History Creator / MangaEntertainment

In 2015, both Manga UK and Anchor Bay UK were bought from Starz by managing director Colin Lomax. Manga UK currently shares a working relationship with fledgling company Animatsu Entertainment and both companies are in the process of merging operations.

In 2015, both Manga UK and Anchor Bay UK were bought from Starz by managing director Colin Lomax. Manga UK currently shares a working relationship, and in the process of merging, with fledgling company Animatsu Entertainment.

Despite this (or perhaps ''because'' of it), Manga Entertainment did well, and was flush with investor cash, which was used to co-produce ambitious projects like the original ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' movie.

Confusing matters, Manga Entertainment UK traditionally advertised its anime releases as "manga videos", [[IAmNotShazam and the term apparently took hold for a while]].

They had a close relationship with Creator/BandaiEntertainment, with whom they've collaborated numerous times, most notably on ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', where it's difficult to tell which company actually holds the license (Manga does, but sublicensed all production to Bandai).

The two-hour Ani-Monday block on SciFiChannel mostly consisted of Manga Entertainment titles, both recent and old. It moved to Tuesdays in January 2011 before it was unceremoniously cancelled that July.

Manga Entertainment started out as a unit of Creator/PolyGramFilmedEntertainment's Island division. After [=PolyGram=]'s bankruptcy, Chris Blackwell, a former Island executive, repurchased the company and incorporated it into his Palm Pictures venture. Today, Manga is owned by Anchor Bay, a subdivision of Creator/{{Starz}} Media, part of John Malone's cable empire. The North American division apparently ceased licensing new product after ''Anime/{{Redline}}'' in 2011, although Manga UK remains active.

* Anime/{{Noein}}

Manga Entertainment (AKA Manga UK, formerly known as Manga Video) is an influential, yet controversial, anime distribution/production company. Despite its name, the company distributes anime rather than {{manga}}. The company was originally founded in the United Kingdom in 1991 before expanding into the North American market in 1994.

Manga, like many other companies at the time, chose to concentrate on dubbed versions of its licences instead of subtitling. However, instead of [[{{Bowdlerize}} bowdlerizing]] for mass appeal, Manga embraced the racier and gory aspects of anime. And their dubs gained a reputation to match, thanks to several infamously [[ObligatorySwearing gratuitous]] examples of {{Cluster F Bomb}}s being dropped ([[AvoidTheDreadedGRating in order to get an "18" adults-only rating]]). Manga Entertainment wasn't above the occasional {{Macekre}}, either.

Despite this (or perhaps ''because'' of it), Manga Entertainment did well, and was flush with investor cash – which was used to co-produce ambitious projects like the original ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' movie.

Manga Entertainment UK also licences releases from other companies to release them in the UK market. For example, Manga UK has a licensing agreement with Creator/VizMedia that allows them to distribute popular titles such as ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Manga/DeathNote''. Manga UK is also the current British distributor for Creator/FUNimation titles. Many of their earlier releases were licensed from Creator/StreamlinePictures, e.g. ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' and the ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' movie (the anime one).

* {{Tactics}} (license-snipe from Creator/ADVFilms; Manga's release retained ADV's dub)

Manga Entertainment started out as a unit of Creator/PolyGramFilmedEntertainment's Island division. After [=PolyGram=]'s bankruptcy, Chris Blackwell, a former Island executive, repurchased the company and incorporated it into his Palm Pictures venture. Today, Manga is owned by Anchor Bay, a subdivision of Creator/{{Starz}} Media, part of John Malone's cable empire.

* [[SuperDimensionCenturyOrguss Orguss 02]]

Manga Entertainment is owned by Anchor Bay, a subdivision of Creator/{{Starz}} Media, part of John Malone's cable empire.

* {{Gunbuster}} (Picked up from U.S. Renditions, VHS only)

* {{Macross II}}

* DominionTankPolice (''New Dominion Tank Police''; they produced the English dub of the original)

Manga Entertainment is owned by Anchor Bay, a subdivision of Starz Media, part of John Malone's cable empire.

* [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren Lagann]] (Sublicensed television and digital distribution from Bandai Entertainment)

Manga Entertainment UK also licences releases from other companies to release them in the UK market. For example, Manga UK has a licensing agreement with Creator/VizMedia that allows them to distribute popular titles such as ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Manga/DeathNote''. Manga UK is also the current British distributor for {{Funimation}} titles. Many of their earlier releases were licensed from Creator/StreamlinePictures, e.g. ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' and the ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' movie (the anime one).

* ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva (UK only; Viz holds the license in North America)

* Film/GameraGuardianOfTheUniverse (Had their own bizzare '90s British rave music filled dub commissioned)

* AngelCop
* {{Appleseed}} (1988 OVA with hilarious UK-produced [[ClusterFBomb dub]])

* {{Black Magic M-66}}

* BubblegumCrisis and its follow-up, Bubblegum Crash! (UK release, original series used Creator/AnimEigo dub, Crash! later redubbed by Manga)

* MacrossPlus

* NinjaScroll
* {{Noein}}

* StreetFighter (''The Animated Movie'', ''Street Fighter II V'', ''Alpha: The Movie'', and ''Alpha: Generations'', the last one being produced specifically for the international market with no Japanese release)

* {{Tokko}}

** The first movie, under the title of ''[[Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo The Secret of Mamo]]'' (UK VHS only, it got a Manga-produced dub that is extremely rare).

** The first movie, under the title of ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheMysteryOfMamo The Secret of Mamo]]'' (UK VHS only, it got a Manga-produced dub that is extremely rare).

** The first movie, under the title of ''[[Anime/MysteryOfMamo The Secret of Mamo]]'' (UK VHS only, it got a Manga-produced dub that is extremely rare).

* ''Manga/LupinIII'' first movie ''[[Recap/MysteryOfMamo The Secret of Mamo]]'' (UK VHS only, it got a Manga-produced dub that is extremely rare)
* ''Manga/LupinIII'' second movie ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' (originally a Streamline title, it got a Manga-produced dub, which may be the ''least'' profane pre-2001 dub they made. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids Doesn't mean it's safe for kids, tho']])

* BubblegumCrisis and its follow-up, Bubblegum Crash! (UK release, original series used AnimEigo dub, Crash! later redubbed by Manga)

* GiantRobo (Picked up from U.S. Renditions and dubbed to completion on VHS. MediaBlasters redubbed and re-released the series on DVD)

* {{Guyver}} (12-episode OVA)

Manga Entertainment UK also licences releases from other companies to release them in the UK market. For example, Manga UK has a licensing agreement with Creator/VizMedia that allows them to distribute popular titles such as ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Manga/DeathNote''. Manga UK is also the current British distributor for {{Funimation}} titles. Many of their earlier releases were licensed from StreamlinePictures, e.g. ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' and the ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' movie (the anime one).

* ''LupinIII'' first movie ''[[Recap/MysteryOfMamo The Secret of Mamo]]'' (UK VHS only, it got a Manga-produced dub that is extremely rare)
* ''LupinIII'' second movie ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' (originally a Streamline title, it got a Manga-produced dub, which may be the ''least'' profane pre-2001 dub they made. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids Doesn't mean it's safe for kids, tho']])

* {{Orguss 02}}