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2026
GKIDS acquires North American distribution rights to Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
GKIDS, the Toho-owned distributor, announced during an Anime NYC industry panel that it has acquired North American distribution rights to Yoshiaki Kawajiri's gothic anime feature Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, with theatrical and home entertainment releases planned for 2027 and select Japanese-language screenings with English subtitles this fall.
2022
GKIDS acquires North American distribution rights to Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
GKIDS announced that it had acquired the North American distribution rights to the animated series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water.
2021
GKIDS acquires North American rights to Future Boy Conan
GKIDS acquired the North American rights to the television series Future Boy Conan. The article says this will be the series' first availability in North America and that it had received a new 4K restoration and English dubbed audio track.
2021
GKIDS acquires North American rights to Belle
GKIDS acquired North American rights to Studio Chizu’s film Belle. The article says GKIDS would release the film theatrically in Japanese and English-dubbed versions that winter.
2020
GKIDS acquires North American rights to Neon Genesis Evangelion
GKIDS announced that it had acquired North American theatrical, home-video and EST rights to Neon Genesis Evangelion and related films. The release states that the deal was finalized on October 3, 2020.
2020
GKIDS acquires North American distribution rights to Earwig and the Witch
GKIDS announced that it had acquired the North American distribution rights for Studio Ghibli’s feature Earwig and the Witch.
2020
GKIDS acquires North American rights to On-Gaku: Our Sound
GKIDS acquired North American rights to the Japanese animated film “On-Gaku: Our Sound.” A release later in 2020 was planned.