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DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, FUNIMATION BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL 1,000 HOURS OF ANIME, NOW SUBTITLED AND DUBBED IN SPANISH

Culver City, California (September 1, 2021) Funimation, the market leader in anime, is kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) with enough anime to keep fans in the United States and Canada celebrating and binge-watching all month long. That means popular titles like My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Attack on Titan can be enjoyed by a wider audience…

English Version of “Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Pocket” Released on App Store & Google Play Store

“Touken Ranbu -ONLINE-” and “Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Pocket” available on Johren, are now also available on the App Store and Google Play Store in the U.S. as the smartphone app game “Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Pocket” starting today, 8/10 (Tue). Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Promotion Video Gift Campaign Underway – Johren Account Sync Campaign Period: After released on 8/10/2021 (Tue) PDT – 9/13/2021 (Mon)…

“BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage” is coming to U.S. and Canada on Eventive!

Bushiroad USA Inc. (Walnut, California) has announced the release of “BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage” on the online streaming platform, Eventive, for the United States and Canada.   Online Streaming in the U.S. and Canada Virtual Screening for “BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage” will be available to stream on Eventive in the U.S. and Canada. The virtual screening will be available until November…

GKIDS’ “BELLE” TO MAKE ITS WORLD DEBUT IN THE 2021 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE SECTION

FEATURE MARKS OSCAR®-NOMINATED DIRECTOR MAMORU HOSODA’S SECOND INVITATION TO CANNES  NEW YORK (July 6, 2021) – GKIDS’ latest acquisition BELLE, from acclaimed filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda and his company Studio Chizu, is an Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival and will make its world debut in the Cannes Premiere section on Thursday, July 15. This marks the Hosoda’s second invitation to…

ANIME EXPO LITE 2021 PRESENTS CYBIRD PROGRAMMING

CYBIRD TV Special Edition presents Voice Actor Yuki Ono and Producer Hiroto Kuramasu as part of Anime Expo’s livestream event running July 3rd & 4th; All panels also to be available via VOD July 5th to 16th. Anime Expo Lite 2021 presents special programming and panels hosted by CYBIRD as part of this year’s two-day, livestream convention running Saturday, July 3rd through Sunday, July…

Anime Expo Lite 2021 Presents the Creators of the Netflix Anime Series TRESE

Creators of the acclaimed new Filipino anime series join expanded VOD Programming that immediately follows Anime Expo Lite’s livestream convention July 3rd & 4th; All panels available via VOD July 5th to 16th   Anime Expo Lite 2021 explores the animated action-packed supernatural crime thriller, TRESE in a special creator panel available as part of the convention’s expanded VOD programming…

ANIME EXPO LITE 2021 ANNOUNCES VIDEO GAME PROGRAMMING AND PARTICIPANTS

Registration open now for ticketed livestream event running July 3 & 4; All proceeds to benefit Hate Is A Virus   Anime Expo Lite 2021 adds a vivid array of video game and visual novel brands to this year’s two-day, livestream convention, commencing on Saturday, July 3rd and continuing through July 4th . Programming will include exclusive game related panels and special online content presented…

Featured Fan Art – Haruhi Suzumiya

With the recent announcement of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya coming back, I thought it would only be appropriate to feature some fun fan art of the series’ main character.

Alluring Bunny Girl Haruhi Source

Pixel Haruhi Source

Menacing Haruhi Source

Stylized Haruhi Source

Halloween Harui featuring Mai Sakurajima Source

Featured Cosplay – Back To School

It is officially September, and that unfortunately means school is in session. But not to worry, we have some pretty awesome and fun cosplay featuring some of our favorite teachers in anime.

  Izumi Curtis – Fullmetal Alchemist Cosplayer

Frank N.Stein & Medusa  – Soul Eater Cosplayers

Shouta Aizawa  – My  Hero  Academia Cosplayer

Koro-Sensei & Kaeda – Assassination Classroom Cosplayers Unknown Source

SENTAI ACQUIRES “TWITTERING BIRDS NEVER FLY” FEATURE LENGTH TRILOGY

HOUSTON, TX — August 26, 2020 — Sentai announced today that it acquired Twittering Birds Never Fly, the feature-length animated trilogy adapted from Kou Yoneda’s best-selling, groundbreaking manga of the same name.

Clouds Gather, the trilogy’s first installment, introduces two steely members of the Yakuza, each with secrets in their past, who occupy trusted and feared positions in the Japanese…

  Remember this?? Good times.

Press Kit: Lezhin Comics Webtoon ‘Big See’ dramatization by Kakao M

Big See. Image courtesy of Lezhin Entertainment.

SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

One of Lezhin Comics’ most popular webtoons, Big See, is set for a digital drama adaption by Kakao M.

