Sentai Studios is an American postproduction studio of
Sentai Filmworks
Sentai Filmworks, LLC or just Sentai, is an American entertainment company owned by AMC Networks. Located in Houston, the company specializes in the dubbing and distribution of Japanese animation and Asian cinema. Its post-production arm is S ...
located in
Houston
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,
Texas
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owned by
AMC Networks
AMC Networks Inc. is an American entertainment company headquartered in 11 Penn Plaza, New York.
AMC Networks owns and operates the eponymous cable channel and its siblings, IFC, We TV, and Sundance TV; the art house movie theater IFC Cen ...
. It was founded as Industrial Smoke & Mirrors, the in-house studio of
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 ...
. It was renamed ADV Studios in 2005; and then in 2006, when ADV began offering its services to other companies, the studio was also called Amusement Park Media before it was sold off by
A.D. Vision
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 Gree ...
in 2008. It was then renamed Seraphim Digital and was renamed to its current name in 2014.
The studio is best known for producing English-language dubs of Japanese anime series and live-action Japanese films released by ADV, Sentai,
Switchblade Pictures, and
Maiden Japan
''Maiden Japan'', released as ''Heavy Metal Army'' in Japan, is a live EP by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The title is a pun of Deep Purple's live album '' Made in Japan''.
Release
There are at least two different versions of ...
. Other notable clients include
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
,
Sony Pictures
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,
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...
,
PBS
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, and
Toei Animation
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ' ...
.
Production list
Anime
TV and OVA anime
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009-1
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. The manga was serialized in the Futabasha publication ''Weekly Manga Action'' from 1967 to 1970, then returned briefly in 1974. The story concerns Miléne Hoffman (" ...
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Air
The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing f ...
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Akame ga Kill!
is a Japanese manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It was serialized in Square Enix's '' Monthly Gangan Joker'' from March 2010 to December 2016, with its chapters collected in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The ...
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AKB0048
''AKB0048'' (stylized as ''AKB∞48'') is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The first season air ...
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Amagi Brilliant Park
is a Japanese light novel series written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Yuka Nakajima. Fujimi Shobo has published eight volumes since February 20, 2013, under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. J-Novel Club has licensed the series fo ...
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Amnesia
Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. but it can also be caused temporarily by the use ...
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Angel Beats!
''Angel Beats!'' is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with th ...
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Another'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Babylon
''Bābili(m)''
* sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠
* arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel''
* syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel''
* grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn''
* he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel''
* peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru''
* elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...
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Ballad of a Shinigami
, subtitled ''Momo: The Girl God of Death'', is a Japanese light novel series written by K-Ske Hasegawa, with illustrations by Nanakusa. The series includes twelve novels released between June 10, 2003 and April 10, 2009, published by ASCII ...
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Battle Girls: Time Paradox'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Blade of the Immortal
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. The series is set in Japan during the mid- Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji, who has to kill 1,000 evil men in order to regain his morta ...
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Blade of the Phantom Master
/() is a South Korean-Japanese manhwa series created by Youn In-wan and illustrated by Yang Kyung-il. The story takes place in a world reminiscent of ancient Korea, and follows the Korean-folktale-inspired adventures of Munsu, one of the few ...
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Beyond the Boundary
is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagomu Torii, with illustrations by Tomoyo Kamoi. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2011. Kyoto Animation has published three volumes since June 2012. ...
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Blue Drop
is a Japanese science fiction Yuri (genre), yuri manga created by Akihito Yoshitomi. It comprises five chapters that were serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' from June 2004 to December 2005, and later collecte ...
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Bodacious Space Pirates
is a Japanese light novel series about space pirates written by Yūichi Sasamoto and illustrated by Noriyuki Matsumoto, published since October 2008. An anime television series adaptation produced by Satelight, under the title , aired ...
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Broken Blade'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Btooom!
''Btooom!'' (stylized as ''BTOOOM!'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junya Inoue. It was serialized in Shinchosha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Comic Bunch'', where it ran from 2009 until 2018, with its chapters colle ...
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Call of the Night
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since August 2019. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media. An anime televisi ...
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Campione!
is a Japanese light novel series written by Jō Taketsuki and illustrated by Sikorski. It has been published by Shueisha since May 2008, first under their Super Dash Bunko imprint (which was abolished in 2014) and then under their Dash X Bu ...
