Aoi Hana 10

            Episode 10 proved to be subtlety dramariffic. 

 

NEEDLESS 7-9

            After my disgust with episode 6 of NEEDLESS, I took a break from it. Now that I’ve come back, I’m relieved to find that the show is back to its awesome state.

 

Goodbye ADV

Edit: This is just an opinion post. CJ got the hard facts.

While I’m not too sure of what’s going on, I think the long and short is that ADV is gone. What will happen now is hard to say.

Whie this makes me sad, this hasn’t come as a surprise. They’ve been on the decline for a couple years. Still, they were my favorite company, and brought over many titles I personally love, such as Princess Tutu, Kino’s Journey, Nadescio, and Azumanga Daioh. They even picked up Nada: The Secret of the Blue Water after the company that formerly had it closed.

Also, I’m very glad I foresaw this last summer, and started snatching up the series I wanted from them since. Although the series may still be buyable–this isn’t as straight foreward as Genon’s closing was.

With the fall of ADV, and Funimation and Bandai being the only two companies left(scratch that, Media Blasters, RightStuf, and my personal nemesis Viz Media still exists. Thanks for pointing out my mistake Scott!), I have to wonder, if the world of dubbed anime dead? Very few titles are coming over anymore. I can’t remember the last time I even thought about saving up for an anime boxset, to be honest.

Well, what do you think?

[Update 2] ADV Films Announces Shutdown; Assets Transferred to Other Companies

A.D. Vision, parent company of former anime industry leader ADV Films, announced its closure today, according to ANN and Anime Vice. The press release indicated that Seraphim Studios, Valkyrie Media Partners, Section 23 Films and AEsir Holdings, are receiving pieces of ADV Films’ company, including the on-demand programming and production studio. No word yet from the involved companies regarding series acquired and possible distribution/release issues.

ANN’s post and other sources imply that AEsir Holdings, the only company that has allegedly actually acquired series, has only obtained “selected programming” and not ADV’s entire library.

BH will keep updating this post as more info becomes available.

Edit/Correction: Updated with more detailed info, and an incorrect listing of VIZ Media as a company receiving assets was removed. Sorry for any confusion.

Edit 2: Sentai Filmworks, a close partner of ADV, has licensed the Blue Drop, Polyphonica, You’re Under Arrest season 2, Special A and Tears to Tiara anime series, and Section 23 Films will be releasing the series beginning in November. No word yet on dubbing or episode counts per DVD/box set. Also re-acquired are A Little Sugar Snow Fairy from ADV and some live-action series from Switchblade Pictures.