At Anime Expo 2007 (June 29 – July 2), Geneon Entertainment announced its acquisition of the English-language license of "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" and of its sequel, "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's". However, Geneon cancelled its distribution agreement with ADV Films in September 2007. Funimation acquired rights for distribution of Geneon titles in July 2008, after which, Funimation announced that they would soon began distributing the "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" series. Funimation began distributing the English release in a single DVD compilation volume boxset on December 29, 2008. The release was dubbed by Geneon Entertainment in association with World Production Group.