AnimeNation

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AnimeNation is an American retailer of anime, manga, and other products of Japanese culture. It was founded in 1995 and is located in Tampa, Florida. AnimeNation also runs other businesses including RentAnime.com,^[1] a DVD-by-mail service, and AN Entertainment, an anime licensing and distribution production company.

Aside from retail services, the AnimeNation website also includes, a discussion forum, daily news on the anime industry, and a regular column, "Ask John", where AN employee John Oppliger answers reader questions about anime. "Ask John" archives on the AnimeNation website extend back to 1999.

AN Entertainment

In 2003, AnimeNation announced its intention to license and distribute anime directly under the name AN Entertainment. The first title the company licensed was Risky Safety, which was followed in 2004 by Miami Guns. Their third and final release was Haré+Guu, which was released as a joint venture with Bang Zoom! Entertainment in February 2006.

All three shows are out of print and AN Entertainment has since shut down.

Notes

1. ^ http://www.rentanime.com

External links

• AnimeNation Website
• RentAnime.com
• AN Entertainment
• AnimeNation News (maintained by John Oppliger)
• Ask John article archive on AnimeNation
• Japanese Ask John Archive—Note: articles are in Japanese