US Renditions/Darker Image Entertainment

US Renditions Complete Release List

US Renditions has long been out of business. This is a list of all their releases; the licenses have all been picked up by Manga Video.

• Appleseed (OAV)
• Black Magic M-66 (OAV)
• Dangaio (3 OAVs)
• Giant Robo (OAVs)
• Gunbuster (6 OAVs)
• The Guyver: Bio Booster Armor (6 OAVs)
• Iczer-One (3 OAVs)
• Macross II (4 OAVs)
• Orguss (OAVs)

Darker Image Entertainment Complete Release List

DIE was a branch of US Renditions. This is a list of all their releases; the licenses have mostly been picked up by Manga Video (USM has Outlanders now).

• Ambassador Magma (OAVs)
• Devilman (OAVs)
• Guyver: Out of Control (OAV)
• Outlanders (OAV)
• Raven Tengu Kabuto (OAV)

About U.S. Renditions

Company info last updated 2006-09-15

US Renditions was one of the earliest companies to release subtitled anime in the US market. They were a branch of Books Nippan, a company that (among other things) distributed untranslated manga and US-release videos via catalog sales in the early '90s. The Books Nippan catalog was, at the time, the only way for many US fans to get their hands on authentic Japanese products. They also offered membership in the Books Nippan Japanese Animation Fan Club, a discount club for their catalog sales. The company faded away as the market expanded, and almost all their licenses were eventually picked up by Manga Video.