Funimation has acquired the rights to Robotech – upon expiration of current third party deals, this will give Funimation worldwide (excluding Japan) all rights (including VOD, EST, home entertainment and merchandising) to the original series and two CGI sequel films.
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Funimation Announces Season Four of Hit Anime Series My Hero Academia!
First Film in Rascal Anime Series Comes to North America in October!
Aniplex of America and Funimation Films are partnering to bring Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl to the U.S. and Canada – for two nights only – in October. The film directly follows the conclusion of the anime series adapted from Hajime Kamoshida’s best-selling light novel Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl […]
Hulu and Funimation Ink Expand Partnership to Increase Access to Internationally Popular Anime!
Hulu and Funimation have announced a multi-year partnership and output deal. The new deal will grant Hulu a first look at U.S. streaming video on-demand rights to future anime series produced and released by Funimation beginning in 2019. This will allow Hulu and Funimation to stream even more quality anime series and add to a partnership […]
Comic-Con 2018: Funimation Sets Theatrical Dates for My Hero Academia: Two Heroes!
Funimation has set the U.S. and Canadian theatrical dates for the first My Hero Academia film, Two Heroes: September 25, 26, 27, 29 and October 2, 2018. The dates will be spilt between Japanese with English subtitles and English-dubbed versions.
Blu-ray Review: Shin Godzilla!
Shin Godzilla – which opens in over 400 theaters for an eight-day run beginning Tuesday, October 11th – is the 29th in the franchise’s 32 year history. Unlike all but the first few films in the franchise, this Godzilla is not campy – Godzilla is not Japan’s champion. Instead, it’s a destructive force of nature […]
Funimation Acquires Season Two of My Hero Academia!
In season one, Izuku and the rest of the first-year class at a prestigious school for heroes, thought they’d been put through the wringer. They’re about tho find out that 2nd year is much tougher. In a first for the series, “My Hero Academia” will premiere simultaneously in Japan, U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland on […]
Epic Rebirth Trailer: Shin Godzilla!
Funimation Films has released the trailer for Shin Godzilla and it looks great! The tone is very much like the original film and between the original theme music and that familiar bellow, the trailer is a kaleidoscopic montage of scenes that draw viewers in. Tickets for Shin Godzilla’s theatrical run (October 11-18) are now available. […]
Funimation and Crunchyroll Bring Complementary Strengths To New Anime Streaming Partnership!
Funimation and Crunchyroll have formed a new partnership to bring access to more anime to fans. Funimation will now provide English dubs to Crunchyroll titles, while Crunchyroll will provide subtitles to Funimation titles. The collaboration will begin with each providing dubs/subtitles on the other’s 2016 summer titles, including Funimation’s D.Gray-man Hallow (above), First Love Monster and Puzzle & Dragons […]
Shin Godzilla: The Greatest of All Kaiju Returns!
Toho Company Ltd. has produced a new Godzilla movie – and it’s coming to North America in October! SHIN GODZILLA is the 29th film in the 62-year series produced by Toho and stars Hiroki Hasegawa and Satomi Ishihara (from the Attack on Titan” live action movies) as well as Yutaka Takenouchi (Codename: Fox). Funimation® is releasing […]
Comic-Con 2016: Funimation Confirms Exclusive and Limited Edition Merchandise!
Funimation has confirmed that SDCC exclusive “Dragon Ball Z” and Limited Edition “One Piece” Funko Pop! vinyl figures will be available to fans during the convention until sold out. Follow the jump for details.