This weekend FUNimation announced and launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new English dub for The Vision of Escaflowne anime, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The goal is to raise $150,000 for the dub, and it's well on its way, with $75k+ raised …Read more »
Funimation is starting the new year off with some big changes, including a rebranding that gives the anime distributor a fresh look. The big news, though, comes in the form of the new FunimationNow streaming service, which will bring ad-free, HD streaming of Funimation's library …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Anyone who has ever dreamed of being a voice actor for anime over at FUNimation now has the rare opportunity to give it a shot. FUNimation recently kicked off an with all FUNimation Streaming Service Subscribers eligible to enter between now and December …Read more »
FUNimation has a small theatrical run brewing for Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie , which originally debuted in Japan back in June. The latest big-screen outing—featuring Kazuchika Kise ( Ghost in the Shell: Arise ) as chief director, Kazuya Nomura ( Robotics;Notes ) …Read more »
Earlier this month we posted about FUNimation's tentative hopes to release Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo on home video early next year, as discussed on an episode of Anime News Network's ANNCast podcast. Those plans finally got more specific during FUNimation's panel at this …Read more »
Wondering which site is going to stream the new Gundam series? The answer is, basically, all of them. Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans will premiere in North American on October 4 on Gundam.info, Daisuki and Hulu. It’ll also move to Crunchyroll and Funimation a week later on …Read more »
The title may be “F,” but U.S. viewers are giving the new Dragon Ball film an “A.” Within a week, the film has earned over $5 million, making it the ninth highest-grossing anime film in America. Resurrection ‘F’ has already surpassed the Hayao Miyazaki films …Read more »
FUNimation has big plans for the summer anime season, including 20 simulcast titles, 18 of which have been announced on the company's website . Broadcast Dubs program info will be announced later, but for now you can see what shows have been revealed thus far …Read more »
Well, we now know when we'll be able to check out the first live-action Attack on Titan film in English. FUNimation announced its acquisition of the theatrical, home entertainment, video on demand, and broadcast rights to the two-part adaptation, with plans to distribute it across …Read more »
FUNimation is kicking off the Broadcast Dub of Trigger's Ninja Slayer this Thursday, and you can sample some of it in the preview below. The first Broadcast dub episode of Ninja Slayer will be available starting May 21 at 9:00am CST. Here's who's playing who: …Read more »
FUNimation kicked off the weekend by announcing its acquisition of The Boy and the Beast , the latest anime film from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda ( Wolf Children , Summer Wars ). In an agreement with Gaumont International, FUNimation landed exclusive rights to theatrical, digital, …Read more »
Fans of English-dubbed anime are no doubt already aware of Funimation’s new effort, which they’ve dubbed (heh heh) “Broadcast Dubs.” They’re essentially dubs that come out weeks, rather than months or years, after the original Japanese broadcast. Funi continue to expand the broadcast dub project, …Read more »
FUNimation will be releasing Ping Pong the Animation —directed by Masaaki Yuasa and based on the original manga by Taiyo Matsumoto—on DVD and Blu-ray this June. With the release date looming, FUNi recently uploaded a couple samples of the anime's English dub. Here's the cast …Read more »
The limited edition Blu-ray/DVD collection of the Soul Eater Not! complete series is due out on April 30, which is right around the corner. With the release date looming, FUNimation went ahead and announced the English dub cast and shared a sample video clip. CHARACTER …Read more »
FUNimation announced more anime simulcasts for spring 2015, including the latest from Attack on Titan and The Rolling Girls producers WIT Studio. Based on the manga written by Takaya Kagami, illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto, and storyboarded by Daisuke Furuya, Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign …Read more »
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