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Canaan
Canaan (; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – ; he, כְּנַעַן – , in pausa – ; grc-bib, Χανααν – ;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta : id est Vetus T ...
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Chidori RSC'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Clannad
Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...
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Clannad After Story
''Clannad'' is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key (company), Key and released on April 28, 2004 for Microsoft Windows, Windows. While both of Key's first two previous works, ''Kanon (visual novel), Kanon'' and ''Air (video game), Air'', ha ...
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Coicent
is a 2000 (copyright date) Japanese CG anime original video animation release. The OVA was written and directed by Shuhei Morita and produced by Sunrise. This story takes place in 2710, when a boy named Shinichi follows a white deer and meets ...
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Demon King Daimao
, also known as ''Demon King Daimao'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Shōtarō Mizuki and illustrated by Souichi Itō, published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on February 1, 2008, and ...
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Devil May Cry: The Animated Series'' (ADV Films)
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Diabolik Lovers
is a Japanese visual novel franchise by Rejet. Its first entry was released on October 11, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable system. Thus far, the franchise has released seven games with the first two having been remastered for the Pla ...
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Dream Eater Merry
is a Japanese action fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Yoshitaka Ushiki. The series was serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' from 2008 to 2020. The manga was adapted into an anime t ...
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Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by the duo Maybe. It was published by Square Enix and serialized in the '' Monthly Gangan Joker'' magazine. An anime adaptation by Silver Link aired between April and June 2012. It has been ...
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Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Elfen Lied
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's '' Weekly Young Jump'' from June 2002 to August 2005, with the 107 chapters collected into twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Elfen ...
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Five Numbers!
is a 2011 Japanese anime original video animation release. The OVA was directed by Hiroaki Ando, written by Dai Satō and produced by Sunrise. It is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks, it was released alongside another Sunrise OVA, ...
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Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' (Sentai Filmworks/Crunchyroll)
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From the New World'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Gatchaman
is a Japanese animated franchise about a five-member superhero ninja team created by Tatsuo Yoshida and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The original anime series, which debuted in 1972, was eponymously entitled ''Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman ...
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Gate
A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" meaning road or path; But other terms include ''yett and port''. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall ...
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Ghost Hound
is an anime television series, created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow, noted for being the creator of the '' Ghost in the Shell'' series. The original concept and design was first developed by Shirow in 1987. It is Production I.G's 2 ...
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Girls und Panzer
, abbreviated as ''GuP'' or ''Garupan'' , is a Japanese anime franchise created by Actas which depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu ...
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Golgo 13
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Saito, published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic'' since October 1968. The series follows the title character, a professional assassin for hire. ''Golgo ...
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Guin Saga
is a best-selling heroic fantasy novel series by the Japanese author Kaoru Kurimoto, in continuous publication since 1979. A record 100 volumes were originally planned, but the final total stands at 147 volumes and 26 side-story novels, ...
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Haikyu!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 '' tank ...
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Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Hakuōki
is a Japanese ''otome'' video game series by Idea Factory, first released for the PlayStation 2 in 18 September 2008 and ported to many other platforms. It has been adapted into an anime series by Studio Deen; the first series was bro ...
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Heaven's Memo Pad
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hikaru Sugii, with illustrations by Mel Kishida. ASCII Media Works published nine volumes between January 2007 and September 2014 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation illustrated b ...
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Highschool of the Dead
''Highschool of the Dead'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Monthly Dragon Age'' between the September 2006 and May 2013 issues, but ...
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Himouto! Umaru-chan'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
''Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'' is a Japanese light novel series written by Minoru Kawakami and illustrated by Satoyasu. The series is set in the distant future when Japan has been conquered by other countries and divided up into feuda ...
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I'm Quitting Heroing
is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Quantum and illustrated by Hana Amano. It was serialized online from January to February 2017 on Kadokawa's user-generated novel publishing website Kakuyomu. It was later published by Fuj ...
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ICE
Ice is water frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or Depending on the presence of impurities such as particles of soil or bubbles of air, it can appear transparent or a more or less opaq ...
