{"id":32894,"date":"2026-07-03T14:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/animeigo-licenses-ad-police-files-house-of-five-leaves-more-titles-at-anime-expo-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:32:18","slug":"animeigo-licenses-ad-police-files-house-of-five-leaves-more-titles-at-anime-expo-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/animeigo-licenses-ad-police-files-house-of-five-leaves-more-titles-at-anime-expo-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AnimEigo Licenses AD Police Files, House of Five Leaves &#038; More Titles at Anime Expo 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AnimEigo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and its parent company, MediaOCD, have announced the license acquisition of five new anime series for Blu-ray release during its industry panel at Anime Expo 2026, including <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House of Five Leaves<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and a 4K restoration for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AD Police Files<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are the details on AnimEigo\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">latest licenses<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 20px;color: #000000\">Sakon The Ventriloquist\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9 Sharakumaro \u2022 Takeshi Obata\/Shueisha \u2022 Victor Entertainment \u2022 TMS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Description<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sakon The Ventriloquist is a 26-episode crime mystery anime series about an Edo-era puppeteer who travels Japan with his wisecracking puppet. He uses expert ventriloquism and theatrical skills to solve murders and expose clever killers. The series is based on a manga series, written by Sharakumaro and illustrated by Takeshi Obata (Death Note), which was originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 20px;color: #000000\">Moshidora (Drucker in the Dugout)<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9 NATSUMI IWASAKI \u2022 DIAMOND\/NHK\u2022NEP\u2022IP<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Description<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moshidora (also known as Drucker in the Dugout)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a 10-episode anime series produced by Production I.G. It follows a high school student who manages her school\u2019s baseball team using practices from a book by the famous management consultant Peter Drucker to rally her dispirited teammates. The series was inspired by a bestselling novel and subsequent manga series that also spawned a live-action film adaptation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 20px;color: #000000\">AD Police Files<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9AIC<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">The OVA series receives a new 4K restoration by MediaOCD for the Blu-ray home media release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Description<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AD Police Files is an acclaimed 3-episode OVA that served as the prequel to Bubblegum Crisis (also available on home media from AnimEigo). Chronologically set 5 years before the events of Bubblegum Crisis, it focuses on AD Police (Advanced Police) inspector Leon McNichol\u2019s early days in the crimefighting law enforcement squad.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 20px;color: #000000\">House of Five Leaves<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9 Natsume Ono\/Shogakukan, Sarai-ya Goyou Committee<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">AnimEigo will debut the series on HD Blu-ray in early 2027.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Description<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House of Five Leaves is a 12-episode series directed by Tomomi Mochizuki (Ocean Waves, Kimagure Orange Road) and based on the acclaimed manga by Natsume Ono. It depicts the adventures of a down on his luck samurai who becomes a bodyguard for the charismatic leader of a mysterious gang of bandits known as the Five Leaves.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 20px;color: #000000\">Baby &amp; I<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9 Marimo Ragawa\/Hakusensha \u2022 PIERROT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">The series will debut on Blu-ray in 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Description<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baby &amp; I is a 35-episode shojo classic directed by Takahiro Omori (Baccano!, Durarara!!, Natsume\u2019s Book of Friends) and based on the manga, Baby &amp; Me, created by Marimo Ragawa. It poignantly follows10-year-old Takuya, who is forced to grow up fast after his mother\u2019s death, leaving him to juggle his childhood and help his father raise and care for his toddler brother.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, AnimEigo announced that the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">upcoming home media release<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vampire Princess Miyu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which features a pair of blank cover art and Blu-ray case inserts, will be released on September 8, 2026. Pre-orders for the title are now open for a limited time exclusively from the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaocd.com\/product\/vampire-princess-miyu-ova-blu-ray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MediaOCD online store<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Source<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: press release<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AnimEigo and its parent company, MediaOCD, have announced the license acquisition of five new anime series for Blu-ray release during its industry panel at Anime Expo 2026, including House of Five Leaves and a 4K restoration for AD Police Files.\u00a0 Here are the details on AnimEigo\u2019s latest licenses:\u00a0 Sakon The Ventriloquist\u00a0 \u00a9 Sharakumaro \u2022 Takeshi 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