Bandai Entertainment

Bandai Entertainment was an anime distributor that was a subsidary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA), Inc. The company was founded in the late 90's and released titles such as Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and K-ON!. The company also published manga and light novels as well as released anime music soundtracks. Bandai Entertaiment shut down in 2012.

History
Founded in 1998, Bandai Entertainment is a subsidary of Bandai America devoted to licensing and distributing anime in North America. They initially release their titles on VHS under the AnimeVillage label before switching to their own name. Pioneer handled their distribution services until 2004. In 2005, Bandai Visual established Bandai Visual USA, which was not affiliated with BEI, but also released anime in the North American market. In 2008, Namco Bandai merged Bandai Visual USA to Bandai Entertainment. On January 3, 2012, Bandai announced that they would stop offering new releases and focusing on their exsisting catalog. On August 31, 2012, Bandai announced they would cease their home video, manga and novel sales, thereby shutting down the company. Many of Bandai's titles have since been relicensed by Discotek Media, FUNimation Entertainment, Right Stuf Inc., and Sentai Filmworks.

Dubs
The following is a list of dubs comissioned by Bandai.

Series

 * Mobile Suit Gundam (1979-1980) (Ocean Productions)
 * Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985-1986) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994-1995) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995-1996) (Ocean Productions)
 * Saber Marionette J (1996-1997) (Ocean Productions)
 * The Vision of Escaflowne (1996) (Ocean Productions)
 * CLAMP School Detectives (1997) (Coastal Studios)
 * Ehrgeiz (1997) (Ocean Productions)
 * AWOL - Absent With Out Leave (1998) (Ocean Productions)
 * Brain Powered (1998) (Ocean Productions)
 * Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999) (Animaze)
 * Eat-Man '98 (1998) (Ocean Productions)
 * Fancy Lala (1998) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Monkey Magic (1998) (Ocean Productions)
 * Outlaw Star (1998) (Animaze)
 * Saber Marionette J to X (1998-1999) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Silent Möbius (1998) (Ocean Productions)
 * Angel Links (1999) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Betterman (1999) (Blue Water Studios)
 * The Big O (1999-2003) (Animaze)
 * Crest of the Stars (1999) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Infinite Ryvius (1999-2000) (Ocean Productions)
 * Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl (1999) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Android Kikaider: The Animation (2000-2001) (Animaze)
 * Argentosoma (2000-2001) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Banner of the Stars (2000) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000) (Animaze)
 * Clockwork Fighters: Hiwou's War (2000-2001) (Odex)
 * Love Hina (2000) (K&R Productions)
 * Pilot Candidate (2000) (Teleport USA)
 * Angel Tales (2001) (New Generation Pictures)
 * Arjuna (2001) (Ocean Productions)
 * Banner of the Stars II (2001) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Galaxy Angel (2001) (Ocean Productions)
 * Geneshaft (2001) (PCB Productions)
 * Kaze no Yojimbo (2001-2002) (Studiopolis)
 * Magical Meow Meow Taruto (2001) (Elastic Media Corporation)
 * s-Cry-ed (2001) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * .hack//SIGN (2002) (PCB Productions)
 * Dragon Drive (2002-2003) (Ocean Productions)
 * Galaxy Angel Z (2002) (Ocean Productions)
 * Galaxy Angel A (2002-2003) (Ocean Productions)
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002-2005) (Animaze) (sub-licensed with Manga Entertainment)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002-2003) (Ocean Productions)
 * Overman King Gainer (2002-2003) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Please Teacher! (2002) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Zentrix (2002) (Media Concepts)
 * .hack//Legend of the Twilight (2003) (PCB Productions)
 * Avenger (2003) (Elastic Media Corporation)
 * Di Gi Charat Nyo! (2003-2004) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Hoop Days (2003) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Planetes (2003-2004) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Please Twins! (2003) (Bang Zoom! Entertaiment)
 * Scrapped Princess (2003) (Bang Zoom! Entertaiment)
 * SD Gundam Force (2003)
 * Stratos 4 (2003) (Elastic Media Corporation)
 * Witch Hunter Robin (2003) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Wolf's Rain (2003) (Animaze)
 * Dan Doh!! (2004) (Odex)
 * Galaxy Angel X (2004) (Ocean Productions)
 * Mars Daybreak (2004) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004-2005) (Ocean Productions)
 * Fanstastic Children (2004-2005) (Odex)
 * My-HiME (2004-2005) (Blue Water Studios)
 * D.I.C.E. (2005) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Eureka Seven (2005-2006) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005-2006) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * My-Otome (2005-2006) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Tide-Line Blue (2005) (Blue Water Studios)
 * .hack//Roots (2006) (Ocean Productions)
 * Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006-2007) (Animaze)
 * FLAG (2006-2007) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Ghost Slayers Ayashi (2006-2007) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006-2009) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Zegapain (2006) (Elastic Media Corporation)
 * Gurren Lagann (2007) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Let's Go Tamagotchi (2007-2008) (NYAV Post)
 * Lucky☆Star (2007) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007-2009) (Ocean Productions)
 * Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (2008) (Animaze)
 * K-ON! (2009) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Kurokami: The Animation (2009) (NYAV Post)

