Serious news – Geneon USA is down for the count.

September 26, 2007 | by Ray | 2 comments

Geneon Abruptly Exits Anime Industry

Today (Sept. 26) Geneon Entertainment notified retail customers of their decision to cease “the sales of DVDs and all related distribution and marketing operations as of 5 p.m. on Friday, September 28, 2007.” That marks the deadline for orders from their previously announced releases up through November 6. Anything after that date is expected to be canceled. This effectively marks the end of Geneon’s DVD distribution in North America.

Ray’s Take: no mockery from me this time. In some sense I feel a little guilty, because yeah, I bought anime titles but not a lot, and I think Mike gave me a legit copy of Castle of Cagliostro. I’m pretty sure I’ve never purchased anything from Geneon. Now it’s gone down for the count, the repercussion may very well be that the Japanese companies (animation studios, distributors, marketers and so son), will start trying to prosecute anime uploaders/downloaders. I doubt it’ll be effective against anyone outside of Japan. In any case, I really don’t think it should be a happy day for anime lovers in the US, because a nicer and less aggressive company who definitely helped the anime industry in US to grow, has gone down.

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I'm a hardcore Anime Fan and I'm proud of it. I know so many things and I've acquired so much knowledge you wouldn't believe. But my love is anime. I've been drifting in this world for so long that I don't even know what an anchor means. I've seen so many shows that I've lost count. The only thing I'm sure of myself is that I care for the lowly and disenfranchised. I hate the rich and powerful and I love what I do, or what I can do. I like anime and I don't mind watching different types of shows. I have experience in different types of Japanese animation. I would be called an "expert" in a bizzaro world. One day, I'd like to start a revolution. I love the US, pizza, beer, sashimi, Chinese food, and steak. But I love freshly baked bread more than a well-aged steak. In reality, if I were born Japanese I'd be a real, hardcore Otaku. I love to love and I can hate strongly. I'm passionate in nature and I don't mind shedding tears. I can be reached at rayyhum777 at animediet. My Twitter is rayyhum777 at twitter.

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nooneofconsequence Sep 27, 2007

Geneon USA is not exactly down for the count, they are just getting out of the distribution side of the industry. They are going into the middle man, property management side of things.
rayyhum777 Sep 29, 2007

yeah, but they often did issue great DVD packs, though…What a shame!