Geneon has announced that they will be releasing a pair of DVD sets that will be available exclusively through Suncoast Motion Picture Company stores. Last Exile and X TV will both be released as box sets, with Last Exile's box seeing a December 14 release date at a price of $209.98 US, and X TV seeing two four-disc releases at $89.98 US each.

Central Park Media has announced that Warner Music Group's sales and retail marketing company will become Central Park's exclusive US distributor. Both companies are excited about this deal, and hope that the agreement will continue the companies' success as anime reaches a broader audience.

According to a Press release posted on Ultimate Disney's forum, Disney has announced that they will be releasing Studio Ghibli's Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind, Porco Rosso, and now The Cat Returns (instead of My Neighbor Totoro, as initially planned) on domestic DVD. The current set release date is February 22, 2005 with a suggested retail price of $29.99US.

Geneon has announced that they have entered an agreement with Toei to distribute the company's animated programs in the United States and Canada. The first three series that Geneon will release under the agreement are Air Master, Interlude, and Slam Dunk. Other titles included in the agreement are still unknown at the moment.