[[3] Illumitoon's goal was to have its shows aired on television and offer unedited dual language DVDs.[9][10]]History
Illumitoon shared facilities with CRM Productions in Fort Worth, Texas and Westlake Entertainment was used for distribution.[[12] The company's first anime license was Beet the Vandel Buster and Beet the Vandel Buster Excellion.[13] They also licensed AM Driver, B't X, and BT'X Neo.[14][15] Illumitoon joined with Westlake for the licensing of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.[16][17] Several Illumitoon releases had production issues including music being changed, the use of dubtitles (subtitles created from the dub script), and inoperable discs.[9][10][20][21][22] Replacements with translated subtitles were offered for the first DVD's of Beet, Bobo, and B't X that were later found to be DVD-Rs.[10][24][25] AM Driver and B't X were licensed by The Anime Network for VOD, but only 14 episodes of each series had a complete dub.[10][27][28] After Westlake ceased distribution of their titles, future releases from Illumitoon were cancelled in late 2007.[10][30]]
Post Illumitoon
AM Driver was never released on DVD and all series remained incomplete until S'more Entertainment relicensed Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.[10][32] This release also experienced issues due to the lack of subtitles.[9][10] B't X was relicensed in 2016 by Anime Midstream.[35][36]
See also
- Funimation
- Westlake Entertainment
References
1. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Ball|first1=Ryan|title=Illumitoon, Westlake Pick Up Bobobo|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/illumitoon-westlake-pick-up-bobobo/|accessdate=14 March 2015|work=Animation Magazine|date=November 9, 2006}}
2. ^1 {{cite news|title=Illumitoon Lights Up With Beet the Vandel Buster|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-07-12/illumitoon-lights-up-with-beet-the-vandel-buster|accessdate=12 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=July 12, 2006}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Beet the Vandel Buster Coming to US|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2006-07-12/beet-the-vandel-buster-coming-to-us|accessdate=12 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=July 12, 2006}}
4. ^1 {{cite news|title=Illumitoon Picks up AM Driver|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-08-23/illumitoon-picks-up-am-driver|accessdate=12 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=August 23, 2006}}
5. ^1 {{cite news|title=Illumitoon Partners with Westlake|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2006-09-07/illumitoon-partners-with-westlake|accessdate=12 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=September 7, 2006}}
6. ^1 {{cite news|title=BT'X Set for US|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-19/bt%27x-set-for-us|accessdate=12 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=September 19, 2006}}
7. ^1 {{cite news|title=Illumitoon & Westlake Acquire Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-11-02/illumitoon-and-westlake-acquire-bobobo-bo-bo-bobo|accessdate=12 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=November 2, 2006}}
8. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Dong|first1=Bamboo|title=Shelf Life - Hairy Situations|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2007-02-12|accessdate=13 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=February 12, 2007}}
9. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Kimlinger|first1=Carl|title=Beet the Vandel Buster DVD 1|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/beet-the-vandel-buster/dvd-1|accessdate=13 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=March 24, 2007}}
10. ^1 {{cite news|title=Illumitoons DVD Replacement Offer|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-02/illumitoons-dvd-replacement-offer|accessdate=13 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=April 2, 2007}}
11. ^1 {{cite news|title=Anime Network Licenses New Television Programming from Illumitoon Entertainment|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-08-15/anime-network-licenses-new-television-programming-from-illumitoon-entertainment|accessdate=13 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=August 15, 2007}}
12. ^1 {{cite news|title=Illumitoon's B'tX, Beet, BoBoBo-Bo DVDs Discontinued (Updated)|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-26/illumitoon%27s-b%27tx-beet-bobobo-bo-dvds-discontinued|accessdate=14 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=October 26, 2007}}
13. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Dong|first1=Bamboo|title=Shelf Life - Year in Reviews|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2007-12-31|accessdate=14 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=December 31, 2007}}
14. ^1 {{cite news|title=S'more Entertainment Adds Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo on U.S. DVD|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-16/smore-entertainment-adds-bobobo-bo-bo-bobo-on-u.s-dvd|accessdate=13 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=January 16, 2012}}
15. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last1=Toole|first1=Michael|title=The Mike Toole Show - Getting It Wrong|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2012-08-12|accessdate=14 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=August 12, 2012}}
16. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news|last1=Hanson|first1=Brian|title=Hey, Answerman! - Translation Mitigation|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2013-02-22|accessdate=14 March 2015|work=Anime News Network|date=February 22, 2013}}
17. ^1 {{cite news|title=Anime Midstream Licenses B't X TV Anime Series|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-19/anime-midstream-licenses-bt-x-tv-anime-series/.105546|accessdate=12 October 2016|work=Anime News Network|date=August 19, 2016}}
18. ^1 {{cite news|title=Illumitoon Announces Disc Replacement Offer|url=http://www.animenation.net/illumitoon-announces-disc-replacement-offer/|accessdate=13 March 2015|work=AnimeNation|date=March 30, 2007}}
19. ^1 {{cite news|title=The Anime Network Adds Illumitoon Titles|url=http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/11127/the-anime-network-adds-illumitoon-titles|accessdate=14 March 2015|work=ICv2|date=August 16, 2007}}
20. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Beveridge|first1=Chris|title=Anime Midstream Acquires ‘B’t X’ Anime License|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2016/08/19/anime-midstream-acquires-bt-x-anime-license/|accessdate=12 October 2016|work=The Fandom Post|date=August 19, 2016}}