AnimEigo

**AnimEigo** is an American entertainment corporation founded by Robert Woodhead and Roe R. Adams III. The company is noticeable for being one of first companies where bring anime over to United States and as such, giving them following. Their first release was *Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01*, which later given a dub treatment few years later. Other titles the company released include *Bubblegum Crisis*, *Vampire Princess Miyu* OVA, *Urusei Yatsura*, the original *Oh My Goddess!* OVA's, and *You're Under Arrest*.

Their name is a portmanteau of "anime" and "eigo" (英語), the Japanese word for the English language.

## History

AnimEigo was founded in 1988 in Ithaca, New York which has been since relocated at Wilmington, North Carolina and operated by Woodhead's wife, Natsumi Ueki. In July 2003, the company signed a deal with Koch Entertainment for marketing and distributing their titles in the North America which later shut down two years after.

In 2010, AnimEigo had financial problems and so, during across three years, the company lost a ton of titles (for example: *Yawara!*, *Battle Royal High School*, *Lone Wolf and Cub*, and *Urusei Yatsura*). Beginning with *Bubblegum Crisis* in October 25, 2013, AnimEigo announced their first Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund a new release for potential limited Blu-ray re-release where it met its goal less in four days and Blu-ray was eventually released on December 28, 2014. Since then, the company had successfully re-releasing of *Otaku no Video*, *Gunsmith Cats*, *Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01*, and *Megazone 23* via Kickstarter.

### Anime

#### Series

* *Urusei Yatsura* (1981-1986) (episodes 1-2) (Southwynde Studios)
* *You're Under Arrest* (1996-1997) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)

#### Specials/OVA's

* *Battle Royal High School* (1987) (Southwynde Studios)
* *Bubblegum Crisis* (1987-1991) (Southwynde Studios)
* *Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01* (1987) (Swirl Recording)
* *Lupin the 3rd: The Plot of the Fuma Clan* (1987) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *Vampire Princess Miyu* (1988-1989) (Swirl Recording)
* *Baoh: The Visitor* (1989) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *Crusher Joe: The OVAs* (1989) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *Riding Bean* (1989) (Southwynde Studios)
* *A.D. Police Files* (1990) (Southwynde Studios)
* *Bubblegum Crash* (1991) (Southwynde Studios)
* *Genesis Survivor Gaiarth* (1992-1993) (Swirl Recording)
* *Spirit of Wonder* (1992) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *Oh My Goddess!* (1993-1994) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *You're Under Arrest* (1994-1995) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *Growing Up With Hello Kitty* (1994-1998) (episodes 1-12) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)

#### Films

* *Crusher Joe: The Movie* (1983) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *Urusei Yatsura: Only You* (1983) (Results Production & Post)
* *Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love* (1985) (Results Production & Post)
* *Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever* (1986) (Results Production & Post)
* *Urusei Yatsura 5: The Final Chapter* (1988) (Results Production & Post)
* *Urusei Yatsura 6: Always My Darling* (1991) (Results Production & Post)

### Live Action

#### Films

* *Shogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage* (1972) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold* (1973) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *Shogun Assassin 5: Cold Road to Hell* (1974) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)
* *Ashura* (2005) (Coastal Carolina Sound Studios)

## Licensed Works

Titles, previously dubbed by other companies whose rights have since lapsed, rescued by AnimEigo.

### Anime

#### Specials/OVA's

* *Megazone 23* (1985) (dubbed by Studiopolis and ADV Films)
* *Megazone 23 - Part II* (1986) (dubbed by ADV Films)
* *Megazone 23 - Part III* (1989) (dubbed by ADV Films)
* *Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again* (1992) (dubbed by Animaze)
* *Gunsmith Cats* (1995-1996) (dubbed by ADV Films)

### Live Action

#### Films

* *Lightning Swords of Death* (1972) (dubbed by Columbia Pictures)
* *Shogun Assassin* (1980)

## External Links

* AnimEigo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia