Breaking: Media Blasters Acquires Queens Blade and Ikkitousen Great Guardians

Humberto Saabedra

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Media Blasters CEO John Sirabella has confirmed that his Media Blasters licensing and distribution company has acquired the licenses to Media Factory’s Queen’s Blade anime adaptation and Ikkitousen: Great Guardians.

Both series will be available next year scheduled for a siummer release and will be English dubbed, with the Queen’s Blade acquisition consisting of both seasons according to Sirabella.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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