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Coming to America this November!
torasan_promo2 AnimEigo is honored to be releasing a special 4-film box set of Tora-san (“Otoko wa Tsurai yo”) films this fall. Featuring ATSUMI Kiyoshi as the lovable loser KURUMA Torajiro, the 48-film Tora-san series is by far the longest-running film series in Japanese history, and the second-longest overall.

In each film in the series, Tora-san, a suitcase carrying, leisure-suit wearing, traveling salesman visits a different part of Japan, where he meets a beautiful young woman, is smitten, and tells her if she ever needs help, she should come visit him in his small hometown of Shibamata (inside Tokyo). After returning home to his family, which disapproves of his wandering lifestyle, the damsel in distress shows up, and Tora-san falls in love. Alas, his attempts to help her, and win her heart, invariably cause her to fall for someone else!

Included in the set are the first four films of the series, “It's Tough being a Man”, “Tora-san's Cherished Mother”, “Tora-san, His Tender Love”, and “Tora-san's Grand Scheme”.
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TheSamuraiILoved_3D_web The Samurai I Loved - Available July 2009

Haunted by memories of his lost childhood love, a young samurai strives to transcend his troubled past, but ends up ensnared by the same conspirators who cost his father his life.

A beautifully-shot mix of romance and action, The Samurai I Loved is another award-winning adaptation from Shuhei Fujisawa (Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade), sure to appeal to both male and female audiences alike.

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ShinobiBoxSet_3D_web Shinobi no Mono Collector's Set: Volume 1 - Available August 2009

This 4-DVD set spans the turbulent years of 1573-1615, and tells the story of the ninja who lurked in the shadows while corrupt warlords strived for power.

The incomparable ICHIKAWA Raizo portrays two famous ninja (ISHIKAWA Goemon and KIRIGAKURE Saizo), each one with his own agenda, each one with a dark past and an uncertain future.

Considered by many critics to be the best films about the ninja, these original AnimEigo releases will now be available in a new collector's box.
BlackRain_3D_web Black Rain - Available September 2009

Mr. and Mrs. Shizuma, and their niece Yasuko make their way through the ruins of Hiroshima, just after the atomic bomb has dropped. Years later, the effects of the bomb start to manifest, and time is running out to find a husband for Yasuko before she succumbs to radiation sickness.

From two-time Palme d'Or winner Shohei Imamura (Vengeance is Mine, Ballad of Narayama) comes a cinematic masterpiece that swept the 1989 film awards.

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June 27th, 2009: Nihilism is the new Black

He knows no past, and wants no future -- but you want to buy the Sleepy Eyes of Death Collector's Box #1, starring Raizo Ichikawa as the amoral master of the Full Moon Cut Technique!

April 24th, 2009: Those pesky ninja are back!

Last week we finally got the last of the ronin to stop bothering us (with a little help from all the people who ordered the DVD), but we have had little time to relax, because now the office is infested with another plague of Ninja. Shinobi no Mono 4 - Siege (starring Raizo Ichikawa!) has arrived in the office.

It's hard to get work done when you're constantly looking over your shoulder, and every time someone takes a nap, the ninja try to drip poison down threads from the ceiling, so we'd really appreciate it if you could help us clear out the warehouse in the usual way.

April 1st, 2009: April Fools postponed until later in the year.

It is with great sadness that we must report to you today that AnimEigo's annual and much-anticipated April Fools posting has been postponed, a victim of the economic uncertainty plaguing the nation.

In normal times, we would spend hundreds of man-hours and tens of thousands of dollars coming up with our annual joke -- in fact, it's pretty much all we work on the first 3 months of the year.

However, these are not normal times, and we made the hard decision to economize. The tipping point was when we realized that if we wanted to do the joke on schedule, we'd have to either fire Bobby or institute a company-wide policy banning extra shots in the morning cappuchinos. We want you to know that it was a close call, but the incessant weeping and unconsolable sobbing coming from his office finally got to us -- not to mention the headaches they caused were worse than caffeine withdrawl.

Therefore, we have rescheduled the joke for later in the year; exactly when depends on how sales go.

