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| 3 | [[https://nbcuni.co.jp [=NBCUniversal=] Entertainment Japan LLC]] is a music, film, and television production company located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and is owned by Creator/NBCUniversal (itself owned by media giant Comcast) since 2008. One of the major entertainment producers and distributors, NBCUEJ's properties included not only anime but several mainstream films from around the world, including the US. |
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| 5 | NBCUEJ was founded in 1981 by electronics manufacturer Pioneer Corporation as [=LaserDisc=] Corporation. In 1989, it was renamed Pioneer LDC, Inc. Soon after, the studio established its North American division, Pioneer LDCA, Inc. (later Pioneer Entertainment), in 1993. |
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| 7 | During TheEighties and TheNineties, Pioneer distributed tapes and UsefulNotes/{{LaserDisc}}s in a variety of genres, from music to {{documentar|y}}ies, as well as anime; 1992's ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' was their first anime release. The company also became a major [=DVD=] supplier when the format became available. |
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| 9 | In 2003, Pioneer decided to sell off its entertainment division to the advertising firm Dentsu, who renamed it Geneon Entertainment Inc. that October. The name, a portmanteau of the English words '''gen'''erate and '''eon''', was meant to signify innovation and longevity, which became bitterly [[{{Irony}} ironic]] in light of what happened next. |
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| 11 | Their North American division, which was renamed Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc., began running into financial problems, despite being a popular and respected name among anime fans. According to Geneon USA executive Chad Kime, the reasons include anime series that failed (''Anime/HeatGuyJ'' cost as much as ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' but sold a fraction as much), budgeting for titles they did not own, and licensing new titles because their previous titles didn't make money. By 2007, Geneon was in trouble. After an attempted alliance with Creator/ADVFilms (who were having problems of their own) quickly fell apart, the inevitable happened on September 26, 2007: Geneon USA announced that they would cease manufacturing and distributing [=DVDs=], ending their fourteen-year run as one of the major North American anime licensors. This left several of its announced but uncompleted titles in limbo. Some of Geneon USA's former staffers, including the late Hiroe Tsukamoto and president Hideki "Henry" Goto, subsequently went to Creator/AniplexUSA. |
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| 13 | In 2008, Geneon negotiated with Creator/{{Funimation}} to distribute their incomplete titles like ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', ''Manga/BlackLagoon'', ''Anime/RozenMaiden'', ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'', ''Manga/{{Karin}}'', ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'', and others. Once that deal expired, all of Geneon's formerly licensed titles were unlicensed and out-of-print, but many have since been rescued by Funimation and other companies such as Creator/AniplexUSA, Creator/SentaiFilmworks, Creator/MediaBlasters, Creator/DiscotekMedia, and Creator/VizMedia. That November, [=NBCUniversal=] seized control of Geneon Entertainment from Dentsu and merged it with [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Pictures International Entertainment]], renaming themselves Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan one month later. Then, after Comcast acquired General Electric's shares in [=NBCUniversal=] in 2013, the company was renamed [=NBCUniversal=] Entertainment Japan. |
