Central Park Media has announced that the company now owns the rights to Eric Bessler's Otaku Unite! Otaku Unite! is a feature-length documentary that delves into the history of anime fandom in the United States. The title has already generated interest among fans, and has been shown at several conventions across the country. A release date and price for the DVD release will be announced at July's San Diego Comic Con.

According to Anime on DVD and a post on the Japanese 2Chan BBS, Geneon released information regarding the Hellsing OVA at its latest Rondo Robe publicity event. The exact number of episodes is unknown, but the company hopes the OVA project will continue for three years, with the first episode's release hitting shelves in the winter of 2005. At the event, Geneon showed a promotional trailer that features references to current storylines, including those from the currently uncompiled volume eight. Each episode will be approximately 35 minutes long, and will be available in anamorphic widescreen format. Series creator Kouta Hirano will closely supervise production of the OVA series, and be heavily involved in several aspects of the show, including casting.

Kids WB! has acquired the broadcast rights to 26 episodes of the Viewtiful Joe anime series. The network will air Viewtiful Joe as part of its popular Saturday-morning lineup. Currently, the series runs for 52 episodes, and will be distributed on DVD by Geneon Entertainment.

ADV Films has acquired the rights to the Shadow Skill television series. The series will begin release in November, and is more of a fleshed-out retelling of the OVA series than a new story.

AN Entertainment has announced that the US release of Haré+Guu will not contain the series' original closing song. Due to an apparent copyright dispute, the series will use an instrumental theme in lieu of the original song.

Viz Media announced that the company has granted a merchandise production license to Bandai. The license allows Bandai to produce video games for Sony-based platforms, as well as trading card games based on the popular manga and anime series, Naruto.