Lezhin Entertainment (CEO Lee Sung Eob) announced on August 4th that Big See will be adapted into a digital drama series by Kakao M with Ji Soo (My First First Love) cast in the leading role.

Big See is the second of Kim…

Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young confirmed for Lezhin Comics film adaptation of ‘Happy Boy’

Images courtesy of BH Entertainment and Awesome Entertainment.

SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young have been confirmed for the film adaptation of Lezhin Comics’ original webtoon, Happy Boy.

Lezhin Entertainment (CEO Lee Sung Eob) announced on the 5th that Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young have been confirmed the main characters for the movie…

Yen Press Anime Expo Lite 2020 Announcements

Yen Press Announces Thirteen New Titles for Future Publication

  Yen Press, LLC announced a slate of upcoming titles during the Yen Press Industry Panel that was a part of the Anime Expo Lite virtual event. Acquisitions included manga titles, A Witch’s Love at the End of the World, Strawberry Fields Once Again, The Vampire & His Pleasant Companions, Slasher Maidens, Eniale & Dewiela and Mieruko-c…

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  Aniplex of America is partnering with Funimation Films to distribute the new highly anticipated Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train in theaters! We are so thrilled to partner with them on this theatrical release! Stay tuned for information soon!

Funimation, which is currently available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, will expand to Mexico and Brazil in Fall 2020. Funimation also announced it would offer select subtitled and dubbed anime series in Spanish and Portuguese. Stay tuned for more information.

Returning and Continuing Series this Summer (North America)

Fruits Basket Season 2

Fire Force Season 2 premieres July 3

Black Clover

One Piece – Simulcast continues

Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Part 2 premieres July 11

No Guns Life Season 2 resumes July 9 with Episode 13

The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED resumes Simulcast on July 30 with Episode 3

APPARE-RANMAN! resumes Simulcast on July 24 with Episode 4

A Certain Scientific Railgun T – SimulDub™ resuming

Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater returns July 28 with Episode 4

Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement- returns July 3 with Episode 8

  New to Funimation’s Streaming Service in July 2020 (North America)

SUPER HXEROS premieres July 3

DECA-DENCE – July 2020

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! premieres July 10

Lapis Re:LiGHTs premieres July 4

Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Season 2 (Subtitled) premieres July 7. All of Season 1 (subbed) will be released on same day as Season 2 premieres

Coming to Funimation 2020 and 2021 (North America) 

By the Grace of the Gods – Fall 2020

Akudama Drive – October 2020

Adachi and Shimamura – Fall 2020

Higurashi: When They Cry – NEW – Fall 2020

Maesetsu! Opening Act – Fall 2020

Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World – Fall 2020

Ikebukuro West Gate Park – Fall 2020

Dropout Idol Fruit Tart – Fall 2020

MARS RED – 2021

New Products and Home Video Releases in the FUNIMATION SHOP

Funimation revealed exciting products available in the Funimation Shop. Highlights include exclusive Dragon Ball Z Funko Pop, Dragon Ball Super Funko Pop, Fruits Basket Kyo and Yuki Figures, and the Chrome Pop Collection. Pre-order is open for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Part One Standard Edition Blu-Ray.

Home Entertainment

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Part One Standard Edition Blu-ray (Pre-order)

The Rising of the Shield Hero – Season One Part One – BD / DVD Limited Edition

The Rising of the Shield Hero Season One Part Two – BD / DVD + Artbook

The Quintessential Quintuplets – Season One – BD / DVD Limited Edition

Products Available for Pre-Order

Dragon Ball Z Funko Pop – Ultra Size Shenron – Pre-Order (metallic/glow in the dark)

Exclusive Dragon Ball Super Funko Pop – Kale/Caulifla 2pk

Exclusive Fruits Basket – Kyo Figure

Exclusive Fruits Basket – Yuki Figure

Special Product Offers

Berserk Guts: Black Swordsman (exclusive bloody variant)

July 3rd – Chrome Pop Collection / XL All Might Glitter FiGPiN

July 4th – XL Gogeta/Broly FiGPiN 2-pack

About Funimation

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Funimation’s streaming services offer a growing catalog of over 700 anime series and 13,000+ hours of content available on 15 platforms and in 47 countries. Funimation’s in-house team designs must-have, exclusive collectibles distributed through major retailers and an e-commerce site; Funimation’s theatrical division is responsible for six of the top 20 anime films in the U.S. As pioneers of the SimulDub™, Funimation is the gold standard for foreign language dubbing of Japanese anime with the highest quality standards and fidelity to the original artists. With a fan-centric approach, Funimation has built a loyal social community of over 30 million followers and earned the trust of Japan’s most iconic creators.