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Infinite Stratos
''Infinite Stratos'', also written as , is a Japanese light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru with illustrations provided by Okiura (original MF novels) and CHOCO (new Overlap novels). As of October 2013, seven volumes have been published ...
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Innocent Venus
is a Japanese anime television series which began broadcasting on the Wowow network in Japan on July 26, 2006 at midnight. The series makes use of some 3D cel-shaded animation, which achieves a more "hand drawn" look than traditional 3D ani ...
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Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto
is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) series, created by Ryōsuke Takahashi and Sunrise, with character designs by Yusuke Kozaki. The series follows Yojiro Akizuki, the bearer of the legendary Moon Tear Sword, who is on a mission to seal ...
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Inu x Boku SS
Inu or INU may refer to:
* Krisnan Inu (born 1987), New Zealand professional rugby league
* Irbid National University, Jordan
* Incheon National University, South Korea
* International Network of Universities
* Nauru International Airport
Na ...
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Iroduku: The World in Colors'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
, also known as for short, and with English subtitle ''Familia Myth'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. SB Creative has published eighteen volumes since January 2013 under th ...
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Jing: King of Bandits - Seventh Heaven'' (ADV Films)
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Kamisama Dolls
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Yamamura. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' from December 2006 to February 2013, with its chapters collected in twelve ''tankō ...
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Kandagawa Jet Girls
is a multimedia project created by Kadokawa, Marvelous, and Egg Firm. An anime television series by TNK aired from October 2019 to January 2020. A racing game published by Marvelous and developed by its subsidiary Honey∞Parade Games was re ...
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Kanon'' (ADV Films)
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Kiba'' (ADV Films/Upper Deck)
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Kids on the Slope
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Kodama. It was serialized in the manga magazine '' Monthly Flowers'' from 2007 to 2012, and was published as ten ''tankōbon'' volumes (collected editions) by Shogakukan. The serie ...
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Kill Me Baby
is a Japanese four-panel gag comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kaduho which began serialization in Houbunsha's '' Manga Time Kirara Carat'' from July 2008. It follows the school lives of a high school girl Yasuna Oribe and her ...
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Kokoro Connect
is a Japanese light novel series written by Sadanatsu Anda, with illustrations by Shiromizakana. It centers around five high school students facing numerous supernatural phenomena that forces them to reveal secrets that will test their bo ...
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Kurau Phantom Memory
''Kurau Phantom Memory'' (stylized as ''KURAU Phantom Memory'') is a Japanese science fiction anime series, produced by Bones and Media Factory, which was broadcast in Japan by the anime television networks Animax and TV Asahi from June to Dec ...
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La storia della Arcana Famiglia
is a Japanese visual novel series by HuneX and Comfort. The first game was released on October 27, 2011 for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). A fan disc also for the PSP titled was released on June 21, 2012 featuring two new characters: Ash ...
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Land of the Lustrous
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa. It is published by Kodansha in ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine since October 2012, with its chapters collected in eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes as of July 2020. Set in a ...
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Legends of the Dark King
is a manga series by Youkow Osada that was serialized in the ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' from 2006 to 2007. It is a spinoff of the manga series ''Fist of the North Star'' by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. The story centers on the ''Fist of the North Sta ...
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Little Busters!
is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key. It was released on July 27, 2007 for Windows PCs and is rated for all ages. ''Little Busters!'' is Key's sixth game, along with other titles such as '' Kanon'', ''Air'', and ''Clannad''. An adult ve ...
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Loups=Garous
is a 2010 animated science fiction film. It was directed by Junichi Fujisaku and produced by Production I.G and TransArts. The movie was released on August 28, 2010, and features music by the rock band SCANDAL, who are also featured in the film a ...
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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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MM!
is a Japanese light novel series by Akinari Matsuno, with illustrations provided by the group QP:flapper made up of Tometa Ohara and Koharu Sakura. Media Factory published 12 novels under their MF Bunko J imprint between February 2007 an ...
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Made in Abyss
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihito Tsukushi. It has been serialized online in Takeshobo's digital publication ''Web Comic Gamma'' since October 2012, and has been collected into eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes. T ...
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Magikano
is a Japanese manga series by Takeaki Momose, which was later adapted into an anime series, directed by Seiji Kishi and written by Hideki Mitsui. The anime series was also broadcast by Animax, who adapted and dubbed the series into English f ...
