Right Stuf Inc. (formerly known as The Right Stuf International Inc.) is an American video publisher and distributor of video programming that specializes in Asian entertainment ( anime and live action films). The company since 2022 is owned by

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, a joint venture run by Sony through its

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and

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divisions, with the latter company running it via Aniplex. It has several divisions including: Nozomi Entertainment (production), RightStufAnime.com (online store) and 5 Points Pictures (live action). In March 2012, Right Stuf launched 5 Points Pictures, its live action label. Right Stuf also offers production services and distribution for Japanese labels

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, Eleven Arts, Pony Canyon, and its corporate sibling, Aniplex of America. Right Stuf was founded on July 31, 1987, by Robert Ferson and current CEO Shawne P. Kleckner. The company is headquartered in Grimes, Iowa. The company's e-commerce site at www.rightstufanime.com is the largest independent seller of anime,

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, and Japanese collectibles in North America. On August 4, 2022, Right Stuf was acquired by Sony, and made a part of the Crunchyroll brand. As a result of the acquisition, Right Stuf ceased distribution of all

hentai Hentai is anime and manga pornography. A loanword from Japanese, the original term ( ) does not describe a genre of media, but rather an abnormal sexual desire or act, as an abbreviation of . In addition to anime and manga, hentai works exis ...

content on its storefronts, for which it and Crunchyroll drew criticism from fans.

Current divisions

Nozomi Entertainment

Nozomi Entertainment is Right Stuf's studio focusing on "collector-grade releases for audiences of all ages." It publishes classic and modern anime programs for people of all ages. At the Anime Expo in 2007, CEO Shawne Kleckner announced that Right Stuf had changed the name of their production division to Nozomi Entertainment. The first title released under the new Nozomi Entertainment label was '' The Third''. Some titles are licensed previously under the Lucky Penny Entertainment label before it was discontinued. * '' A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve'' (license rescued from

ADV Films A.D. Vision Holdings, Inc. (known simply as ADV and also referred to as ADV Films) was an American multimedia entertainment distributor headquartered in Houston, Texas, and founded in 1992 by video game fan John Ledford and anime fans Matt Gre ...

) * '' Adolescence of Utena'' (license rescued from

Central Park Media Central Park Media, often abbreviated as CPM, was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York and was headquartered in the 250 West 57th Street building in Midtown Manhattan (on the corner of Central Park, hence ...

) * '' Ah My Buddha'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label, license rescued from Media Blasters) * '' Aoi Hana: Sweet Blue Flowers'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label) * '' Aria'' (dub funded at

Kickstarter Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". As of July 2021, ...

) * '' Astro Boy'' (license rescued from NBC Enterprises) * '' Blessings of the Campanella'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label, license rescued from Funimation) * '' Boogiepop Phantom'' * '' Boogiepop Phantom and Others'' (live-action film; anime licensed by

and Funimation) * '' Dirty Pair'' (everything except TV series and ''From Lovely Angels with Love'' was license rescued from ADV Films; ''Affair on Nolandia'' was license rescued from

Streamline Pictures Streamline Pictures was an American media company that was best known for its distribution of English-dubbed Japanese animation. History Founding Founded in Los Angeles, California, in late 1988, Streamline Pictures was one of the first No ...

; TV series English dub funded at Kickstarter) * '' Dirty Pair: Project Eden'' (license rescued from ADV Films) * '' Dirty Pair Flash'' (license rescued from ADV Films) * '' El-Hazard: The Magnificent World'' (license rescued from Geneon) * '' El-Hazard: The Magnificent World 2'' (license rescued from Geneon) * '' El-Hazard: The Wanderers'' (license rescued from Geneon) * '' El-Hazard: The Alternative World'' (license rescued from Geneon) * '' Emma: A Victorian Romance'' (dub funded at Kickstarter) * ''

Gakuen Alice , also known as ''Alice Academy'' or ''Alice School'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tachibana Higuchi, serialized in the shōjo manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from 2003 to 2013. It was adapted into an anime series ...

'' * '' Galaxy Angel'' (everything except ''X'' was license rescued from Bandai Entertainment; ''Rune'' was license rescued from Bandai Visual USA) * ''

Gekiganger III is an anime series Story within a story, within the anime series ''Martian Successor Nadesico'' that plays a critical part in the plot thereof. Gekiganger III was designed to mimic 1970s Super Robots, especially ''Getter Robo''. Initially, ...

