| Eleven Arts | |
| Type: | Film production, distribution, sales agent |
| Founder: | Ko Mori |
| Foundation: | 1997 |
| Location City: | Los Angeles, California |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Key People: | Ko Mori (CEO) |
| Industry: | Entertainment |
Eleven Arts is a film production and distribution company based in Los Angeles, California. The company has Japanese executives and has "a largely Japanese lineup".[1] It specializes in importing anime from Japan to the United States.[2]
Eleven Arts was founded by Ko Mori in 1997.
In 2008, Eleven Arts partnered with Funimation to distribute Love and Honor (2006) in the United States. It also sold Man, Woman and the Wall to TLA Releasing for distribution in the US and the UK.[3] In 2009, Eleven Arts acquired distribution rights to Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl.[4] In 2012, the company partnered with Edlead to produce and distribute several films a year for international audiences.[5]
The company releases Japanese anime films on home video in the United States market, though it has struggled with sales due to the prevalence of illegal downloads.[6] It also filed in 2013 a lawsuit against a DVD distributor for distributing inferior copies of anime films based on poor sales numbers.[7] And in response to piracy, Eleven Arts sought to release anime films in the United States before it is released on home video in Japan. For instance, Eleven Arts released in the United States three weeks after it was released in Japan.[8]
On August 11, 2018, it was announced at Otakon 2018 that Eleven Arts had partnered with Right Stuf Inc. to become the exclusive distributor for select Eleven Arts titles on home video.[9] On October 3, 2018, it was announced Eleven Arts and Shout! Factory had signed a distribution deal, whereby Shout! Factory would distribute Eleven Arts' titles for home video. Eleven Arts also clarified that this deal would not affect their partnership with Right Stuf.[10]
| Year | Film | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Millennium Actress | [11] | |
| 2005 | What the Snow Brings | ||
| 2006 | Love and Honor | Distributed in 2008 | |
| 2006 | Memories of Tomorrow | Distributed in 2007 | |
| 2008 | Daytime Drinking | [12] | |
| 2009 | Distributed in 2010 | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | [13] | ||
| 2017 | Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 | Based on , Part One (of Two) | |
| 2017 | Laughing Under the Clouds: Gaiden Part 3 | Based on Laughing Under the Clouds | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 | Based on | |
| 2018 | Laughing Under the Clouds: Gaiden Part 1 & 2 | Based on Laughing Under the Clouds | |
| 2018 | Liz and the Blue Bird | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2018 | Penguin Highway | Based on Penguin Highway | |
| 2019 | Based on Sound! Euphonium | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2020 | Poupelle of Chimney Town | [14] | |
| 2021 | [15] | ||
| 2021 | Based on Gin Tama | [16] | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2021 | Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis | Based on The Prince of Tennis | [17] |
| 2021 | Sequel to Shirobako | [18] | |
| 2022 | Blue Thermal | Based on Blue Thermal | [19] |
| Year | Film | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tokyo Gore Police | [20] | ||
| 2014 | Man from Reno | [21] | ||
| 2016 | [22] | |||
| 2017 | Downrange | |||
| 2018 | Lords of Chaos | Produced by Eleven Arts with Vice Films, Insurgent, Scott Free, Kwesi Dickson, Chimney Pot | [23] | |
| 2020 | Gift of Fire | [24] | ||
| 2021 | Prisoners of the Ghostland | Produced by Eleven Arts Studios with Untitled Entertainment, Boos Boos Bang Bang, XYZ Films, Patriot Pictures | [25] |