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Majikoi
, often abbreviated , is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by and released for the PC on August 28, 2009 (first press version) as a DVD and on October 30, 2009 (regular version) as two DVDs. An English translation of the PC version wa ...
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Maria Holic
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minari Endō, the author of ''Dazzle''. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine ''Monthly Comic Alive'' on June 27, 2006, and is published by Media Factory. Th ...
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Mayo Chiki'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Medaka Box
The Japanese rice fish (''Oryzias latipes''), also known as the medaka, is a member of genus ''Oryzias'' ( ricefish), the only genus in the subfamily Oryziinae. This small (up to about ) native of East Asia is a denizen of rice paddies, marshes ...
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Mitsuboshi Colors'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Moonlight Mile'' (ADV Films)
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Monster Musume
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okayado. The series is published in Japan by Tokuma Shoten in their '' Monthly Comic Ryū'' magazine and by Seven Seas Entertainment in the United States, with the chapters collected and ...
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Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory
is a Japanese manga series by Ikumi Hino. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' from December 2017 to June 2022, and was collected in nine ''tankōbon'' volumes as of August 2022. An anime ...
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My Isekai Life'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Mysterious Girlfriend X
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Riichi Ueshiba. It was originally published as a One-shot (comics), one-shot story in 2004 before becoming a serialized comic in Kodansha, Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine in 2006. The ...
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Nakaimo - My Sister is Among Them!'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Needless
''Needless'' (stylized as ''NEEDLESS'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kami Imai. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from October 2003 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in s ...
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Night Raid 1931
, is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and Aniplex and directed by Atsushi Matsumoto. The 13-episode anime aired in Japan on the TV Tokyo television network starting April 5, 2010. ''Senkō no Night Raid'' is the secon ...
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No Game No Life
is a Japanese light novel series by Yuu Kamiya. It is published under the MF Bunko J imprint with ten novels released between April 25, 2012, and January 25, 2018. The author and his wife, Mashiro Hiiragi, adapted the novels into a mang ...
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No. 6
''No. 6'' is a Japanese novel series written by Atsuko Asano and published by Kodansha in nine volumes between October 2003 and June 2011. A manga adaptation drawn by Hinoki Kino was serialized in Kodansha's ''Aria'' magazine from January 201 ...
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Nyan Koi!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sato Fujiwara. It started serialization on Flex Comix's web manga ''FlexComix Blood'' on August 10, 2007. An anime adaptation premiered on October 1, 2009 in Japan. The series has been l ...
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Parasyte
is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki and published in Kodansha's ''Morning Open Zōkan'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North Ame ...
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Penguindrum
''Penguindrum'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series produced by Brain's Base. The series is written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Takayo Ikami, was co-directed by Ikuhara along with Shouko Nakamura, and was broadcast in Japan from July ...
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Phi Brain: Puzzle of God'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Planzet'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Princess Principal
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas. The series was directed by Masaki Tachibana and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Kouhaku Kuroboshi and Yukie Akiya, and music by Yuki K ...
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Princess Resurrection
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga was serialized in '' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' magazine and published by Kodansha. A 26-episode anime series by Madhouse aired on TBS in 2007. Both the ma ...
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Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they?
, also known as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Tarō Tatsunoko and illustrated by Yū Amano. An anime adaptation by Diomedéa aired from January 11, 2013, to March 15, 2013. Part 1 of the series ended on April 1, 2015, with ...
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Project Blue Earth SOS
is an anime series consisting of six hour-long (with commercials) episodes. It was aired on the Japanese television network, AT-X, from July 2 to December 3, 2006. It was originally licensed by ADV Films for $180,000. In 2008, it became one o ...
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Pumpkin Scissors
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryotaro Iwanaga. Originally serialized in ''Magazine GREAT'' in 2002 it was later moved to ''Monthly Shonen Magazine'' in October 2006. The manga has been licensed by Del Rey. An anime ad ...
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Red Garden
''Red Garden'' (stylized as ''RED GARDEN'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo which premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on October 3, 2006. The plot revolves around four girls who become involved in a series of supernatural mu ...
