Rumour has it that Geneon's withdrawal from the North American anime scene in November 2007 might not be the end of it. What's left of the company is still trying to save its anime catalogue, and to that end, they are said to be "in serious talks with a major US home entertainment distributor". If all goes well, at least some of their anime licenses may yet see the light of day again. Or at all.

The story originated from Robert's Anime Corner Store newsletter, and Anime UK News was kind enough to scribble its relevant contents, which we are conveniently copy-pasting below:

"Geneon has been in serious talks with a major US home entertainment distributor for about the past three months to get their titles back on the street. I know exactly who it is, how far along they are, and the details that are going to make or break the deal. The trouble is I can't make any of that info public without jeopardizing our relationship with the new company, but perhaps it's helpful to let you guys know that there is something serious in the works. Whether the deal is completed or not remains to be seen, and I would advise everyone to not get their hopes up, but I will tell you this:

- If we don't hear anything by mid-summer we probably won't hear anything.
- Even if a major deal is struck, it won't involve Geneon's entire catalog circa Sept 2007. The new company will cherry pick those releases like people at Ruby Tuesday pick over the salad bar.
- The 'major distributor' they are in talks with is NOT one of the existing US Anime studios."

I should probably be more excited about this, but I'm kind of not.