Line #34 Creator/NozomiEntertainment


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3	Nozomi Entertainment is an {{anime}} licensing company based in Iowa, United States. It's a division of online and mail-order retailer Right Stuf Inc. (known as The Right Stuf International between its 1987 founding and 2012), and went by that same name up until 2007. They generally have an excellent reputation, choosing high-quality series and when possible, putting out releases that are also of high quality. As seen here, they have plenty of rescued titles from shuttered companies and classic titles, some with fandoms that had [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes little realistic hope]] to see the titles in the States again.
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5	It is, however, notorious [[NoDubForYou for not dubbing never-before released anime if licensed]].
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7	On August 4, 2022, Website/{{Crunchyroll}} announced [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-04/crunchyroll-purchases-anime-retailer-right-stuf/.188366 their acquisition]] of Right Stuf, [[https://twitter.com/NozomiEnt/status/1555237181358108672 including Nozomi Entertainment]]. The company is still open as a licensor while the new ownership sorts through rights contracts.
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9	See also: Creator/LuckyPennyEntertainment.
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12	!!Works released by this company include:
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14	[[index]]
15	* ''Manga/AhMyBuddha'' (rescued from Creator/MediaBlasters)
16	* ''Manga/AiCity'' (license expired)
17	* ''Manga/AntiqueBakery''
18	* ''Manga/{{Aria}}''
19	* ''Anime/AstroBoy'' (1964-1966 series)
20	* ''VisualNovel/BlessingOfTheCampanella'' (home video rights only; streaming rights are owned by Creator/FUNimation)
21	* ''Anime/BoogiepopPhantom''
22	* ''Manga/BoysBe''
23	* ''Manga/CatsEye'' (Nozomi's license expired on April 18 2019, now streaming on Platform/RetroCrush and rescue licensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia)
24	* ''VisualNovel/ComicParty'' (original 2001 series only; the 2005 ''Revolution'' sequel was licensed by Creator/ADVFilms and later Creator/{{FUNimation}}, the 2001 series was later rescue licensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia)
25	* ''Literature/DirtyPair'' (The TV series which was previously never licensed as well as the movie and the [=OVAs=], which were previously released by Creator/StreamlinePictures and later Creator/ADVFilms)
26	** ''Anime/DirtyPairFlash'' (previously released by ADV Films)
27	* ''[[Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld El Hazard: The Wanderers]]'' (previously released by Creator/{{Geneon}}; Alternative World and [=OVAs=] will be reissued in 2020)
28	* ''Manga/EmmaAVictorianRomance''
29	* ''[[Manga/TetragrammatonLabyrinth Fantastic Detective Labyrinth]]''
30	* ''Manga/GakuenAlice''
31	* ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'' (previously released by Creator/BandaiEntertainment)
32	* ''Anime/{{Gasaraki}}'' (previously released by Creator/ADVFilms)
33	* ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}''
34	* ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances''
35	* ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' (previously licensed by Creator/CentralParkMedia)
36	* ''Manga/JunjouRomantica''
37	* ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'' (the original series)
38	* ''Literature/LookingUpAtTheHalfMoon''
39	* ''Anime/LedaTheFantasticAdventureOfYohko'' (With the English dub provided to them by Creator/{{Toho}} themselves)
40	* ''Literature/LostUniverse'' (previously released by Creator/ADVFilms)
41	* ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' (''[[Anime/Macross7 7]]'', ''[[Anime/MacrossFrontier Frontier]]'' and ''[[Anime/MacrossDelta Delta]]'' as part of a distribution deal with Big West)
42	* ''Anime/MagicUsersClub'' (the [=OVAs=] and TV series, previously released by Creator/MediaBlasters)
43	* ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'' (now licensed by [[Creator/SentaiFilmworks Maiden Japan]])
44	* ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' (previously released by Creator/ADVFilms)
45	* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' (Nozomi has a deal with Sunrise to distribute the entire franchise, including the entries previously distributed by Bandai Entertainment, the only exception being ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' which is licensed by [[Creator/{{Funimation}} [=FUNimation=]]])
46	* ''Manga/NinjaNonsense''
47	* ''Anime/PleaseTeacher'' (previously released by Bandai Entertainment)
48	** ''Anime/PleaseTwins'' (previously released by Bandai Entertainment)
49	* ''Literature/RentalMagica''
50	* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' (previously released by Creator/CentralParkMedia)
51	** ''Anime/AdolescenceOfUtena'' (same)
52	* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' (previously licensed by Creator/MediaBlasters, though MB never released it)
53	* ''Anime/ShinguSecretOfTheStellarWars''
54	* ''Manga/{{Sketchbook}} ~full color'S~''
55	* ''Anime/SoundOfTheSky''
56	* ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra'' (license expired, rescue licensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia, who also licensed the movie and the recent anime entries are licensed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks)
57	* ''Anime/SpacePirateMito'' (both seasons, previously released by Creator/MediaBlasters)
58	* ''Anime/StarshipGirlYamamotoYohko'' (only the two OVA series, not the later TV series)
59	* ''[[Manga/{{Gals}} Super GALS!]]'' (initially only the second season; later re-released the first season, previously released by Creator/ADVFilms)
60	* ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'' (license expired, rescue licensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia)
61	* ''Literature/TheThirdTheGirlWithTheBlueEye'' (as of early 2012, this was the last Nozomi release for which an English dub was commissioned)
62	* ''VisualNovel/ToHeart'' (only the original 1999 TV series)
63	* ''Anime/UmiMonogatari''
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66	* NoDubForYou: Since after ''Literature/TheThirdTheGirlWithTheBlueEye'', all of their new releases are sub only and they completely refuse to do any more dubbing. However, ''Right Stuf'', the parent company of Nozomi Entertainment, is handling the dub for ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin''. Although this is a justified case, since Right Stuf teamed up with Creator/{{Sunrise}} for the Gundam series, and the fact Gundam is a ''hugely'' popular mecha anime title.
67	** Lately, they've been using Website/{{Kickstarter}} for some of their titles to avert this, starting with ''Manga/{{Aria}}''.

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