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Rurouni Kenshin - New Kyoto Arc'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Saiyuki Gaiden'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Samurai Girls'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Say "I love you".'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Shattered Angels
is a Japanese manga created by Kaishaku which was first serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age'' in May 2006. A 12-episode anime, adapted from the manga, aired in Japan from January 5 to March 23, 2007. The s ...
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Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Shikizakura'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Sword Oratoria: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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S · A: Special A'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Tamako Market
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada, and written by Reiko Yoshida. The series aired in Japan between January 10 and March 28, 2013. The anime has been licensed in North America by Senta ...
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Tears to Tiara
is a Japanese adult tactical role-playing game developed by Leaf. It was first released for Windows on April 28, 2005 in Japan. Then it was followed by a 12-years-old-and-up version called released for the PlayStation 3 platform on July 1 ...
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Teasing Master Takagi-san
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The series features the daily life of Takagi, who loves to tease her classmate Nishikata, and Nishikata's failed attempts to get back at her. In North America, the ...
'' (season 3; Sentai Filmworks)
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The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
is a Japanese light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. It was adapted into an anime television series animated by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi that aired from July to September 2012. Sentai Filmworks licen ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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The Book of Bantorra'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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The Demon Girl Next Door
is a Japanese four-panel manga parody series by Izumo Itō, serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Carat'' since 2014. It has been collected in six ''tankōbon'' volumes.
An anime television series adaptat ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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The Executioner and Her Way of Life
is a Japanese yuri light novel series, written by Mato Sato and illustrated by Nilitsu. SB Creative have released seven volumes since July 2019 under their GA Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Ryo Mitsuya has been serialized i ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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The Wallflower'' (ADV Films)
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The World God Only Knows
, abbreviated as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2008 to April 2014, with its chapters collected in 26 ''tankōbon'' vo ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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To Love Ru
is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from April 2006 to August 2009, and the chapters collected into 18 ''tank ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Tokyo Magnitude 8.0'' (Maiden Japan)
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Tokyo Majin
''Tokyo Majin'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series, which premiered in Japan on the anime satellite TV network Animax. A large part of Tokyo Majin Gakuen, it is loosely based on a series of Japan-only video games, and is directed ...
'' (ADV Films)
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Towa no Quon
, is a 2011 Japanese animated supernatural film series consisting of six films and directed by Umanosuke Iida. The first film in the series was released in theaters on June 18, 2011 and the last on November 26, 2011. The film series has been ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Tsuritama
, sometimes written as ''tsuritama'', is a Japanese anime television series that aired between 13 April 2012 and 28 June 2012. The anime was licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, by MVM Films in the United Kingdom, and Hanabee in Austr ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Tsurune
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kotoko Ayano, with illustrations by Chinatsu Morimoto. The first novel won a Special Judge Award in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2016, and was published by the studio in December of that ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku. The series was adapted into a 32-episode anime series and one specially released OVA episode by TNK. Seasons 1 and 2 were broadcast in Japan on Kids Station between 2002 and 2004. The anime ...
'' (seasons 3-4; ADV Films)
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Un-Go
is a 2011 anime television series produced by Bones which aired on Fuji TV's noitamina program block between October 13, 2011 and December 22, 2011. Based on the noted Japanese intellectual and novelist Ango Sakaguchi's novel , the series ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Upotte!!'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Venus Versus Virus
is a Japanese manga series created by Atsushi Suzumi which was first serialized on June 27, 2005 in MediaWorks' shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!''. The manga ended serialization in ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' on February 27, 2008 due t ...
'' (ADV Films)
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Vermeil in Gold
is a Japanese manga series written by Kōta Amana and illustrated by Yōko Umezu about a young magician who accidentally makes a contract with a legendary and powerful female demon, eventually becoming her master and lover and the trials and ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Voices of a Distant Star
is a Japanese science fiction original video animation (OVA) short film created and animated by Makoto Shinkai. It follows the lives of two close childhood friends, a boy and a girl, who get separated once the girl is sent into space to f ...
