gave us his current email address <jsirabella@media-blasters.com>. We've been attempting contact at that address since May 2016 without success.

Some sites list +1.212-868-0991 or +1.917-351-2760 as their phone number, but as of 2016-07-12 both numbers result in a "the number you've dialed is not in service" message.

Right Stuf

Critical Mass — hentai imprint

Wikipedia | Right Stuf | Critical Mass

founded 1987-07-31
presently active

email animeclubs@rightstuf.com
voice +1.515-986-1028

current contact is Thane Himes in Marketing
email thaneh@rightstuf.com
voice +1.515-986-1028 x204


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

ANN | Web (via WABAC)

founded 2004-05
appears dead
2010 domain redirected to xonair.com
2012 domain lapsed
California business registration suspended

Web Form (via WABAC)
info@japananime.com
tom@japananime.com
voice +1.909-599-7904 x245
fax +1.909-592-2742


NuTech Digital

Wikipedia | ANN

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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