Needless to say, the uncertainty about when our prank will appear will probably have negative effects on the entire economy, the humorous equivalent of the Paradox of Thrift. We're sorry about that, but what can you expect from a company like ours?

So when you see an announcement from us that makes you think "That's too good to be true!", well, it just might be. Or it might not. Sometimes even we can't tell the difference.

March 14th, 2009: We're under seige!

Those incredibly Loyal 47 Ronin have besieged our office and are demanding that we prove that we're not harboring Kira Kuranosuke. And unfortunately for us, we've got more than a few copies of The Loyal 47 Ronin in our warehouse, each of which has Lord Kira hiding in it!

We'd really appreciate it if you can order them as fast as possible, so we can ship them out and get the Ronin to go away. We're starting to get hungry in here, and the Pizza guy refuses to deliver while they're outside!

March 1st, 2009: Time flies when you're having fun...

Would you believe it, 2009 marks our 20th year of operation. Ah, the good old days, when 45-minute OVAs on VHS tape sold for $40, and the fans were damn glad to be able to get them. Now you want them on DVD, you want liner notes, you want dubs as well as subtitles. Want, want, want... that's all we ever hear from you! What about our needs? What about the boats and sports cars all our employees deserve so very much? What about finally getting that corporate jet for Natsumi -- she'd settle for a small one, and they're cheap right now!

But Nooooooo! You keep insisting that we provide better products for lower prices! You keep insisting we "celebrate" our 20th year by giving you great deals on most of our titles! Don't you realize that unless we can charge higher prices, we'll have to let go essential staff members like the AnimEigo Fan-Girls -- those exceptional young women who ceaselessly labor to keep Bobby, Branson and Aaron cool as they labor under the hot Carolina sun to author DVDs for you?

No, you don't care. You don't care at all. And it just makes me depressed and tired. So tired, in fact, that I just can't bring myself to update the database and return our prices to their normal levels. I just don't have the energy. You're just going to have to put up with the incredibly low sale prices for a little longer.

I hope you can live with yourselves, you ingrates!

February 10th, 2009: Where'd they come from?

We just noticed that copies of the latest installment in our Ninja series, Shinobi no Mono 3 - Resurrection (starring Raizo Ichikawa!) has suddenly and mysteriously appeared in our warehouse. One minute, nothing, and the next, they're all over the place, hiding in the bins where we keep the other samurai films (not to mention a substantial number of them which were found lurking in with The Geisha!)

In any case, we've managed to capture a few of them, so the website has been updated so you can order them.

January 8th, 2009: Sneak Preview of Coming Attractions

Just a quick note to let you know about a few films we'll be working on this year. In the coming months, you can look forward to The Loyal 47 Ronin (Chushingura, 1958 [IMDB]), starring Shintaro Katsu and Raizo Ichikawa; The Samurai I Loved (Semishigure, 2005 [IMDB]), starring Somegoro Ichikawa; and due to popular demand, and several highly unpopular threats, a box set of the first 4 Nemuri Kyoshiro (aka Sleepy Eyes of Death) films, starring Raizo Ichikawa. After being out of print for several years, we've arranged to re-release them on DVD!

PS: To those of you who thought our April 2008 announcement (scroll down) that we were releasing 47 47 Ronin films was a joke, think again. However, due to the current economic situation, we're slowing down our release schedule for this project, and now plan to complete it over the next 47 years.

January 7th, 2009: At AnimEigo, January is the hottest month of the year!

We can think of no better way to start off the new year than by releasing a great film that just happens to be stuffed full of extremely traditional Japanese pulchritude, The Geisha. Winner of 9 Japanese Academy Awards, it's Hideo Gosha at his best, showing why he was the Japanese director that every Japanese actress wanted to work with.

Oh, yeah, it also stars Ken Ogata, but who cares?

December 12th, 2008: The Divine Wind is unleashed

Father of the Kamikaze, the tragic true story of the honorable man who championed the “special attack forces” and sent thousands of young men to their deaths, is now available.

