Not even a year has passed since Geneon was teasing us to touch the G-Spot and join their online fanclub, and now they're about to close it shut. This morning we received an e-mail in which Geneon's Chad Kime informs us that they "will be closing the Geneon Spot as part of the restructuring of Geneon USA business". You know, that "ADV + Geneon = Love" deal from a little while ago?

Well, by now fans can no longer order animes and other stuff from Geneon, but to ease their pain (and give them a flicker of hope), the company's big boss, Eiji Orii sends along this following letter:

"To our fans,

Recently, we announced that we will not be accepting orders on Geneon products after Friday, September 28, 2007. We have read your comments that you have e-mailed and posted on various web sites, and received your numerous calls.

At this time, we are internally discussing plans to explore all available options to continue distribution of Geneon titles, both old and new, at a later date. However, nothing is certain at this time. We will release more information to the public once we have any concrete plans, if any.

We would like to thank you for your support over the last 20+ years - first as Pioneer and then as Geneon. We have worked hard to bring you the best in Japanese animation and you have responded with an intense passion and support for our products.

As Geneon evolves, we hope that we can continue to be a part of your future.

Thank you,

Eiji Orii
President and CEO, Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc."

By the time this story becomes old news, there will probably be no more Geneon Spot for us, so we're saving the splash screen for all eternity over on CryoCopy. Farewell G-Spot, it was nice touching you!