Section 23 Films



On September 1, 2009, ADV Films dissolved itself and distributed its properties to several companies. Section 23 is named after the Texas law that allowed ADV to reorganize.
 * A Esir Holdings has acquired "a subordinated interest in selected programming from ADV's film library together with other intellectual property."
 * Valkyrie Media Partners, LLC has acquired Anime Network Inc; the web site and Online Player.
 * SXION 23, LLC, or "Section 23 Films," has assumed "account servicing and distribution operations in connection with the library acquired by A Esir Holdings."
 * Seraphim Digital Studios, LLC acquired Amusement Park Media.

Series licensed by the companies, past or present, include:

 * Eleven Eyes
 * Ah My Goddess (the second season of the TV series; part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * AIR (TV series and movie; both were part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Allison and Lillia
 * All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
 * Angel Beats
 * Angelic Layer (anime; license expired)
 * Azumanga Daioh (Anime & manga, though the latter is now licensed by Yen Press)
 * Battle Angel
 * Best Student Council
 * Blue Drop
 * Blue Seed
 * Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
 * Burn Up, Burn Up W, Burn Up Excess
 * Canaan
 * Chrono Crusade (Now being distributed by FU Nimation)
 * Clannad (both the first series and After Story)
 * Coyote Ragtime Show (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Cromartie High School (Anime, manga)
 * Cutey Honey (The Shin/New OVA)
 * Demon King Daimao
 * Devil Hunter Yohko (their first release)
 * Devil May Cry the Animated Series (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Dirty Pair (Project EDEN film, OVA features Affair of Nolandia and Flight 005 Conspiracy, and OVA series)
 * Dirty Pair Flash
 * D.N.Angel
 * Edens Bowy
 * Elfen Lied
 * Excel Saga (now being distributed by FU Nimation)
 * F 3 (via Soft Cel Pictures)
 * Final Fantasy Unlimited
 * Fist of the North Star (New Fist of the North Star and Legend of the Dark Kings: A Fist of the North Star Story)
 * Five Centimeters Per Second (license later transferred to Bandai Entertainment and Crunchyroll)
 * Full Metal Panic (original anime and FUMOFFU; The Second Raid was licensed by Kadokawa Pictures and distributed by FU Nimation, although ADV's dub studio was hired to record the dub with the original dub cast. ADV/Section 23's license to the first two series has since expired and FU Nimation now has all three of them.)
 * Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
 * Gantz (Now relicensed to FU Nimation)
 * Gasaraki
 * Genesis Climber Mospeada
 * Get Backers
 * Ghost Hound
 * Godannar
 * Golden Boy (Licence expired; re-released by Media Blasters.)
 * Golgo 13 (TV series, only the first 26 episodes released so far)
 * Gravion
 * Guin Saga (anime; manga is licensed by Vertical)
 * Gunslinger Girl (manga; now being distributed by Seven Seas Entertainment)
 * Gunsmith Cats
 * Happy Lesson (only the first TV series, and frustratingly enough, the first three episodes of the 5-episode OVA)
 * He Is My Master (anime; manga is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment)
 * Hidamari Sketch (anime; manga is licensed by Yen Press)
 * Highschool of the Dead
 * Infinite Stratos
 * Innocent Venus (license was apparently lost in 2008 and never transferred to anyone else)
 * Kanon (all but the last disc, which was released by FU Nimation)
 * Specifically, the 2006 Kanon remake by Kyoto Animation, not the original adaptation done in 2002 by Toei Animation.
 * Kaleido Star (now being distributed by FU Nimation)
 * Kämpfer
 * Keroro Gunsou (part of the mass licensing transfer, dropped after some Development Hell and now belongs to FU Nimation.)
 * Kino's Journey
 * Koihime Musou
 * Le Chevalier Deon (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Madlax
 * Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
 * Mahoromatic (re-release, originally released by Geneon)
 * Maria Holic (anime)
 * Martian Successor Nadesico
 * Master Of Mosquiton (OVA, only on VHS; re-released on DVD by Media Blasters with the ADV dub)
 * Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (later dropped before releasing a single volume, because a 52-episode Magical Girl Widget Series needed some kind of TV deal to survive, which they could not get)
 * Michel
 * Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (the anime and some of the manga)
 * Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
 * Needless
 * Neon Genesis Evangelion (original TV series only)
 * Nerima Daikon Brothers (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Noir (now being distributed by FU Nimation)
 * Pani Poni Dash (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Persona 4: The Animation
 * Polyphonica
 * Prétear
 * Princess Nine
 * Princess Tutu
 * Pumpkin Scissors (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Puni Puni Poemi
 * Rah Xephon
 * Robotech (licensed by Harmony Gold / Tatsunoko Productions)
 * Rozen Maiden (originally licensed by Geneon)
 * Rune Soldier Louie (Anime; incomplete release of the manga.)
 * Sailor Moon (one of at least four licensors before Toei Animation stopped giving it out)
 * Saiyuki (Only Gensoumaden and the movie. RELOAD and RELOAD Gunlock went to Geneon.)
 * Sakura Wars (only the TV series and the first two OVAs)
 * Samurai Girls
 * Samurai Gun (ADV co-produced the anime)
 * Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Sub-licensed from Sandy Frank Entertainment to produce the uncut release, license expired in 2007)
 * Senko no Night Raid (as Night Raid 1931)
 * Shattered Angels (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Slayers (The movies and OVAs; the TV series are licensed by FU Nimation)
 * Sol Bianca (The original OVA; Pioneer released the revival series.)
 * Sorcerer Hunters
 * Steel Angel Kurumi (everything except the last OVA)
 * Sukeban Deka (OAV)
 * Super Dimension Fortress Macross (the original 1982 series, after Anim Eigo's sub-only release)
 * Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
 * Super Gals (The first season, the second season was licensed by Nozomi Entertainment)
 * Tears to Tiara
 * Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (until they lost the license to Bandai before ever releasing an episode)
 * Tokyo Majin Gakuen (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (3rd & 4th seasons were part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Utawarerumono (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Venus Versus Virus (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * The Wallflower (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Wedding Peach
 * Welcome to The NHK (part of the mass licensing transfer)
 * Xenosaga (The TV anime; part of the mass licensing transfer))
 * Yotsubato (license dropped and now owned by Yen Press)
 * You're Under Arrest (Mini Specials, the movie, and second TV season)
 * Yumeria