November 21st, 2008: AnimEigo Announces Bold Plan to Save Entire US Economy!

2008_holidaysale Let's face it - the real problem with the economy is a crisis of confidence. People are scared that the stock market will go down, so they're selling their stocks, which causes the stock market to go down. People are scared they'll lose their job, so they stop buying stuff, which causes other people to lose their jobs, which means they stop buying the stuff made by the people who stopped buying the stuff they made, so some of those people lose their jobs. (Confused? Welcome to Economics!)

Well, here at AnimEigo, we have no confidence problems. We know that our videos and movies are the last thing you'll stop buying, and that even if the entire world becomes a post-apocalyptic hellhole, you'll band together to defend our offices against the ravening hordes, and pay admission to nightly screenings of our stuff with cans of scavenged dog-food.

But on the other hand, we'd rather it not come to that. After all, eventually the high-quality dog-food is going to run out. So we're making a bold move to break the cycle of despair!

Let the word go forth! This year's AnimEigo Winter Sale has arrived, and we're making the deals particularly spectacular!

All Anime singles for $7.99! All Live-action singles for $12.99! Even better deals on just about all our box sets!

Now it's up to you. Are you going to cower in fear, or are you going hold your head high, plonk your butt into a chair, and watch some good DVDs?

November 19th, 2008: Extra Yawara Box Sets available!
Now that we've completed shipping all the Yawara Season One Box Set preorders, we have a few extra sets available. So if you missed out, now's your chance to snap up a copy.




We also have some of the free preview DVDs available, so if you're still not sure, go check it out.
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October 31st, 2008: Shogun Assassin Box Set

What better day than Halloween to release the Shogun Assassin Box Set? When you see the price, you'll think it's a trick, but it's really our treat!

October 31st, 2008: Yawara Preorder Update

The Yawara Season One Box Set has completed shipping. If you preordered the set and haven't had one shipped to you, please contact us so we can figure out what happened; there are a few cases, for example, of people whose credit cards were declined and whose email addresses were invalid so we couldn't easily contact them.

We have a few extra sets left over, so if you missed out and are now bitterly regretting your lack of vision, we are making this special 1-day Halloween offer -- call 1-800-24-ANIME and embarrass yourself by reciting the following lines, and we can probably fix you up:

"Trick or treat, Trick or treat, I think Yawara's really neat! Send me one, on the double, If I can't watch it, I'm in trouble!"

September 15th, 2008: It takes a real man to be a perfect woman

Kon Ichikawa's 1963 classic Revenge of a Kabuki Actor has hit the warehouse and is available for order. It's a classic tale of a man whose job it is to be the perfect woman, but whose passion is wreaking vengeance on the men who destroyed his family!

September 12th, 2008: Yawara to ship in 1 month!

The Season One Box Set of Yawara, a Fashionable Judo Girl has been finalized and the mastering and replication process is getting underway. If all goes well, we expect to be shipping the week of October 13th, 2008.

Because we will soon have to finalize the number of copies we will be making, if you want Yawara! but have not signed up for the preorder, you need to do so immediately. We will be closing the preorder in the relatively near future!

August 7th, 2008: Men of Honor

We're pleased to announce the arrival in our warehouse of Hideo Gosha's The Wolves, the classic film about Yakuza honor (and lack thereof), starring the incomparable Tatsuya Nakadai at his brooding best!

June 19th, 2008: Cold Vengeance

The final installment in the Shogun Assassin series, Shogun Assassin 5 - Cold Road to Hell, is now available for purchase. This time, the Lone Wolf has a real problem on his hands -- how do you kill assassins who are already dead?!

May 19th, 2008: Going to the Mountain

We are immensely pleased and proud to announce that IMAMURA Shohei's Palme d'Or winning film, The Ballad of Narayama, is now available for purchase. This is a movie that spans the full gamut of human experience, from comedy to tragedy. Don't miss it.

April 21st, 2008: A Very Fashionable T-Shirt

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To celebrate the upcoming release of Yawara - a fashionable judo girl, we've created a special Yawara T-Shirt, featuring calligraphy by local expert Mitsuyo Ito.

