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Shout! Factory

Foundation date: 2002-01
About:
In July 2023, the company changed its name to Shout! Studios.
News: Show:
A Place Further Than The Universe U.K. Home Release Scheduled for April 22 (Feb 16, 2024)
Shout! Factory Changes Name to Shout! Studios (Jul 13, 2023)
GKIDS, Shout! Factory to Release 'Summer Ghost' Anime Short on BD, Digital on November 1 (Aug 29, 2022)
The Deer King Film Gets Home Video Release in N. America on October 4 (Aug 2, 2022)
New Sound! Euphonium Anime About Kumiko's 3rd Year to Air in 2024 With Ensemble Contest Arc in 2023 (Jun 4, 2022)
4K UHD Edition of The Transformers: The Movie on October 25 (Jul 2, 2021)
B: The Beginning Season 2's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Staff, March 18 Global Debut (Feb 17, 2021)
B: The Beginning Ultimate Edition Release Details (Jul 3, 2020)
Toei Launches Global YouTube Channel for Tokusatsu, Anime Catalog on April 6 (Mar 19, 2020)
Shout! Factory to Release Liz and the Blue Bird Anime Film on BD/DVD in March (Dec 29, 2018)
Eleven Arts, Shout! Factory Announce Home Video Distribution Agreement (Oct 4, 2018)
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms Show Stars Takako Tokiwa, Former AKB48 Idol Rina Kawaei (Mar 28, 2018)
In This Corner of the World Anime Film's Long Version Confirmed (Nov 12, 2017)
In This Corner of The World Released Monday (Oct 22, 2017)
5th Digimon Adventure tri Anime Film's Promo Video Teases Battle (Jun 25, 2017)
First Digimon Adventure Tri Film Delayed to May (Feb 8, 2017)
Shout! Factory Licenses 1st 3 Digimon Adventure tri. Anime Films (Jan 17, 2017)
The Last Unicorn Screening Tour Heads to California (Jan 13, 2015)
Shout! Factory Adds Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger Sentai Show (Jul 26, 2014)
Audition Horror Novel Gets Hollywood Film After Miike's Version (Jun 28, 2014)
Shout! Factory Licenses More Transformers TV Series (Sep 12, 2013)
Shout! Factory Licenses Last Unicorn for Home Video, Digital (Jul 27, 2013)
Shout! Factory Adds Leiji Matsumoto's Starzinger/Spaceketeers (May 10, 2013)
Power Rangers Seasons 1-7's 40-DVD Set Planned (May 9, 2012)
Shout! Factory Signs Power Rangers Home Video Deal (Mar 12, 2012)
Transformers: Chôjin Master Force Gets Standalone U.S. Set (Feb 11, 2012)
Transformers Japanese Set's Replacement Discs Offered (Feb 2, 2012)
Transformers: Japanese Collection Slated for January in U.S. (Dec 10, 2011)
Transformers: The Headmasters Region-1 DVD Set Listed (Apr 12, 2011)
Shout Factory Gets Dinosaur King DVD License (May 17, 2008)
Press Releases:
Shout! Studios Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence in Pop Culture Entertainment (Jul 14, 2023)
Shout! Factory and Eleven Arts Present DEEMO Memorial Keys (Feb 14, 2023)
Kamen Rider Ryuki: The Complete Series Unleashes on Blu-ray Feb 7, 2023 (Dec 5, 2022)
Shout! Factory and Eleven Arts Present Poupelle of Chimney Town (Mar 1, 2022)
Shout! Factory and Eleven Arts Anime Studio Present Satoshi Kon's Millenium Actress on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack & Digital Download December 10, 2019 (Oct 10, 2019)
Keiichi Hara Anime Feature 'Summer Days with Coo' on Blu-ray+DVD January 21 from GKIDS, Shout! Factory (Oct 7, 2019)
Shout! Factory and Animatsu Entertainment Enter Film Distribution Deal (Feb 3, 2017)
Shout! Factory and Toei Animation Enter Multi-Picture Distribution Deal for New Digimon Anime Feature Film Series (Jan 20, 2017)
Other articles: Show:
This Week in Anime - Donghua Keeps Getting Better (May 11, 2023)
This Week in Anime - Does The Ultraman Hold Up In Anime Form? (Jan 26, 2022)
Shirobako Blu-ray Giveaway (Dec 7, 2021)
Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Blu-ray & DVD (Nov 21, 2018)
Own A Digital Copy of Fireworks Today! (Nov 6, 2018)
Digimon Adventure tri.: Loss Blu-ray/DVD Giveaway! (Apr 17, 2018)
The Return of Digimon (May 15, 2017)
The Mike Toole Show - Why Did This Come Out? (May 5, 2013)
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Anime which this company has licensed:
City Hunter (live-action movie 1992) (2012; United States and Canada)
Digimon Adventure tri.: Coexistence (movie 5)
Digimon Adventure tri.: Confession (movie 3)
Digimon Adventure tri.: Determination (movie 2)
Digimon Adventure tri.: Future (movie 6)
Digimon Adventure tri.: Reunion (movie 1) (North America)
Digimon Adventure tri: Loss (movie 4)
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (movie)
Dino Mech Gaiking (TV 1/1976) (2012)
In This Corner of the World (movie) (US & Canada) 
Kamen Rider Kuuga (live-action TV)
Kamen Rider Ryuki (live-action TV) (2021)
Kamen Rider Ryuki Episode Final (live-action movie)
Planet Robot Danguard Ace (TV) (2013)
Pucca (Korean ONA)
Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger (TV) (2013)

Anime with which this company was otherwise involved:
(English version)
5 Centimeters Per Second (movie) : Distributor (US & Canada; 2022)
B: The Beginning (ONA) : Distributor (North America)
Baby Blue (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Bartender (TV) : Distributor (North America)
Beast Machines: Transformers (U.S. TV) : Distributor (2014)
Beast Wars: Transformers (U.S. TV) : Distributor (2011 Re-release)
BELLE (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Blue Thermal (movie) : Distributor (North America)
(The) Case of Hana & Alice (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Castle in the Sky (movie) : Distributor (2017; via GKIDS)
(The) Cat Returns (movie) : Distributor (2018)
Children of the Sea (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (movie) : Distributor (North America; 2022)
Coffee Samurai (OAV) : Distributor (2018)
Deathtic 4 (movie) : Distributor (North America)
DEEMO Memorial Keys (movie) : Distributor
(The) Deer King (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Dimension Bomb (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Dinosaur King (TV) : Distributor
Donten ni Warau Gaiden: Ketsubetsu, Yamainu no Chikai (movie) : Distributor
Donten ni Warau Gaiden: Ōka, Tenbō no Kakehashi (movie) : Distributor
Donten ni Warau Gaiden: Shukumei, Sōtō no Fūma (movie) : Distributor
Doorbell (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Earwig and the Witch (special) : Distributor (USA)
Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom? (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (movie) : Distributor (USA & Canada)
From Up On Poppy Hill (movie) : Distributor (USA; 2020)
Future Boy Conan (TV) : Distributor (North America)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (U.S. TV) : DVD Distribution
Gala (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Genius Party (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Ghiblies (special) : Distributor (North America; 2022; ep 2)
Giant Robo (live-action TV) : Distributor (Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot DVD)
Gintama: The Final (movie) : Distributor (United States and Canada)
Giovanni's Island (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Goodbye, Don Glees! (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Great Pretender (TV) : Distributor (United States and Canada)
Halo Legends (OAV) : Distributor (2017)
Happy Machine (movie) : Distributor (North America)
(The) House of the Lost on the Cape (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Howl's Moving Castle (movie) : Distributor (USA; 2017)
In This Corner of the World (movie) : Distributor (US and Canada)
INU-OH (movie) : Distributor
Jungle Book: Shōnen Mowgli (TV) : Distributor
Kiki's Delivery Service (movie) : Distributor (2017)
A Letter to Momo (movie) : Distributor (2021)
Limit Cycle (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Liz and the Blue Bird (movie) : Distributor
Lu over the wall (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Lupin III THE FIRST (movie) : Distributor (USA and Canada)
Maquia - When the Promised Flower Blooms (movie) : Distributor (US and Canada; standard edition home video)
Medabots (TV) : Distributor (2008)