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| 15 | As of 2023, NBCUEJ handles most of the rights to Pioneer and Geneon's catalog as well as the Japanese ''home media'' distribution rights to Creator/{{Universal}} and [[Creator/{{Paramount}} Paramount Pictures]]' film catalogs[[note]]Japanese ''theatrical'' distribution rights to Universal and Paramount rest with Creator/{{Toho}} subsidiaries Toho-Towa and Towa Pictures, respectively, while Creator/DreamWorksAnimation titles are co-distributed with GAGA.[[/note]]. Their home media releases in Japan have been distributed by [[Creator/{{WarnerBros}} Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] since 2020. |
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| 19 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[folder:List of Pioneer LDC anime]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | [[index]] |
| 24 | * ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' |
| 25 | * ''Anime/ArmitageIII'' (with Creator/{{AIC}}) |
| 26 | * ''Anime/Bastard1988'' (1992 OVA with Creator/{{AIC}} and Shueisha) |
| 27 | * ''Anime/BattleAthletes'' |
| 28 | ** ''Anime/BattleAthletes Victory'' |
| 29 | * ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'' |
| 30 | * ''Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld'' (with Creator/{{AIC}}) |
| 31 | * ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' (''Eikouden'' only) |
| 32 | * ''Anime/GadGuard'' |
| 33 | * ''Anime/GreenLegendRan'' |
| 34 | * ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}'' |
| 35 | * ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'' |
| 36 | * ''Anime/ALittleSnowFairySugar'' |
| 37 | * ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'' |
| 38 | * ''Anime/{{Moldiver}}'' (with Creator/{{AIC}}) |
| 39 | * ''Manga/{{Nazca}}'' |
| 40 | * ''Anime/OruchubanEbichu'' |
| 41 | * ''Anime/{{Piano}}'' |
| 42 | * ''Anime/TheSoulTaker'' |
| 43 | * ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' (1992–1999) |
| 44 | ** ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' (first anime as Pioneer LDC) |
| 45 | ** ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'' |
| 46 | ** ''Anime/PrettySammy'' |
| 47 | ** ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'' |
| 48 | ** ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'' |
| 49 | [[/index]] |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[/folder]] |
| 52 | |
| 53 | [[folder:List of Geneon Entertainment anime]] |
| 54 | |
| 55 | [[index]] |
| 56 | * ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'' |
| 57 | * ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' |
| 58 | * ''Literature/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan'' |
| 59 | * ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' |
| 60 | * ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'' |
| 61 | * ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'' |
| 62 | ** ''[[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Hellsing Ultimate]]'' |
| 63 | * ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' |
| 64 | * ''Literature/LadiesVersusButlers'' |
| 65 | * ''Manga/MaidSama'' |
| 66 | * ''Anime/MakaiSenkiDisgaea'' |
| 67 | * ''Anime/{{Pretear}}'' |
| 68 | * ''Manga/{{Rideback}}'' |
| 69 | * ''Manga/RumikoTakahashiAnthology'' |
| 70 | * ''Manga/TenjhoTenge'' |
| 71 | * ''[[Anime/{{Gigantor}} Tetsujin 28]]'' (2005 film) |
| 72 | * ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'' |
| 73 | [[/index]] |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:List of [=NBCUniversal=] Entertainment Japan anime]] |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[index]] |
| 80 | * ''Literature/AndYouThoughtThereIsNeverAGirlOnline'' |
| 81 | * ''TabletopGame/AniMayhem'' |
| 82 | * ''[[Anime/AyakashiSamuraiHorrorTales Ayakashi: Classic Japanese Horror]]'' |
| 83 | * ''Anime/Berserk2016'' |
| 84 | * ''Literature/BlackBullet'' |
| 85 | %%* ''Anime/BottleFairy''* |
| 86 | * ''[[Anime/BurnUp Burn Up Scramble]]'' |
| 87 | * ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' |
| 88 | * ''Anime/DaphneInTheBrilliantBlue'' |
| 89 | * ''[[VisualNovel/EfAFairyTaleOfTheTwo ef ~ a tale of memories. / ef ~ a tale of melodies.]]'' |
| 90 | * ''Anime/ElementalGelade'' |
| 91 | * ''Anime/ErgoProxy'' |
| 92 | * ''Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor'' |
| 93 | * ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' |