The character, “yawara”, is the first kanji in Judo. To emphasize the flexible nature of yawara, it appears tilted on the t-shirt.

These high-quality shirts are available for a mere $9.98, or you can get one free with any order of $100.00 or more. And note that if you buy a t-shirt, you can get free USPS shipping, and we'll be able to add in a free copy of the Yawara Preview DVD!

Also, we have a limited number of shirts that feature the kanji on the back instead of the front. If you'd prefer one of these, simply say so in the comments field of your order.

Click here to order.


April 18th, 2008: The Return of the Ninja

ISHIKAWA Goemon (ICHIKAWA Raizo) is back, and he's out to get the evil ODA Nobunaga (WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo) in Shinobi no Mono 2 - Vengeance. This DVD also has a special commentary track featuring film scholar Ric Meyers! Now available on the website!

April 3rd, 2008: The Hell of Shipping Box Sets

Several people have inquired as to why we do preorders the way we do. Well, obviously it furthers our Diabolical Plans for World Domination, but it also helps get the product shipped out as efficiently as possible. To give you some idea of what it is like, we've ressurected our page that documented the release of the Macross Box Set back in 2001, modestly entitled “The Hell of Shipping Box Sets.”

April 2nd, 2008: Yawara Preorder Opens!
We're pleased to announce that the first season of Yawara! is now available for preorder! You can get the entire first season, 40 episodes in all, for a measly $124.98 + S&H, and if we get enough preorders, we'll automatically reduce the price.

We expect to ship Yawara Season 1 sometime in the summer; the exact date depends on whether we hit any snags in our final review and authoring.

PS: To the fans who took our April Fool's announcement seriously and took our graphics guy Matt hostage, can we please have him back? We need him to do the packaging...
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April 1st, 2008: AnimEigo Licenses 2,162 Ronin

The 47 Ronin (Chushingura) is the iconic Japanese samurai story, and has been made into countless movies and TV shows. Therefore, building on the solid sales success of “Kon Ichikawa's 47 Ronin,” we've decided to explore this story in all its facets by acquiring additional ronin - 2,162 of them to be precise! That's right; adding them to our current roster of 47 Ronin, we now have the rights to a grand total of 2,209 Ronin - 47 bands of 47 Ronin!

Today, AnimEigo begins an ambitious 5 year mission to release all our new Ronin into the US market - and you won't just see new Ronin movies and TV series, but also Ronin manga, anime, music, games (computer, board and collectible card), and yes, in a first from AnimEigo, porn -- “The 47 Pe... er, People”

As you can well imagine, such a huge project will be a major effort, one that will require all of our attention. Thus, we will have to delay the release of the first season of Yawara to the fall... of 2013. We know that this may disappoint some people, but trust us -- it's the right decision!

March 14th, 2008: If You Tell Everyone You're A Ninja, You're Not a Ninja!

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What better way to follow up on our Samurai T-Shirt, especially now that we are releasing the Shinobi no Mono series, than with a shirt that celebrates Ninjas -- though Robert thinks that these really should be black shirts with black printing on them, because real Ninjas are invisible! So if you really are a Ninja, we suggest you wear this shirt under another shirt, which will let you safely walk around chuckling to yourself such time-honored phrases as “The fools! They suspect nothing!”

These high-quality shirts are available for a mere $9.98, or you can get one free with any order of $100.00 or more. Click here to order.


March 12th, 2008: Spend a Wakeful Night Laughing Yourself To Death!

We just received a shipment of Wakeful Nights, an outrageous comedy set in the world of Rakugo -- Japanese comic storytelling. Trust us, this is a must-see film that's so funny, we recommend special precautions be taken while watching it to prevent laughter-induced injuries.

It's really hard to describe this film except to say that it's funny... really, really funny. Also, the jokes, stories and songs are twisted... really, really, really twisted! It took us twice as long as usual to translate and subtitle this film, in part because of all the puns, but mostly because we spent a lot of the time either on the floor convulsively laughing, or cleaning spit-takes off our monitor screens!

