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| Red Ant Enterprises Pty Ltd | |
| Industry | Video game |
| Founded | 2001 Australia |
| Defunct | August 23, 2011 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Website | http://www.red-ant.com.au/ |
Red Ant Enterprises Pty Ltd was an Australian owned video game, anime, home video and PC software distributor. Red Ant is the largest such company in the country, as well as the local distributor for over 30 publishers that are based overseas, including 505 Games and Oxygen Games and previously European subsidiaries of Japanese companies such as Capcom Europe and Rising Star Games before Red Ant went into receivership. The company was deregistered by ASIC on 23 August 2011.[1]
Red Ant Enterprises has partnered with Rialto Distribution to start their home entertainment division which features independent and/or less-known films. In 2008, Red Ant announced they acquired the license from Gainax to release Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone as their first move into the anime industry.[2] Red Ant currently owns the licenses to Evangelion 1.0 and Oh! Edo Rocket, and has secured the rights to Perfect Blue, which Madman Entertainment (Australia's largest Anime sub-licensee and distributor) lost in late 2008. Red Ant Enterprises only owns the rights to the Japanese subtitled versions of these titles.
Red Ant Enterprises had announced a new distribution deal with Konami of Europe, whose products were then distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Atari Australia. The deal was to come into effect early in 2009, but since Red Ant went into administration, Konami of Europe decided to return to Atari.[3]
- ^ ASICs Gazette 2011 August 23
- ^ "Australia's Red Ant to Release Evangelion: 1.0 on DVD - Anime News Network|AU". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ Crossley, Rob. "Atari Ends Konami Distribution Deal | Edge Online". Edge Online. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2008.