Original sentence: In 2008, Madman Entertainment acquired the license, and will release a complete set in 2009.In late 2004, FUNimation licensed the rights to release the first season of Gunslinger Girl across North America via a three-volume DVD series, releasing the last volume on September 6, 2005.The English language release date for the sequel is August 18, 2009
Edited sentence: In late 2004, Funimation Entertainment licensed the rights to release the first season of Gunslinger Girl across North America via a three-volume DVD series, releasing the last volume on September 6, 2005.The sequel is licensed for English language release in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment and in North America by Funimation Entertainment...The sequel is licensed for release by Funimation Entertainment