Head over to beta.FUNimation.com and check out the new site! We’re currently hosting on an alternate web address for you all to explore and enjoy so you don’t feel rushed with the new site before we switch things over. Take a look around and have some fun with all the new features and content. (more…)
FUNimation’s Ga Rei Zero: Complete Series Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack limited edition is now available in stores, such as, Amazon. If you are a fan of the series and haven’t gotten a chance to own it, now is the time.
If any of you have played the Playstation 2 game, then you will know that Atlus’ Persona 4 had the style and feel of an anime that would work. The official website for Persona 4: The Animation has launched! CAN’T WAIT!
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Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce an encore presentation of JUNJO ROMANTICA will be streamed at Nozomi Ent.’s YouTube page, to celebrate the upcoming release of the JUNJO ROMANTICA 2 DVD Collection (Season 2) on May 3, 2011. (more…)
VIZ Media, the largest distributor of anime and manga in the United States, announced a full slate of acquisitions for its kids imprint, VIZ Kids. The acquisitions include DVD, Download-To-Own, and graphic novel licenses for a wide range of well-established global franchises. “VIZ Media is excited to expand our kids imprint to include a variety of fun new properties,†said Elizabeth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial Director of VIZ Media. “These new titles use strong storytelling, eye-popping graphics and empowering themes to engage a younger generation of fans.†(more…)
VIZ Media has announced that it will serve as an official distribution partner for Aniplex of America’s domestic debut of the BLUE EXORCIST anime series. VIZ will carry the new action series (subtitled) on its VIZAnime website beginning Wednesday, April 20th, just days after its eagerly anticipated debut on Japanese TV on April 17th. New episodes will stream on the site every Wednesday. (more…)
FUNimation’s Hero Tales: Part One & Two is now available at Amazon.com.
Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce the SOUND OF THE SKY (Sora no Woto) Complete DVD Collection L.E. will be available on July 5, 2011. (more…)
Navarre Corporation (Nasdaq:NAVR) today announced that it has sold FUNimation Entertainment for $24 million in an all cash transaction. Purchasers in the transaction are a group of entities that were newly formed by an investment group that includes Gen Fukunaga, FUNimation Entertainment’s chief executive officer, as a minority stakeholder. In connection with the sale, the Company has entered into an agreement to act as FUNimation Entertainment’s exclusive distributor in the United States on a continuing basis, and will also act as FUNimation Entertainment’s logistics and fulfillment services provider. (more…)
Viz Media has announced that several of its most popular anime series will be offered to U.S. audiences by Netflix, Inc., the world’s leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV shows. Starting in April, BLEACH, NARUTO, and INUYASHA are among the popular titles which can be instantly streamed from Netflix. More titles will be announced shortly. (more…)