AnimEigo Announces New Licenses in Valentine’s Day Town Hall

AnimEigo Valentine's Day Town Hall 2025

AnimEigo hosted a YouTube livestream, Valentine’s Day Town Hall, on February 10, where they announced a lineup of new licenses set for release over the next several months. The upcoming titles include:

Upcoming Releases:

Sasuke (1968)

  • First time in North America
  • 29 Episodes in HD on Blu-ray (3-disc set)
  • Created by Sanpei Shirato (The Legend of Kamui)
  • Production: EIKEN
  • First time subtitled in English (no fan subs)
  • Includes English dub
  • Release: TBA

Nasu: Summer of Andalusia

  • Previously announced
  • 45-minute film in HD on Blu-ray
  • Includes teaser, trailer, full film storyboards, vintage BTS interviews, and premiere footage
  • First time in North America
  • Directed, written, and designed by Kitaro Kosaka (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Monster, The Wind Rises, Okko’s Inn)
  • Release: March 11, 2025

Nobody’s Boy Remi

  • 51 episodes in HD on Blu-ray (4-disc set)
  • Includes French dub
  • Directed by Osamu Dezaki
  • Character Designer: Akio Sugino
  • Art Director: Shinichiro Kobayashi (Berserk, Revolutionary Girl Utena)
  • Studio: TMS & Madhouse
  • Only 3D-animated series in history using the Pulfrich effect
  • Comes with a pair of 3D glasses
  • Release: May 11, 2025

Romeo’s Blue Skies (aka Romeo and the Black Brothers)

  • First time in North America
  • 33 episodes on Blu-ray, both in HD widescreen and SD full-screen
  • 3-disc set
  • First World Masterpiece Theater series released on home video in the United States
  • Release: June 2025

Vampire Princess Miyu (OVA)

  • First time in HD on Blu-ray
  • 4 episodes
  • Created and designed by Narumi Kakinouchi
  • Directed by Toshihiro Hirano
  • Music by Kenji Kawai (Patlabor, Devilman)
  • Features two English dubs

The Anime Business: Interviews with Founding Fathers

  • Documentary in the works for several years
  • Available on YouTube & MediaOCD.com
  • Featuring:
    • John O’Donnell (former boss of Central Park Media)
    • Robert Napton of Bandai
    • Tim Eldred (founder of Starblazers.com)

Looking for the Full Moon

  • 52 episodes in HD
  • Restored with AstroRes
  • Two sets of Blu-ray discs (2 per set)
  • Created by Arina Tanemura
  • Set 1 Release: August 2025
  • Pre-orders begin soon
  • Set 2: TBA

Black Jack (OVA)

  • 12 episodes in HD
  • Created by Osamu Tezuka
  • Directed by Osamu Dezaki
  • Includes English dub

About AnimEigo

AnimEigo, the oldest anime company in America, was founded in 1988 by Robert Woodhead and Roe R. Adams III in Wilmington, North Carolina. In 2024, MediaOCD, a post-production firm owned by Anime News Network founder Justin Sevakis, acquired AnimEigo.

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