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Orange Road Closed Ahead

posted on 2006-06-12 03:49 EDT by Jonathan Mays

AnimEigo will cease manufacturing Kimagure Orange Road TV, OAV, and movie DVDs when the company loses its license to the show at the end of July. AnimEigo reportedly tried and failed to renew the license.

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