Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese anime and manga to Australia and New Zealand. They are the most successful and well-recognised distributor of anime in the region.

According to current market research, Madman accounts for 97% of the total Australian anime DVD market. During the past 10 years, Madman has secured the local release rights to a number of very popular titles including Naruto, One Piece, Dragonball Z, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Akira, and almost all of Studio Ghibli's catalogue. In addition to DVD sales, Madman also manages the theatrical release of some of their titles, particularly the Studio Ghibli movies.

A growing selection of manga titles translated by TOKYOPOP in the United States and Chuang Yi in Singapore are being imported and distributed through Madman Entertainment.

Madman launched in 1996 as a solely anime distribution company, but eventually expanded, and now also manage the distribution of a number of live-action titles through their labels Madman Cinema, Madman Sports and Eastern Eye.

Manga imported by Madman Entertainment

Imported from Chuang Yi

• .hack//Legend of the Twilight
• Absolute Boyfriend
• Fruits Basket
• Love for Venus
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Slam Dunk
• Tenchi Muyo! (No Need for Tenchi)
• X
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Chrno Crusade
• RahXephon
• Astro Boy
• Midori Days
• Trinity Blood
• Samurai Champloo

Imported from TOKYOPOP

• Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow
• Chobits
• Dragon Knights
• Escaflowne
• Initial D
• Love Hina
• Saber Marionette J
• Wish

External links

• Madman Entertainment home page
• Madman Entertainment New Zealand home page
• Eastern Eye home page

Anime companies | Manga distributors