But don't take our word for it -- watch the trailer in either Quicktime or Windows Media.

February 22nd, 2008: Yawara Progress Report

We know a lot of people are waiting patiently for us to release the first season of Yawara so we thought we'd give you a progress report.

We have completed our first pass on the subtitling and dialogue editing, but Yawara is a title that is so dear to our hearts that we are doing a second review, concentrating on making sure we've got all the Judo terminology correct and standardizing our use of terms.

Fierce battles are being fought at the office over such weighty issues as whether Yawara belongs to a Judo Team or a Judo Club, whether she's a Judo athelete or a Judoka, and whether she's Japan's Best or Japan's #1, not to mention when sensei are sensei and when they are masters.

We're even consulting with US Judoka (or is that Judo athletes?) in order to make sure that our translation matches with US Judo usage.

The end result is that, to paraphrase Master Jigoro (or is that Jigoro-sensei?), “The Road of DVD Production Cannot Be Walked in a Single Day.” So please be patient with us!

Yawara should be in authoring in late spring and in your hot little hands in early summer. We'll officially open the preorder when it goes into authoring. You can sign up to be alerted when that happens using the form on our Yawara Preview page.

January 30th, 2008: The Family that Slays Together, Stays Together!

The Lone Wolf and his Cub are back and the body count keeps rising in Shogun Assassin IV - Five Fistfuls of Gold. This time around, our heroes must collect their fee on the installment plan by killing 5 master swordsman, each one of which has 1/5 of the money and 1/5 of the details!
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December 17th, 2007: We end the year with a Big Bang!

Controversial director Takashi Miike is back with what he proudly proclaims is his masterpiece -- Big Bang Love, Juvenile A. A profound meditation on the true meaning of love, it's unlike just about any movie we've ever seen. We're not quite sure what the critics mean when they call it “a hard-edged ontological essay” or “an overtly homoerotic, Brechtian prison drama”, but we do know that we had to watch it a dozen times while doing the production work, and each time we came away with a different perspective on it!

December 10th, 2007: Ho Ho Ho, On Vacation We Go!

The AnimEigo office will be closed from 12/22/07 through 01/01/08. Orders received on Friday, December 21st will be processed if time permits, but orders after that will not be shipped until Tuesday, January 2nd. So if you want something in time for Nondenominational Gift-Getting Season, please order it now!

November 1st, 2007: Take the AnimEigo Slayride

The infamous Mikogami Trilogy is now available as a box set, and we've also reduced the price of the individual films, so that you can handle your holiday vengeance needs on a budget!

October 19th, 2007: The Last Line of Defense

Acclaimed director Kihachi Okamoto brings his unique vision to one of the most tragic battles of the Pacific war in his heroic, and often blackly comedic Battle of Okinawa. With the war all but lost, 77,000 Imperial troops are ordered to defend to the death the Okinawan islands against an invading Allied force almost three times their size -- and half a million civilians are caught between them with nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide.

September 18th, 2007: Ninjas invade AnimEigo

ISHIKAWA Goemon (ICHIKAWA Raizo), a talented young ninja, becomes ensnared in a twisted scheme to assassinate ODA Nobunaga, an evil warlord bent on ruling feudal Japan with an iron fist. Deceit, treachery, and entire gangs of enemy ninja lurk around every corner as Goemon travels the countryside to complete his task, win back his honor, and save his skin!

These terrific Ninja DVDs just suddenly appeared in our office (we never noticed them arrive!) and we expect they'll disappear very quickly! So get yours now!

September 11th, 2007: AnimEigo Is Looking For A Few Good Translators!

AnimEigo is searching for several highly-skilled J-E translators who can deal with difficult dialogue (such as in our WWII and Samurai films) and produce good, clear, literal translations. An extremely high level of Japanese spoken and written comprehension, not to mention good English writing skills, are required.

Think you've got what it takes? Then email natsumi@animeigo.com with subject "AnimEigo/Translator". But beware, very few have taken her tests and survived to tell the tale (in good Japanese!)

