the anime is licensed in north america by funimation, and released both seasons on december 20, 2011. funimation initially encountered production issues from the japanese licensors, causing a series of delays with their release date. originally intended for release on march 19, 2011, the release date was pushed back to may 17, 2011, and later to july 19, 2011. the anime is also licensed in australia and new zealand by madman entertainment, who already holds licensing rights to the manga, and will release both seasons in 2012. mvm holds the anime license in the united kingdom and is due to release the first season of rosario vampire on 10 september 2012.