Aniplex of America  

Aniplex of America, Inc., also known as Aniplex USA, is a US-based entertainment company founded in 2005 in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the North American distribution arm for Aniplex, a Japanese anime and music production company owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Their goal is to strengthen their parent company's licensing business in North America. They operate the English language version of their online store called Aniplex+ and previously operated a streaming service called Aniplex Channel through their website from 2013 to 2017. Although they primarily release their titles in North America, some have been released in other territories by other distributors such as Anime Limited, MVM Films, Siren Visual, Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly Manga Entertainment), Crunchyroll Store Australia (formerly Madman Anime), and their corporate siblings Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly Manga Entertainment) and Crunchyroll Store Australia (formerly Madman Anime). Their home video sets are distributed in North America by their corporate sibling Crunchyroll Store (formerly Right Stuf), while their titles are usually streamed on Crunchyroll, Disney+, Hulu, Hidive, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Max. Some titles were also available on other streaming services such as Anime Strike, Daisuki, Funimation, go90, Crackle, Anime News Network, and Neon Alley but have been removed or their services have shut down.