AnimEigo is a defunct anime licensor whose former license for the Vampire Princess Miyu OVA was inherited by MediaOCD, which is releasing the series on Blu-ray with a blank cover due to an inability to get packaging approval from Japan.
AnimEigo's legacy as a former anime licensor is defined by a single recent story: the company's previous ownership licensed the Vampire Princess Miyu OVA, and that license was inherited by MediaOCD. MediaOCD founder Justin Sevakis explained that the company hit a procedural dead end with the Japanese copyright system and made no progress on packaging approvals for over a year. The situation was compounded by the discovery that MediaOCD's license for the series, inherited from AnimEigo's previous owners, expires next year, leaving no time for a proper release.
As a result, MediaOCD will release the Vampire Princess Miyu OVA on Blu-ray on or before September 8, 2026, with a completely blank cover. The disc will be exclusive to the MediaOCD store and will ship in a matching slipcase. It includes both the UK and US English dubs alongside the original Japanese audio and English subtitles. Pre-orders are available for $24.95. Sevakis noted that if a miracle occurs and a proper package can be approved later, MediaOCD will offer a way for buyers to get it without repurchasing the disc.
The four-episode OVA, directed by Toshihiro Hirano, features character designs by Narumi Kakinouchi and music by Kenji Kawai, with animation by AIC. No other current or planned releases from AnimEigo are mentioned in the available stories. The company's current status is limited to this one inherited license and its unresolved packaging issue.
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May 29
MediaOCD and AnimEigo will release the restored HD Blu-ray of the 1988-1989 Vampire Princess Miyu OVA on or before September 8, 2026, but the disc will ship with a completely blank cover and slipcase. The company announced on May 29 that it had completed the HD remaster and sent packaging to Japan for approval over a year ago, but hit a procedural logjam in the Japanese copyright system that made no progress in over a year. MediaOCD founder Justin Sevakis stated that the company then discovered its license for the series expires next year, leaving no time for a proper release. To avoid letting the remaster go unreleased, MediaOCD decided to sell the Blu-ray exclusively through its own website with no artwork requiring approval. The release includes both the AnimEigo English dub and the Manga UK English dub, plus original Japanese audio. Pre-orders are open for $24.95. Sevakis added that if approvals ever come through for a real package, purchasers will be able to get one without rebuying the disc.
May 16
VAP will release a Blu-ray box set of the Eren the Southpaw television anime in Japan on September 16, 2026. The three-disc set is priced at 36,000 yen and contains the full series with Japanese audio and no subtitles. On-disc extras include promotional videos and clean versions of the opening and ending theme songs. The physical package adds a special booklet and an original story and manga. The anime, which adapts the manga by writer Kappy and artist nifuni, began its broadcast on April 7, 2026. Toshimasa Suzuki directed the series, with scripts overseen by Taku Kishimoto and character designs by Takayuki Goto. Production was handled jointly by Signal.MD and Production I.G. The cast is led by Shoya Chiba as Koichi Asakura and Yumi Uchiyama as Eren Yamagishi. The opening theme is "Funkin' Beautiful feat. ZORN" by ALI, and the ending theme is "New Walk" by Ima Murasaki. The original manga ran in Shonen Jump Plus starting in 2017 and is complete in 24 volumes, though it has not been licensed in English.