Ltd.,[1] trading as Crunchyroll Store Australia, and previously known as Madman Anime, is an Australian video publisher and distribution company focused on Asian entertainment.
[2] Originally selling titles on VHS, the company became the second Australian distributor to author DVDs in-house, with the 1995 film Ghost in the Shell being their first DVD release.
[5] Madman Entertainment also began releasing Blu-ray Disc titles, starting with The Transformers: The Movie in June 2009.
[16] Crunchyroll Store Australia hosts notable titles that are also licensed by Crunchyroll, LLC itself and sibling company Aniplex of America in the United States as well as Sentai Filmworks such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, My Hero Academia, Clannad, Fairy Tail, Persona 5: The Animation and Spy × Family.
Ltd. was a video on demand service that specialised in the online streaming and simulcasting of Japanese anime series, serving the Australian and New Zealand market.
[19] AnimeLab also simulcasted Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, despite Hanabee acquiring the distribution license for the series.
[20] On 26 May 2015, AnimeLab announced that the website had exited beta, and introduced a paid subscription, alongside an ad-based free service.
[23] On 25 August 2017, AnimeLab announced that they would begin streaming select titles from Adult Swim's back catalogue.
[17] AnimeLab also announced a collaboration with the Australian Red Cross to promote blood donations in Australia with the simulcast of Cells at Work!.