'' (ADV Films)
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Welcome to the N.H.K.'' (ADV Films)
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Xam'd: Lost Memories'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Xenosaga: The Animation'' (ADV Films)
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Ya Boy Kongming!
is a Japanese manga series written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa. The series was serialized in Kodansha's ''Comic Days'' website from December 2019 to November 2021 and later in ''Weekly Young Magazine''. It has been collect ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
Feature films
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5 Centimeters Per Second'' (ADV Films)
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Appleseed'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Appleseed Ex Machina
''Appleseed Ex Machina'', also known as in the original version, is a 2007 Japanese animated CG science fiction film and is the sequel to the 2004 ''Appleseed'' film, similarly directed by Shinji Aramaki, and was produced by Hong Kong director ...
'' (Warner Bros.)
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Appleseed Alpha
''Appleseed Alpha'' (also styled as ''Appleseed α'') is a computer-animated military science fiction cyberpunk film. The English version's voice cast includes Luci Christian (Deunan Knute), David Matranga (Briareos) and Wendel Calvert (Two Horn ...
'' (Sony Pictures)
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Children Who Chase Lost Voices
, also known as ''Journey to Agartha'', is a 2011 Japanese anime film created and directed by Makoto Shinkai, following his previous work ''5 Centimeters per Second''. This film is described as a "lively" animated film with adventure, action, an ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Clannad
Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Colorful'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Gintama: The Movie'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Girls und Panzer das Finale
, alternatively ''Girls und Panzer: The Final Chapter'', is a six-part Japanese animated film series and a sequel to ''Girls und Panzer'' (2012) and ''Girls und Panzer der Film'' (2015). Produced by Actas and distributed by Showgate, the film s ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Girls und Panzer der Film
, alternatively ''Girls und Panzer: The Movie'', is a 2015 Japanese animated film and a sequel to the 2012 anime series '' Girls und Panzer''. Produced by Actas and distributed by Showgate, the film is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima from a scri ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Grave of the Fireflies
is a 1988 Japanese animated war tragedy film based on a 1967 short story by Akiyuki Nosaka. It was written and directed by Isao Takahata, and animated by Studio Ghibli for Shinchosha Publishing.
The film stars , , and . Set in the city o ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Halo Legends
''Halo Legends'' is a collection of 7 short films set in the ''Halo'' universe. Financed by the franchise's overseer 343 Industries, the stories were created by six Japanese anime production houses: Bee Train, Bones, Casio Entertainment, Product ...
'' (Warner Bros.)
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Made in Abyss#Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Made in Abyss#Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Made in Abyss#Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Mardock Scramble'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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No Game No Life: Zero'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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Space Pirate Captain Harlock
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto. It was serialized in ''Play Comic'' from 1977 to 1979, with the chapters collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes by Akita Shoten. The series follows the titular Capt ...
'' (Toei Animation/Ketchup Entertainment)
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Starship Troopers: Invasion'' (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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The Garden of Words
is a 2013 Japanese anime drama film written, directed and edited by Makoto Shinkai, animated by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho. It stars Miyu Irino and Kana Hanazawa, and features music by Daisuke Kashiwa instead of Tenmon, who ha ...
'' (Sentai Filmworks)
Live-action dubbing
* ''A Fist Full of Fuku'' (Switchblade Pictures)
* ''Big Bad Mama-san'' (Switchblade Pictures)
* ''
Ghost Train
In ghostlore, a ghost train is a phantom vehicle in the form of a locomotive or train. The ghost train differs from other traditional forms of haunting in that rather than being a static location where ghosts are claimed to be present, "the appar ...
'' (ADV Films)
* ''Synesthesia'' (ADV Films)
* ''
The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl'' (Sentai Filmworks)
See also
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Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Bang Zoom! Entertainment is an audio post-production studio with its headquarters in Burbank, California, in Greater Los Angeles. It has worked on anime, video games, television series, feature films, and original animation projects.
Their work ...
, a dubbing company located in Burbank producing some Sentai-licensed series
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History of anime in the United States
The history of anime in the United States began in 1961, when '' Magic Boy'' and '' The Tale of the White Serpent'' became the first and second anime to receive documented releases in the country. Anime has since found success with a growing aud ...
References
External links
Seraphim Digital Website(via
Wayback Machine
The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web founded by the Internet Archive, a nonprofit based in San Francisco, California. Created in 1996 and launched to the public in 2001, it allows the user to go "back in time" and see ...
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Anime companies
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Recording studios in the United States
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