'' * ''

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'' (noted Aniplex master license) * ''

His and Her Circumstances is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Tsuda. It was serialized in '' LaLa'' from 1996 to 2005 and collected in 21 '' tankōbon'' volumes by Hakusensha. It depicts the romance between "perfect" student Yukino Miyazawa a ...

'' * '' The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' * '' Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance'' (co-license with

Kadokawa Pictures USA Kadokawa Daiei Studio, formerly is the film division of the Japanese company the Kadokawa Corporation. It is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and is therefore one of Japan's Big Four film studi ...

; Funimation has the streaming rights to season 3) * '' Kimba the White Lion'' (license rescued from NBC Enterprises) * '' Looking Up at the Half-Moon'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label, license rescued from Crimson Star Media) * ''

Lost Universe is a series of science fiction light novels, running from 1992 to 1999, by Japanese author Hajime Kanzaka. It was later adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by E&G Films that ran from April 3 to September 25,1998. The series ai ...

'' (license rescued from ADV Films) * '' Macross 7'' (home video distribution for Big West) * '' Macross Delta'' (home video distribution for Big West) * '' Macross Frontier'' (home video distribution for Big West) * '' Mai Mai Miracle'' * '' Magic User's Club'' (license rescued from Media Blasters) * '' Martian Successor Nadesico'' (license rescued from ADV Films) * '' Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness'' (license rescued from ADV Films) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam'' (home video distribution for Sunrise; most parts of the franchise license rescued from Bandai Entertainment) * '' Ninja Nonsense'' * '' Pita Ten'' * ''

Please Teacher! is an anime television series directed by Yasunori Ide, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual. It was later adapted into a manga and light novel and centers on a group of friends and the odd things that happen to them a ...

'' (license rescued from Bandai Entertainment) * '' Please Twins!'' (license rescued from Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Princess Knight ''Princess Knight'', also known as ''Ribon no Kishi'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. This manga follows the adventures of Sapphire, a girl who was born accidentally with a blue heart of a boy and a pin ...

'' (license rescued from NBC Enterprises) * '' Princess Nine'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label, license rescued from ADV Films) * '' Rental Magica'' (co-license with Kadokawa Pictures USA) * '' Revolutionary Girl Utena'' (license rescued from Central Park Media) * '' Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'' (license rescued from Media Blasters) * '' Sengoku Collection'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label) * '' Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars'' * '' Sound of the Sky'' (noted Aniplex master license) * '' Space Pirate Mito'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label, license rescued from Media Blasters) * '' Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran'' (Season 1 license rescued from ADV Films) * '' The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye'' (co-license with Kadokawa Pictures USA) * '' Yakitate!! Japan'' * ''

Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Kubo. It was serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening (magazine), Evening'' from October 2007 to December 2018, with its chapters collect ...

'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label) Out of print * '' Ai City'' * '' Antique Bakery'' * '' Assemble Insert'' * '' Big Windup!'' (Season 2) (Season 1 licensed by Funimation) * '' Boys Be...'' * '' Cat's Eye'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * '' Comic Party'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * ''Dangaizer 3'' * '' Fantastic Detective Labyrinth'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label) * '' Gasaraki'' (was license rescued from ADV Films) * '' Gigantor'' (was license rescued from NBC Enterprises) * '' God Mars'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * '' Hyakko'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label) * ''

K.O. Beast ''K.O. Beast'', known in Japan as , is an OVA, anime series. History In 1993-1994, ''Anime UK'', a British-based magazine, brought the first three episodes to the UK market on its own label (this was ''Anime UKs only release). It was released ...

'' * '' Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko'' * '' Maria-sama ga Miteru'' (now licensed by Maiden Japan) * '' Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart'' * '' The Rose of Versailles'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * '' Ristorante Paradiso'' (previously under the Lucky Penny label) * '' Sketchbook ~full color's~'' * ''

Space Adventure Cobra is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Buichi Terasawa. Set in the far future, the series tells the story of Cobra, who lives an adventurous life until his enemies begin to hunt him down. Cobra surgically alters his face a ...

'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * ''

Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko is a Japanese anime series based on a novel by Takashi Shōji. It consists of two 3-episode OVA sets and a 26-episode television series animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. The series was released in the United States by ...

