Aniplex of America
Aniplex of America, Inc. or Aniplex USA is the U.S. distribution enterprise of Aniplex, an anime and music production company owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It was established in March 2005 in Santa Monica, California, with the goal of reinforcing the parent company's licensing business in the North American market. They operate the English language version of the Aniplex+ store, and from 2013 to 2017 operated a streaming service called Aniplex Channel through their website. The company most of the time only directly releases its titles in the Americas, however, some of its titles have been released in other territories by other distributors, such as Anime Limited, Manga Entertainment, MVM Films, Madman Anime Group, and Siren Visual.
Aniplex of America's logo, the same as used by the parent company | |
| Company type | Business corporation |
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| Industry | Anime and music production |
| Founded | March 2005 |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Key people | Shu Nishimoto (president) |
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| Owner | Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Parent | Aniplex |
| Website | www.aniplexusa.com |
Their home video sets are distributed in the North American market by its corporate sibling, Crunchyroll Store (formerly known as Right Stuf from 1987 to 2023), and their titles are usually streamed on Crunchyroll, Disney+, Hulu, and Hidive, and occasionally streamed on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Max. Some of their titles were also available on Anime Strike, Daisuki, Funimation, go90, Crackle, Anime News Network, and Neon Alley but they have been removed and/or the service shut down.