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Sentai Filmworks Adds Cobra The Animation (2010)

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Cobra the Animation Visual 001 - 20160325The world’s greatest Space Pirate is back for one more adventure!

Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the domestic rights to 2010 series Cobra The Animation. As of press time, release format and date have yet to be announced.

Cobra The Animation is a 2010 addition to the Space Adventure Cobra anime franchise. The series was helmed by Keizo Shimizu (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights, Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyū Densetsu – Sanada Jū Yūshi The Animation) at Magic Bus, with Kazumi Koide (Wonder Beat Scramble, Dragoon) in charge of series composition. The team of Akio Sugino, Ippei Masui, Keiko Yamamoto, and Keizo Shimizu worked on character designs.

Crunchyroll streamed Cobra The Animation as it aired in Japan, along with prequel OVAs Cobra The Animation: The Psychogun and Cobra The Animation: Time Drive

Nozomi Entertainment currently holds the rights to the original Space Adventure Cobra anime series, which it released on DVD.

 

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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