Is This the End of Geneon USA?
Dated: 20 Sep 2007
ANN has announced that the deal that Geneon USA had with ADV, giving the latter the sales and distribution responsibilities for the former, has now been cancelled. They also claim that Geneon USA was planning on closing its in-house production by the end of this year.
So, Geneon USA minus anime production minus sales and distribution equals…what, exactly? At best, some kind of anime broker; at worst, it equals zero. But of course, now that the ADV deal is dead, that leaves everything in limbo. Including the status of Geneon’s titles, like Hellsing. Eep.
Tags: ADV, deals, geneon, industry
September 20th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Doesn’t should good for the US division of Geneon. Hopefully, these problems with Geneon USA doesn’t spread to other companies.
September 20th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
wha waha….WHAT THE HELL!!!
September 20th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
@kurono k: don’t you mean WA WA WASUREMONO~!?
September 21st, 2007 at 5:48 am
I fear for my Saiunkoku. :(
Pretty bishies. Pretty girl. Pretty psychotic
loveslaveservant.September 22nd, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Does ANN have an OFFICIAL, verifiable source for their news of Geneon closing its in-house production efforts?
September 22nd, 2007 at 5:50 pm
You’d have to ask them– but the way the article reads, I assume it came from the same source as the news of the deal cancellation. Who that source is, I don’t know, since they didn’t deign to tell us. *cough*