OVAs & Specials

 * Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) (Animaze)
 * Ronin Warriors (1989-1991) (Ocean Productions)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991-1992) (Animaze)
 * Saber Marionette R (1995) (Ocean Productions)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996-1998) (Animaze)
 * Saber Marionette J Again (1997-1998) (Animaze)
 * Blue Submarine No. 6 (1998-2000) (Coastal Studios)
 * Meltylancer: The Animation (1999-2000) (Ocean Productions)
 * Tenamonya Voyagers (1999) (Ocean Productions)
 * Z-Mind (1999) (Ocean Productions)
 * Love Hina X-Mas Special - Silent Eve (2000) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Love Hina Spring Special - I Wish Your Dream (2001) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Kikaider 01: The Animation (2001) (Animaze)
 * Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boy's Club (2001) (New Generation Pictures)
 * .hack//Intermezzo (2002) (PCB Productions)
 * .hack//Liminalty (2002-2003) (Animaze)
 * Love Hina Again (2002) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Yukikaze (2002-2005) (Animaze)
 * .hack//Unison (2003) (PCB Productions)
 * Stratos 4 (2004) (Elastic Media Corporation)
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005) (Ocean Productions)
 * Rescue Me: Mave-chan (2005) (Animaze)
 * Freedom (2006-2008) (NYAV Post)
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG: Individual Eleven (2006) (Ocean Productions)
 * My-Otome Zwei (2006-2007) (Blue Water Studios)
 * AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission (2007) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010-2014) (NYAV Post)

Films

 * Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981) (Fidelity Studio)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) (Fidelity Studio)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounter in Space (1982) (Fidelity Studio)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988) (Ocean Productions)
 * Patlabor: The Movie (1989) (Elastic Media Corporation)
 * Patlabor 2: The Movie (1990) (Elastic Media Corporation)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Miller's Report (1998) (Animaze)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Silent Möbius (1991) (Ocean Productions)
 * Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1995) (Ocean Productions)
 * Junkers Come Here (1995) (Ocean Productions)
 * Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) (Ocean Productions)
 * Escaflowne (2000) (Ocean Productions)
 * Passage of the Stars: Birth (2000) (Blue Water Studios)
 * Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2002) (Animaze)
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006) (Animaze) (sub-license with Manga Entertainment)
 * The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) (Ocean Productions)
 * 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Sword of the Stranger (2007) (Ocean Productions)
 * Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers (2009) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer (2010) (Ocean Productions)
 * The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
 * Tekken: Blood Vengeance (2011) (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)

Films

 * Dark Soldier D (1998) (Ocean Productions)
 * Cutie Honey (2004) (NYAV Post)

Licensed Works
These are titles dubbed by other companies, but at one point were licensed by Bandai.

Series

 * Ronin Warriors (1988-1989) (Dubbed by Ocean Productions)

OVAs

 * Agent Aika (1997-1999) (Dubbed by Mercury Productions)

Films

 * Akira (1988) (Dubbed by Animaze)