'' * '' Tamayura'' * '' To Heart'' * '' Toward the Terra'' * '' A Town Where You Live'' * '' Umi Monogatari'' * '' Violence Jack'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)

5 Points Pictures

5 Points Pictures is Right Stuf's distribution division for live action programming. In March 2012, Right Stuf, Inc. established 5 Point Pictures and announced its film distribution agreement with CJ Entertainment. * '' Bleak Night'' (2011) * '' Finding Mr. Destiny'' (2010) * ''

Glove A glove is a garment covering the hand. Gloves usually have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb. If there is an opening but no (or a short) covering sheath for each finger they are called fingerless gloves. Fingerless glov ...

'' (2011) * '' Going by the Book'' (2007) * '' The Happy Life'' (2007) * ''

Moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...

'' (2010) * ''Penny Pinchers'' (2011) * '' Punch'' (2011) * '' The Suicide Forecast'' (2011) * '' Tazza: The High Rollers'' (2006)

Former divisions

Critical Mass Video

Critical Mass Video is Right Stuf's former studio for adult anime programming. It offers titles catering to an assortment of different preferences. The label was taken over by Adult Source Media and Ero Anime Store after Right Stuf removed all adult content following the Crunchyroll acquisition. * ''

Angel Blade :''It is entirely unrelated to the 1997 PlayStation game "Angel Blade - Neo Tokyo Guardians".'' is part of the Vanilla Series of explicit mature OVA. It was created and directed by Masami Ōbari, who was also responsible for the design o ...

'' * '' Angel Blade Punish'' * '' Angel Blade Returns'' * ''Anyone You Can Do... I Can Do Better!'' * ''Beast City'' * ''Black Widow'' * ''Blood Royale'' * ''Blood Shadow'' * ''Bondage 101'' * '' Bondage Mansion'' * ''

Campus A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a college campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like se ...

'' * ''Can Can Bunny Extra'' * ''Chains of Lust'' * ''Classroom of Atonement'' * '' Cool Devices'' * ''Countdown'' * ''Countdown Akira'' * ''Dark'' * ''Debts of Desire'' * ''Demon Warrior'' * ''Destined for Love'' * ''Dragon Pink'' * ''Endless Serenade'' * ''F-Force'' * '' F³: Frantic, Frustrated & Female'' * '' Girl Next Door'' * ''Hardcore Hospital'' * ''Holy Virgins'' * ''Hooligan'' * ''Hot for Teacher'' * ''Hypnolove'' * ''I Love You'' * '' Interspecies Reviewers'' (license rescued from Funimation) * ''The Invisible Stud'' * ''Love Doll'' * ''Maid Service'' * '' Magic Woman M'' * ''Magical Twilight'' * ''Mail Order Maiden'' * ''Maison Plaisir'' * '' Maple Colors'' * '' MeiKing'' * ''Midnight Strike Force'' * ''My Brother's Wife'' * ''Naughty Nurses'' * ''

Night Shift Nurses ''Night Shift Nurses'' is the North American Internationalization and localization, localization of , a Japanese OVA series adapted by Discovery from the visual novel of the same name. It was formerly licensed by Central Park Media#Anime ...

'' * ''Nightmare Campus'' * ''Nurse Me'' * ''Ogenki Clinic Adventures'' * ''Perverse Investigations'' * ''Private Sessions'' * ''Professor Shino's Classes in Seduction'' * ''Punishment'' * ''

Rei Rei (aka. Rei Rei: Missionary of Love) is a 2-episode Japanese hentai OVA, original video animation series produced by Aubeck. It was licensed by ADV Films, ADV but is now licensed by a division of ADV Films, ADV, A.D. Vision#SoftCel Pictures, Sof ...

'' * ''Rxxx: Prescription for Pain'' * ''Sex Ward'' * '' Sexy Sailor Soldiers'' * ''Sibling Secret'' * ''Sinners Paradise'' * ''Slave Market'' * ''Slave Sisters'' * ''Slaves to Passion'' * ''Spotlight'' * '' Stepmother's Sin'' * ''

The Story of Little Monica The Vanilla Series is Digital Works' brand for its hentai (pornographic) anime, most of which are based on hentai video games. In North America, the series is usually released by Critical Mass. However, at least three of the series was released by ...

'' * ''Temptation'' * ''T & A Teacher'' * '' Urotsukidōji New Saga'' * '' Variable Geo Neo'' * ''The Venus Files'' * ''Voyeur's Digest'' * '' Wicked Lessons'' * ''Xpress Train'' * ''Xtra Credit''

References

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