Millennium Actress (movie) : Distributor (USA; 2019)
Mind Game (movie) : Distributor (USA/Canada)
Modest Heroes (movie) : Distributor
Monsuno (TV) : Distributor (DVD; North America)
Moondrive (movie) : Distributor (North America)
My Neighbor Totoro (movie) : Distributor (2017)
My Neighbors the Yamadas (movie) : Distributor (2018)
Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water (TV) : Distributor (2022; North America)
Napping Princess (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie) : Distributor (2017)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) : Distributor (via GKids, Regular and Collector's Editions)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (movie) : Distributor (via GKids, Regular and Collector's Editions)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) : Distributor (via GKids, Regular and Collector's Editions)
Night is Short, Walk On Girl (movie) : Distributor (USA; DVD; Blu-ray)
Oban Star-Racers (TV) : Distributor
Ocean Waves (movie) : Distributor (North America; 2022)
Okko's Inn (movie) : Distributor
ON-GAKU: Our Sound (movie) : Distributor (USA and Canada)
Only Yesterday (movie) : Distributor (North America; 2022)
Panda! Go, Panda! (movie) : Distributor (North America; 2022)
Panda! Go, Panda!: Rainy Day Circus (movie) : Distributor (North America; 2022)
Patema Inverted (movie) : Distributor (2021; North America)
Penguin Highway (movie) : Distributor (Standard Edition)
Perfect Blue (movie) : Distributor (North America; 2018)
(The) Place Promised in Our Early Days (movie) : Distributor (North America; 2022)
Pom Poko (movie) : Distributor (2018)
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (movie) : Distributor (2017)
Porco Rosso (movie) : Distributor (2017)
Poupelle of Chimney Town (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Princess Mononoke (movie) : Distributor (2017)
Promare (movie) : Distributor
Promare: Galo-hen (ONA) : Distributor
Promare: Lio-hen (ONA) : Distributor
Ride Your Wave (movie) : Distributor
Ronja the Robber's Daughter (TV) : Distributor (US/Canada, subtitled/dubbed) 
Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis (movie) : Distributor (North America)
(The) Secret World of Arrietty (movie) : Distributor (2017)
Shanghai Dragon (movie) : Distributor (North America)
She and Her Cat (OAV) : Distributor (US & Canada; 2022)
Shirobako (movie) : Distributor (North America)
A Silent Voice (movie) : Distributor (US and Canada, standard edition home video)
Sound! Euphonium The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day : Distributor
Spirited Away (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Summer Days with Coo (movie) : Distributor (USA)
Summer Ghost (movie) : Distributor (North America)
(The) Tale of the Princess Kaguya (movie) : Distributor (2022; North America)
Tales from Earthsea (movie) : Distributor (2018)
Tojin Kit (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Tokyo Godfathers (movie) : Distributor (2020)
Transformers (U.S. TV) : DVD Distribution (2009-present)
Transformers Prime (U.S. TV) : Distributor
Transformers: Animated (U.S. TV) : Distributor (2014)
Transformers: Armada (TV) : DVD Distribution (2014)
Transformers: Cybertron (TV) : Distributor (2014)
Transformers: Energon (TV) : Distributor (2014)
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (U.S. TV 2015) : Distributor
Transformers: Super God Masterforce (TV) : Distributor (North America)
Transformers: The Headmasters (TV) : DVD Distribution
(The) Transformers: The Movie (U.S. movie) : Distributor (2016)
Transformers: Victory (TV) : Distributor (North America)
Voices of a Distant Star (OAV) : Distributor (US & Canada; 2022)
Wanwa the Puppy (movie) : Distributor (North America)
Weathering With You (movie) : Distributor (US and Canada)
When Marnie Was There (movie) : Distributor (North America; 2022)
Whisper of the Heart (movie) : Distributor (USA/Canada, 2018–present)
(The) Wind Rises (movie) : Distributor (2020)
(The) Wonderland (movie) : Distributor (USA)

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