| 94 | * ''[[Manga/HajimeNoIppo Fighting Spirit]]'' |
| 95 | * ''Anime/{{Gankutsuou}}'' |
| 96 | * ''Literature/TheGeniusPrincesGuideToRaisingANationOutOfDebtHeyHowAboutTreason'' |
| 97 | * ''Manga/GhostTalkersDaydream'' |
| 98 | * ''Manga/GirlfriendGirlfriend'' |
| 99 | * ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'' |
| 100 | * ''Anime/GregoryHorrorShow'' |
| 101 | * ''Anime/GunXSword'' |
| 102 | * ''Anime/HaibaneRenmei'' |
| 103 | * ''Manga/TheHakkenden'' |
| 104 | * ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam'' |
| 105 | * ''Anime/HandMaidMay'' |
| 106 | * ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'' |
| 107 | * ''Anime/HeatGuyJ'' |
| 108 | * ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' |
| 109 | * ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' |
| 110 | * ''Anime/HumanCrossing'' |
| 111 | * ''Manga/HyperDoll'' |
| 112 | * ''Anime/IMyMeStrawberryEggs'' |
| 113 | * ''Manga/{{Jormungand}}'' |
| 114 | * ''Manga/KishinCorps'' |
| 115 | * ''Manga/KoiKaze'' |
| 116 | * ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh'' |
| 117 | * ''Anime/LastExile'' (original series only) |
| 118 | * ''Manga/TheLawOfUeki'' |
| 119 | * ''Anime/TheLegendOfBlackHeaven'' |
| 120 | * ''Anime/LeviathanTheLastDefense'' |
| 121 | * ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' |
| 122 | * ''Anime/MaoChan'' |
| 123 | * ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'' |
| 124 | * ''Manga/MasterKeaton'' |
| 125 | * ''Anime/MelodyOfOblivion'' |
| 126 | * ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'' |
| 127 | * ''[[Literature/MyYouthRomanticComedyIsWrongAsIExpected My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU]]'' |
| 128 | * ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea'' |
| 129 | * ''New Manga/GetterRobo'' |
| 130 | * ''Anime/NieaUnder7'' |
| 131 | * ''Anime/PandaGoPanda'' |
| 132 | * ''Anime/PhantomQuestCorp'' |
| 133 | * ''Manga/LePortraitDePetiteCossette'' |
| 134 | * ''Manga/PsychicSquad'' |
| 135 | ** ''Anime/UnlimitedPsychicSquad'' |
| 136 | * ''Anime/RageOfBahamutGenesis'' |
| 137 | * ''Literature/RequiemFromTheDarkness'' |
| 138 | * ''Anime/RozenMaiden'' |
| 139 | * ''Manga/RumikoTakahashiAnthology'' |
| 140 | * ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'' (distribution rights for ''Reload'' and ''Reload Gunlock'' only) |
| 141 | * ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' |
| 142 | * ''VideoGame/SandsOfDestruction'' |
| 143 | * ''Manga/SeraphOfTheEnd'' |
| 144 | * ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' |
| 145 | * ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' |
| 146 | * ''Manga/{{Shigurui}}'' |
| 147 | * ''Literature/ShonenOnmyouji'' |
| 148 | * ''Literature/SoICantPlayH'' |
| 149 | * ''Anime/SolBianca'' (''The Legacy'' only, with Creator/{{AIC}}) |
| 150 | * ''Manga/SomedaysDreamers'' |
| 151 | * ''Anime/StarOceanEX'' |
| 152 | * ''Literature/StarshipOperators'' |
| 153 | * ''Anime/StellviaOfTheUniverse'' |
| 154 | * ''Literature/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku'' |
| 155 | * ''Anime/StrangeDawn'' |
| 156 | * ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow'' |
| 157 | * ''Manga/Submarine707R'' |
| 158 | * ''Literature/SupposeAKidFromTheLastDungeonBooniesMovedToAStarterTown'' |
| 159 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' |
| 160 | * ''Anime/{{Texhnolyze}}'' |
| 161 | * ''Manga/TokyoUnderground'' |
| 162 | * ''Manga/ToLoveRu'' |
| 163 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' |
| 164 | * ''Manga/UltraManiac'' |
| 165 | * ''Anime/{{Vandread}}'' |
| 166 | * ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe''* |
| 167 | * ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' |
| 168 | * ''Manga/WorldsEndHarem'' |
| 169 | * ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'' |
| 170 | * ''Manga/{{Zipang}}'' |
| 171 | * ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury'' |
| 172 | ** ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'' |
| 173 | |
| 174 | [[/index]] |
| 175 | |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
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