"Chobits" was licensed in North America by Geneon in July 2002, which has released the series in 7 DVDs. This release is redistributed in the United Kingdom (on 6 DVDs instead of 7, placing the recap episodes and special as extras on disk 6) by MVM Films, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. At Anime Boston 2010, North American anime distributor Funimation announced that they have rescued Chobits and would release the series on DVD and Blu-ray on April 26, 2011 and May 10, 2011, respectively. The anime series made its US television debut on May 9, 2011 on the Funimation Channel.