Déclic Images is a French company specialized in the translation and sale of Japanese-style comics for the French-speaking world.
The Déclic Images trademark was founded in 1999. By 2002, the company produced nearly half of all new Japanese anime published in France.
The company's mission is to offer popular series that are accessible to all, containing at a minimum, 26 episodes. Déclic Images produces both recent titles (Love Hina, Fruits Basket, etc.) as well as anime classics such as: Heidi, or Masters of the Universe.
History In 2002, Déclic Images began offering Japanese copyright holders beneficial license-acquisition offers. Other publishers in the French language anime market, such as Kaze animation and Dybex, were left with the choice between offering competitive prices, falling back on less prestigious titles, or finding undiscovered talent. This was despite the fact that both of the companies' products were distributed by Déclic Images' parent company, Manga Distribution.
At the height of Japanese anime sales in 2005, Déclic Images's sales reached 5.24 million euro. It sold its products in supermarkets, over the Internet and in specialized shops, and in 2004 launched a large marketing campaign that included TV ads. Despite its presence in the market, each product generated only a small profit and Manga Distribution handled its supermarket presence in an unprofitable manner.
After solid growth between 2002 and 2005, with a dozen titles being released per year, the company released Goldorak in August 2005. It was later revealed that Déclic Images did not hold the rights to the title. After extensive judicial travails, a French appeals court confirmed in 2009 a judgment of 4.8 million euro in damages against the company. Several matters remain in the courts, including a 2006 release of Captain Future, about improper licensing rights.
Déclic Images has since gone through a number of restructurings and recovery proceedings, and relies on re-releases of their current library of titles. Déclic was unable to relicense sequels and remakes of previously licensed materials due to eroding relationships with Japanese distributors and producers, such as Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid and Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing. Their last license before they stopped licensing new anime titles was Gakuen Alice. The titles Black Lagoon, Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage, and X were re-licensed by Kazé in 2012, and the company also licensed Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail. The titles Full Metal Panic! and Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu were re-licensed by Dybex in 2014, and the company also licensed Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid.
Anime Over the years, Déclic Images has distributed a number of popular anime series, movies, and OVAs in their network. Déclic Images would either distribute the series through TV or at times become the publisher of the series in France. Ai Yori Aoshi (TV) : Distributor Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ (TV) : Distributor Alps no Shōjo Heidi (TV) : Distributor Astro Boy (TV) : Distributor Attacker You! (TV) : Distributor Baki the Grappler (TV) : Distributor Basilisk (TV) : Distributor Black Lagoon (TV, seasons 1-2) : Distributor (relicensed by Kazé in 2012) Blue Gender (TV) : Distributor Blue Gender: The Warrior (movie) : Distributor Blue Seed (TV) : Distributor Blue Seed Beyond (OAV) : Distributor Captain Future (TV) : Distributor Chrono Crusade (TV) : Distributor City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (special) : Distributor Cybersix (TV) : Distributor D.N.Angel (TV) : Distributor Dagger of Kamui (movie) : Distributor DT Eightron (TV) : Distributor El Hazard: The Alternative World (TV) : Distributor El Hazard: The Wanderers (TV) : Distributor Flame of Recca (TV) : Distributor Fruits Basket (TV) : Distributor Full Metal Panic! (TV) : Distributor (relicensed by Dybex in 2014) Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (TV) : Distributor (relicensed by Dybex in 2014) Gad Guard (TV) : Distributor Galaxy Express 999 Movie : Distributor Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo: Distributor Gatchaman '94 (OAV) : Distributor Glass no Kamen (TV) : Distributor Gravion (TV) : Distributor Gravion Zwei (TV) : Distributor Gunparade March (TV) : Distributor Heat Guy J (TV) : Distributor Hikari no Densetsu (TV) : Distributor Hikaru no Go (TV) : Distributor Infinite Ryvius (TV) : Distributor Izumo: Takeki Tsurugi no Senki (TV) : Distributor JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OAV) : Distributor Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman (TV) : Distributor Kaleido Star (TV) : Distributor Kerokko Demetan (TV) : Distributor Kiddy Grade (TV) : Distributor Kimagure Orange Road (TV) : Distributor Kurenai Sanshiro (TV) : Distributor Lady!! (TV) : Distributor Last Exile (TV) : Distributor Lost Universe (TV) : Distributor Love Hina (TV) : Distributor Love Hina Again (OAV) : Distributor Love Hina Spring Special - I wish Your Dream : Distributor Love Hina X'mas Special - Silent Eve : Distributor Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (TV) : Distributor Maho no Star Magical Emi (TV) : Distributor Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami (TV) : Distributor Meiken Jolie (TV) : Distributor Monster Rancher (TV) : Distributor Nanaka 6/17 (TV) : Distributor NieA 7 (TV) : Distributor Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (TV) : Distributor Now and Then, Here and There (TV) : Distributor Outlanders (OAV) : Distributor Ozu no Mahōtsukai (TV) : Distributor Peacemaker (TV) : Distributor Princess Nine (TV) : Distributor Princess Tutu (TV) : Distributor R.O.D -The TV- : Distributor Ranma ½ (TV) : Distributor Ring ni Kakero (TV) : Distributor Robotech (U.S. TV) : Distributor Rune Soldier (TV) : Distributor SaiKano (TV) : Publisher Saiyuki (TV) : Distributor Saiyuki Gunlock (TV) : Distributor Saiyuki Reload (TV) : Distributor Sasurai no Shōjo Nell (TV) : Distributor Scrapped Princess (TV) : Distributor Seven of Seven (TV) : Distributor Shaman King (TV) : Editor Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (TV) : Distributor Silent Möbius (TV) : Broadcaster Slayers (TV) : Distributor Slayers - The Motion Picture : Distributor Slayers Excellent (OAV) : Distributor Slayers Gorgeous (movie) : Distributor Slayers Great (movie) : Distributor Slayers Next (TV) : Distributor Slayers Premium (movie) : Distributor Slayers Return (movie) : Distributor Slayers Special (OAV) : Distributor Slayers Try (TV) : Distributor Sonic X (TV) : Editor Soul Hunter (TV) : Distributor Space Adventure Cobra (TV) : Distributor Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie : Distributor Speed Grapher (TV) : Distributor Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (TV) : Distributor The Galaxy Railways (TV) : Distributor The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (TV) : Distributor Thundercats (U.S. TV) : Distributor UFO Robo Grendizer (TV) : Distributor Urusei Yatsura (TV) : Distributor X (TV) : Distributor (relicensed by Kazé in 2012)
References
External links
Official site, in French.