The Right Stuf International
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The Right Stuf International, Inc. is an American
retailer based in Grimes, Iowa
that markets and distributes anime
and manga
-related products throughout the United States and internationally. In addition to selling anime and manga series that other companies have released in North America
, Right Stuf has also licensed and distributed a few series themselves, manufacturing the DVD
s for American release. During Anime Expo 2007, Shawne Kleckner
at the TRSI panel announced that they had changed the name of their production division to Nozomi Entertainment. The first title that was released under the new Nozomi Entertainment label was The Third
.
The company is headed by Shawne Kleckner, co-founder and CEO since 1987.
. Mostly, the titles licenses are hentai titles associated with "The Vanilla Series
", a series of hentai titles produced in Japan by Digital Works, and are mostly tied-in with computer sim-games of the same title.
Some of these titles were originally released by SoftCel Pictures, a now-defunct hentai arm of ADV Films
, as well as hentai anime originally licensed by NuTech Digital
. Such releases are as indicated.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
retailer based in Grimes, Iowa
Grimes, Iowa
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,098 people, 1,887 households, and 1,437 families residing in the city. The population density was 569.4 people per square mile . There were 1,958 housing units at an average density of 218.7 per square mile...
that markets and distributes anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
-related products throughout the United States and internationally. In addition to selling anime and manga series that other companies have released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Right Stuf has also licensed and distributed a few series themselves, manufacturing the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s for American release. During Anime Expo 2007, Shawne Kleckner
Shawne Kleckner
Shawne P. Kleckner is an American entrepreneur, co-founder and President of The Right Stuf International.Kleckner is a graduate of Iowa State University, with a degree in Computer Engineering....
at the TRSI panel announced that they had changed the name of their production division to Nozomi Entertainment. The first title that was released under the new Nozomi Entertainment label was The Third
The Third
is a novel, manga, and anime series by and illustrated by . The anime series goes under the name . According to the recent New York Comic Convention; The Third has been licensed by Kadokawa Pictures U.S.A and is distributed by Nozomi Entertainment for U.S release...
.
The company is headed by Shawne Kleckner, co-founder and CEO since 1987.
Anime titles licensed by Nozomi Entertainment
Nozomi Entertainment is RightStuf's division for mainstream anime titles.#-B
- Ai CityAi Cityis a Japanese science fiction manga created by , a.k.a. SYUFO. The story was later adapted into an anime film, directed by Kōichi Mashimo and released on July 26, 1986.-Plot:...
- Currently out of print - Antique BakeryAntique Bakeryis a manga by Fumi Yoshinaga depicting the lives of four men who work in a small bakery. It was published in Japan by Shinshokan and in English by Digital Manga Publishing. The series won the 2002 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga...
- AriaARIA (manga)is a utopian science fantasy manga by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled when it was published by Enix in the magazine Monthly Stencil, being retitled when it moved to Mag Garden's magazine Comic Blade. Aqua was serialized in Stencil from 2001 to 2002 and collected in two tankōbon volumes...
- Assemble InsertAssemble Insertis a 1985 manga series by Masami Yuki . The main character is a young would-be idol singer and high school student, Maron Namikaze, who has superhuman strength. She battles a mecha organization, Demon Seed, which has been terrorizing Tokyo. The manga was adapted into a 2 episode anime OVA in 1989...
- Astro BoyAstro Boy (1960s)is a Japanese manga series first published in 1952 and television program first broadcast in Japan in 1963. The story follows the adventures of a robot named Astro Boy and a selection of other characters along the way....
(1964-1966 series) - Boogiepop PhantomBoogiepop Phantomis a twelve episode anime television series produced by Madhouse Studios, based on the Boogiepop light novel series by Kouhei Kadono, particularly that of Boogiepop and Others and Boogiepop At Dawn...
- Boys Be...
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- Comic PartyComic Party, sometimes abbreviated to ComiPa, is a romantic adventure and dating sim video game by the Japanese game studio Leaf. It was first released on May 28, 1999 for the PC with adult content, but re-released with it removed for the Dreamcast, PC, and PSP...
- Dirty PairDirty Pairis a series of sci-fi comedy light novels written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko that was later adapted into anime and manga versions....
(TV series), (OVA's and Project Eden, acquired from ADV Films) - Dirty Pair FlashDirty Pair Flashis a humorous science fiction anime and manga franchise based on the light novel series by Haruka Takachiho.Although it is often said that these are younger versions of the original Lovely Angels Kei and Yuri, in truth this series is an alternate universe telling of Dirty Pair, set in the years...
(acquired from ADV Films) - EmmaEmma (anime and manga)is a historical romance manga by Kaoru Mori. It was published by Enterbrain in the magazine Comic Beam and collected in 10 tankōbon volumes. The series has been adapted as a anime television series, entitled...
