In 2002, AnimeNation entered the anime market due to increased licensing and retail competition. The name AN Entertainment comes from AnimeNation (AN), and Entertainment was chosen to possibly allow other shows (including live action) to be licensed. They chose to finish one title before licensing another in order to produce the highest quality product. Small staffing numbers also influenced the decision. The first title the company licensed was
Risky Safety with
Bang Zoom! Entertainment producing the dub and
ADV Films distributing the release. AN Entertainment used a script created by
fansub group Sachigumi with modifications for its
Risky Safety release and also acquired the TV broadcast rights. AN Entertainment acquired
Miami Guns, but not TV broadcast rights, and the dub was produced by Phoenix Post Sound (
Coastal Studios).
Haré+Guu was licensed by AN Entertainment (including TV broadcast rights), and co-produced with Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Bang Zoom! produced the dub and
Funimation distributed
Haré+Guu. They also licensed
Haré+Guu Deluxe, but did not license
Haré+Guu FINAL. The original ending for the
Haré+Guu TV show could not be used due to a licensing problem involving Bandai.
Haré+Guu was the first show aired on the
Funimation Channel that was not a property of Funimation. AN Entertainment's license for
Risky Safety expired in Fall 2007. ==RentAnime.com==