September 2nd, 2007: AnimEigo Fall 2007 / 2008 Release Schedule

Shinobi no Mono (10/2007) This is the film which launched the first Ninja boom in Japan after WWII, and stars Raizo Ichikawa, one of the biggtest film stars in Japan film history. The producers enlisted the aid of the last “living Ninja master” as a consultant, so this film contains realistic Ninja techniques, details of Ninja society and the secrets of Ninja houses. A must-see film for real Ninja fans.

Battle of Okinawa (11/2007) In March 1945, the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War took place. Acclaimed director Kihachi Okamoto and an all-star cast and crew spared no effort to depict this massive battle from a variety of perspectives, mixing the horrors of war with black comedy. As with Okamoto's “Japan's Longest Day”, this is a must-see WWII film.

The Mikogami Trilogy Box Set (12/2007) The wait is over, now these three bloody Yakuza action films will finally be available in a cool box set.

2008 Tentative schedule (One per month, Jan-Nov/2008)

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006) The hottest Japanese Cult film Director, Takashi Miike, calls this film his “masterpiece!”. A hit at numerous festivals including the Berlin International Film Festival and the NY Asian Film Festival.

A Hardest Night!! (2006) A classy and refined Japanese comedy set in the world of Rakugo (Japanese Comic Storytelling) -- or at least, it would be if it weren't full of the raunchiest jokes you've ever heard or seen. You'll never look at a Manta Ray the same way again, and you won't believe the Geisha Sex Song Contest.

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Revenge of Kabuki Actor (1963) (Yukinojyo Henge, An Actor's Revenge) Don't say you've seen enough beautiful Kon Ichikawa art films UNTIL you see this one. His unique camera/lighting work, dreamy Kimono beauties, and the usual all-star cast make this another must-see film for fans of the Master Director.

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Father of the Kamikaze (1974) (Aa Kessen Koukutai) This is the story of Admiral Onishi, known as the father of the Kamikaze missions -- and who, despite helping to plan the attack on Pearl Harbor, thought it was a mistake.

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The Ballad of Narayama (1983) (Narayama Bushiko) Winner of the Palm d'Or, Cannes Film Festival 1983; 8 other awards and 9 nominations. Directed by Shohei Imamura, 2-time Palm d'Or winner (Kurosawa won only once).

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And of course, sometime in the spring, we'll release Yawara! Season One!
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Since 1989, AnimEigo has been dedicated to releasing the finest in Japanese Animation, properly translated, and lovingly subtitled and dubbed in English for the benefit of fans and the Japanese-language impaired. More than any other company in the business, we have released a broad cross spectrum of Anime, from gentle love stories through science fiction to subtle gothic horror. In recent years, we have also been inflicting our peculiar sense of style upon unsuspecting live action films as well, from blood-spurting samurai adventures to art films.

So, assuming you can deal with our occasionally strange sense of humor (normal people wouldn't do this kind of thing), you'll find lots of interesting stuff on this site. Enjoy it - or our special team of Ninja Entertainment Consultants will pay you a visit...

Remember - if you order via the Web, you get discounts off the list price, plus free (or reduced) S&H if your order is large enough. For example, you can get free ground shipping to US destinations if your order is $80.00 or more. The shopping cart computes everything automatically.

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Most questions regarding AnimEigo and our products can be directed to questions@animeigo.com; they will be directed to and answered by the appropriate staff-person. But please, read the AnimEigo Top-10 list, it probably contains the answer to your question!

Orders and questions about orders should be sent to orders@animeigo.com, for minimum delay.

Questions about Convention sponsorship, screenings, film festivals, etc., can be directed to branson@animeigo.com.

Reviewers who wish to attempt to bamboozle us into sending them free copies of our titles should offer flattery and bribes to aaron@animeigo.com.

Retailers wishing information about ordering our products should call our main number, or email madoka@animeigo.com.

You can also call us at 1-800-24ANIME (in North Carolina, 910-251-1850), fax us at 910-763-2376, or write to us at AnimEigo, P.O. Box 989, Wilmington NC 28402-0989.

More information about our staff (and probably more than you actually want to know!) can be found here.

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