- El-Hazard: The WanderersEl-Hazardis a Japanese anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was produced and animated by AIC.There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by VIZ Media. The series was formerly distributed in the U.S. by Pioneer LDC, now known as Geneon...
(acquired from GeneonGeneonis a Japanese music, anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan...
) - GasarakiGasarakiis a mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Ryousuke Takahashi, who also co-created the series along with Sunrise and was assisted by Goro Taniguchi. The screenplay was written by Toru Nozaki....
(acquired from ADV Films) - Gekiganger III
- GravitationGravitation (manga)is a shōnen-ai manga series written by Maki Murakami.The story follows the attempts of Shuichi Shindo and his band, Bad Luck, to become Japan's next musical sensation and his struggles to capture Yuki's heart...
(shounen-aiYaoiIn careful Japanese enunciation, all three vowels are pronounced separately, for a three-mora word, . The English equivalent is . also known as Boys' Love, is a Japanese popular term for female-oriented fictional media that focus on homoerotic or homoromantic male relationships, usually created by...
) - Godmars - Currently out of print
- Gakuen AliceGakuen Alice, also known as Alice Academy, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tachibana Higuchi, currently being serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume. It was adapted into an anime series produced by Aniplex and Group TAC which originally premiered on NHK BS-2. It spanned...
(anime and manga)
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- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
- Junjo RomanticaJunjo Romantica, stylized as Junjo Romantica ~Pure Romance~, is a yaoi series by Shungiku Nakamura. It focuses on three storylines; the main couple, which comprises the bulk of the books, and two other male couples which provide ongoing side stories...
- His and Her CircumstancesKare Kano, is a manga series by Masami Tsuda. It was serialized in LaLa from 1996 to 2005 and collected in 21 tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha. It depicts the romance between "perfect" student Yukino Miyazawa and her academic rival Soichiro Arima, and the relationships of several of their friends.The series...
- KO BeastKO BeastK.O. Beast, known in Japan as , is an anime series.-History:In 1993-1994, Anime UK, a British-based magazine, brought the first three episodes to the UK market on its own label...
- Kimba the White LionKimba the White Lion, known in the United States as Kimba the White Lion, is an anime series from the 1960s. Created by Osamu Tezuka and based on his manga of the same title which began publication in 1950, it was the first color animated television series created in Japan. The manga was first published in serialized...
- Fantastic Adventures of Yohko:Leda - Currently out of print
- Lost UniverseLost Universeis a series of science fiction light novels, running from 1992 to 2000, by Japanese author Hajime Kanzaka. It was later adapted into a 26-episode anime television series that ran throughout the summer of 1998 on TV Tokyo during the same time slot that the anime depiction of Kanzaka's previous work,...
- (acquired from ADV FilmsA.D. VisionA.D. Vision was an American international multimedia entertainment company headquartered in Houston, Texas, prior to its collapse and distress sale to four other Houston-based companies in 2009...
) - Maria Watches Over Us
- Martian Successor NadesicoMartian Successor Nadesico, is a science fiction comedy anime TV series, and a later manga series created by Kia Asamiya. The manga, published in English by CPM Manga, is significantly different from the anime....
(acquired from ADV Films) - Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of ShinobuNinin Ga Shinobudenis Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryoichi Koga. The series subtitle is "The Nonsense Kunoichi Fiction". The manga was serialized in MediaWorks' Dengeki Daioh magazine between August 2000 and March 2006; the chapters were later compiled into four tankōbon volumes...
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- Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's HeartPiano: The Melody of a Young Girl's HeartPiano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart is an anime series, which aired from November 11, 2002 to January 13, 2003, and ran for 10 episodes. Three volumes were released on DVD by The Right Stuf International in the United States as well as a complete collection in one collectors edition package...
- Revolutionary Girl UtenaRevolutionary Girl Utenais a manga by Chiho Saito and anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The manga serial began in the June 1996 issue of Ciao and the anime was first broadcast in 1997. The anime and manga were created simultaneously, but, despite some similarities, they progressed in different directions. A movie, was...
(acquired from Central Park MediaCentral Park MediaCentral Park Media was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York, that was active in the distribution of East Asian cinema, television series, anime, manga and manhwa titles in North America prior to its bankruptcy in 2009...
) - Shingu: Secret of the Stellar WarsShingu: Secret of the Stellar Warsis an anime series directed by Tatsuo Sato and mainly animated by Madhouse. Shingu aired from May 8, 2001 through December 4, 2001 on NHK. It ran for 26 episodes and was released on DVD on five volumes by The Right Stuf International in the United States....
