Bandai Entertainment (US) has the rights to R2??

[cardslash02.livejournal.com]

Hey all,

I was hearing some disturbing rumors from Anime Boston today that season 2 has BEEN LICENSED. Now I don't know if this is official or not, but according to some dialogue at the industry panel today:
[20:31:06] do you have R2?

[20:31:11] yes, we will be handling R2 as well

Source: http://envirosphere.com/
I talked to a guy who was at the panel who heard this information directly.

Well folks, I hope this does not seriously impact us getting timely fansubs.
Discuss!

Comments

[kaleidoruby.livejournal.com]

They don't just get the US rights, they also get the Canadian rights when they license. It's for all of North America.

[lisa-patrikevna.livejournal.com]

Okay, count out Canada. Still, there are plenty of countries where English is an official language and the anime is not licensed.

[kaleidoruby.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I agree. I don't think it being licensed will stop subbers, anyway. Some places wait for DVDs to be released before they start pulling their subs, and considering that Code Geass is getting a TV run, it'll be a long while before we see official NA releases of R2.