Shout! Studios Announces Appointment of Industry Veteran Thomas Breckenridge as Director of Product Development and Marketing for Anime Content

Industry Veteran and Former Crunchyroll Director Thomas Breckenridge
Named Director of Product Development and Marketing for Anime Content

Los Angeles (June 23, 2025) – Shout! Studios, a multi-platform media company, announced the appointment of Thomas Breckenridge to the newly created role of Director of Product Development and Marketing (Anime Content). The announcement was made by Shout! Studios Executive Vice President Melissa Boag to whom Breckenridge reports.

Thomas Breckenridge joins Shout! Studios in this new role. He will guide the acquisition, product development, and marketing strategies, primarily focusing on licensing Japanese anime media for home media. Breckenridge will work closely with Melissa Boag and senior members of the Business Affairs and Acquisitions teams to identify new licensing opportunities and develop sales strategies for upcoming releases.

“I am delighted to welcome Thomas to our team. He has a remarkable track record in merchandising, fueled by a profound passion for global pop culture, especially anime. His expertise and network in the industry make him an ideal appointment for this role,” stated Shout's Executive Vice President Melissa Boag. “We look forward to Thomas playing a significant role in our growth and navigating the evolving landscape of fandom and media consumption.”

For the past seven years, Thomas Breckenridge served as Merchandising Manager at Right Stuf, where he played a key role in growing the company's e-commerce business. He provided strategic guidance on product buying and acquisitions while developing strong partnerships with major vendors, including Shout! Studios. Following Crunchyroll's acquisition of Right Stuf, he stepped into the role of Director of Merchandising, expanding his focus to a broader, global market.

About Shout! Studios
Shout! Studios is a multiplatform media company specializing in film and TV distribution, development, and production. The company has evolved with the changing entertainment landscape to excel in all forms of content distribution, including theatrical, digital streaming, broadcast and in-flight licensing, physical media, and more. Shout! Studios owns Gravitas Ventures and manages a large portfolio of feature films, series, anime, animation, and documentaries. The company's creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including Aardman Animations, The Carol Burnett Show, GKIDS and Studio Ghibli (including the latest Academy Award® -winning masterpiece from Miyazaki, The Boy and the Heron), LAIKA Studios, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Golden Princess movie library, alongside many others. Shout! Studios operates two successful imprints –Shout! Kids for family animation and live-action entertainment and Scream Factory for genre horror films and TV. Shout! Studios also operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! TV and its family of FAST channels. Shout! Studios produces, acquires, and distributes new films, including Shout! Studios' original film Old Henry (Tim Blake Nelson), acclaimed Western The Dead Don't Hurt (Viggo Mortensen, Vicky Krieps), Linoleum (Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn), Shekhar Kapur's What's Love Got To Do With It (Lily James, Emma Thompson), family comedy A Sudden Case of Christmas (Danny DeVito, Andie MacDowell), and the upcoming Western thriller Killing Faith (Guy Pearce, DeWanda Wise, Bill Pullman). Shout! Studios is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Studios, visit ShoutStudios.com