- So-Ra-No-Wo-To
- Starship Girl Yamamoto YohkoStarship Girl Yamamoto Yohkois a sci-fi anime series based on novels by Shoji Takashi. There have been two 3-episode OVAs from J.C.Staff. The series was released in the United States by The Right Stuf International on DVD in 2003...
(OVA) - Currently out of print - Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran
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- The Third: The Girl with the Blue EyeThe Thirdis a novel, manga, and anime series by and illustrated by . The anime series goes under the name . According to the recent New York Comic Convention; The Third has been licensed by Kadokawa Pictures U.S.A and is distributed by Nozomi Entertainment for U.S release...
- (released July 31, 2007, along with Kadokawa Pictures USA) - To Heart
- Weather Report GirlWeather Report Girlis a two-episode anime yuri erotic OVA comedy series originally released in Japan in August 1994 by Toho and released in the U.S. on VHS in September 1996 and DVD August 2005 by The Right Stuf International. It is based on a softcore erotic manga by Tetsu Adachi...
Critical Mass
Critical Mass is a branch company of The Right Stuf International which licenses and releases h anime, also known as hentaiHentai
is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...
. Mostly, the titles licenses are hentai titles associated with "The Vanilla Series
Vanilla Series
The Vanilla Series is Digital Works' brand for its hentai anime, most of which are based on hentai video games. In North America, the series is usually released by Critical Mass. However, at least three of the series was released by other studios...
", a series of hentai titles produced in Japan by Digital Works, and are mostly tied-in with computer sim-games of the same title.
Some of these titles were originally released by SoftCel Pictures, a now-defunct hentai arm of ADV Films
A.D. Vision
A.D. Vision was an American international multimedia entertainment company headquartered in Houston, Texas, prior to its collapse and distress sale to four other Houston-based companies in 2009...
, as well as hentai anime originally licensed by NuTech Digital
NuTech Digital
NuTech Digital is a US corporation that translates, packages, and dubs hentai anime, live-action pornography, and concerts.In November 2005, the company lost its hentai anime licenses after losing a lawsuit for failure to pay royalties. The titles it acquired have since been redistributed to other...
. Such releases are as indicated.
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- Campus
- Classroom of Atonement
- Dark
- Debts of Desire
- Endless Serenade
- Girl Next Door
- Hardcore Hospital
- Holy Virgins
- Hooligan
- Hot for Teacher
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- I Love You
- Love Doll
- Maid Service
- MeiKingMeiKing (Vanilla Series)is a four-part erotic original video animation series, part of the Vanilla Series, set in a fantasy world.-Story:A young shepherd by the name of Cain Asbell finds inside a remote cave a vase containing the fairy Elise. Once released, Elise leads Cain to a remote cabin, where bandits had left the...
- My Brother's Wife
- Naughty Nurses
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- Perverse Investigations
- Private Sessions
- Punishment
- Rxxx: Prescription for Pain
- Sex Ward
- Slave Sisters
- Slaves to Passion
- Spotlight
- The Story of Little Monica
H-anime titles licensed by Critical Mass
- Can-Can Bunny Extra (acquired from SoftCel Pictures)
- Cool DevicesCool Devicesis a series of animated hentai pornographic videos. Released as OVA, the series consists of eleven mainly unrelated episodes referred to as operations and is most noted for its very extreme sexual content, most of which center around BDSM and similar fetish themes as well as its high production...
- Dragon PinkDragon Pinkis a three part erotic anime OVA series, released by Pink Pineapple in 1994, based on an incomplete manga by Itoyoko 1990 with four volumes released which has been translated and released in Spanish by Norma Comics only in Spain. The three OVA episodes are based on the first chapters of Volume 1 of...
(acquired from SoftCel Pictures) - F3-Frantic, Frustrated, Female (acquired from SoftCel Pictures)
- G-Taste: A Taste of HoneyG-Tasteis an erotic manga series illustrated by the artist Hiroki Yagami and serialised in Young Magazine Upper's. The "G" in "G-taste" is used symbolically as the letter between "F" and "H" . The anime has been licensed in the US by Softcel Pictures. However the rights have since expired and now...
(acquired from SoftCel Pictures) - G-Taste: Heat WaveG-Tasteis an erotic manga series illustrated by the artist Hiroki Yagami and serialised in Young Magazine Upper's. The "G" in "G-taste" is used symbolically as the letter between "F" and "H" . The anime has been licensed in the US by Softcel Pictures. However the rights have since expired and now...
(acquired from SoftCell Pictures) - Imma Youjo: The Erotic Temptress
- Mail Order Maiden 28
- Rei Rei: Missionary of Love (acquired from SoftCel Pictures)
External links
- Right Stuf International - Site and Online Store
- Nozomi Entertainment - Production Division
- Critical Mass Video