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Monday 17 April 2017

Industry News: Funimation July 2017 Release Slate

Funimation are offering a few more newer titles this time around from the Spring 2016 season, in addition to three anticipated catalogue shows.

We have 6 new additions to the catalogue as well as one re-release. There's also one limited edition set and one specific title that actually has both the TV & OVA versions bundled together.

New Additions - July 4th:


Hyouka: Part 1 (Episodes 01-11)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $59.98
Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures
Extras: Episode 11.5, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

New Additions - July 11th:


Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear: Complete Series
Combo Pack - Japanese - $64.98
Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures
Extras: OVA 1: Day of the First Snow, OVA 2: Natchan's Shocking Debut!, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

New Additions - July 18th:


Record of Lodoss War: Complete OVA Series & Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight: Complete Series
Combo Pack (TV Series is DVD only) - English & Japanese - $84.98
Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures
Extras: Next Episode Previews, Commercials, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Three Leaves, Three Colors: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Toho Animation
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

New Additions - July 25th:


And you thought there is never a girl online?: Complete Series (Limited Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $84.98
Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan
Extras: Episode 03 Commentary, Episode 05 Video Commentary, Promo Video, Luce Twinkle Wink "1st Love Story" Music Video Promo, Commercial Collection, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers
LE Extras: A Mesh Mouse Pad with Ako character art, Bathroom Wall Cling with Ako character art, and a chipboard box.


And you thought there is never a girl online?: Complete Series (Standard Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan
Extras: Episode 03 Commentary, Episode 05 Video Commentary, Promo Video, Luce Twinkle Wink "1st Love Story" Music Video Promo, Commercial Collection, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers



Dragon Ball Super: Part 1 (Episodes 01-13)
Blu-ray - English & Japanese - $44.98
Region: A ~ Publisher: Toei Animation
Extras: Catching Up on the Dragon Ball Universe: Sonny Strait & Savannah Ligaluppi, Catching Up on the Dragon Ball Universe: Christopher R. Sabat & Hero D. Sabat, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers



Dragon Ball Super: Part 1 (Episodes 01-13)
DVD - English & Japanese - $39.98
Region: 1 ~ Publisher: Toei Animation
Extras: None

Re-releases - July 4th:


The Boy and the Beast (Mamoru Hosoda Collection)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $49.98
Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: NTV
Extras: The Boy and the Beast Exclusive Making Of, Cast Talk: The Best of The Boy and the Beast, Film Countdown Special, Promo Videos, Studio Chizu x ZIP! Collaborations, Original Japanese Trailers, TV Spot Collection, Trailers
CE Extras: Slipcover with special artwork on the covers, Booklet

Grav's Thoughts:

Catalogue:
 - Hyouka
 - Record of Lodoss War / Record of Lodoss War: Chronicle of the Heroic Knight

Summer 2015:
 - Dragon Ball Super

Spring 2016:
 - And you thought there is never a girl online?
 - Kumamiko - Girl Meets Bear
 - Three Colors, Three Leaves

Let's talk about Hyouka. So for those who didn't know about what this show is, it's a 2012 anime series from studio Kyoto Animation based off a light novel series called Koten-bu. The show for some reason never received an English localisation in terms of streaming or other means, which was very odd. It wasn't until around early 2016 when Kadokawa finally made the license available to everyone, so this is the year in which distributors are now starting to release them. Funimation got this show as part as their massive package deal that also included Gosick, Nichijou, Scrapped Princess and a number of other titles that were once available to stream over on Crunchyroll (Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, The Mystic Archives of Dantalian, Omamori Himari). Overall it's one hell of a package and I wouldn't be surprised if there were more to grab - like those films & OVAs of The Slayers for example. I've had my guess on Hyouka being with Funimation for half a year now and I was wondering what the hold up was (looks like the English dub was the reason, which caught me by surprise since I didn't think the show would work in English). Either way, happy to see that it's finally getting a release.

Record of Lodoss War, I've heard of the name a lot especially with the Dreamcast game I keep seeing at my local game store. This is a 90s OVA series that also received a late 90s TV series (Chronicles of the Heroic Knight) though many prefer the former. Only the OVA series received the Blu-ray treatment in Japan hence why the TV series is DVD only but at least you got a dub for both since they were already made many years ago - I hear Crispin Freeman is part of the dub so that's neat.

Dragon Ball Super is now starting to get a retail release, with the first thirteen episodes for the first part. Basically you'll have to put up with recaps of the Battle of Gods & Resurrection F storyline for the first 2-cour of the show. The real treat apparently begins with the Future Trunks arc which starts at episode 47 (so.. the end of Part 4).

From the Spring 2016 season we have Netoge no Yome, also known as And you thought there is never a girl online?, Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear, and Three Leaves, Three Colours. Netoge no Yome I did watch and enjoyed a fair bit, its' not the best show but one that I found some form of entertainment value to it. Kumamiko I've heard had a very controversial ending so I'm curious about that. Three Leaves, Three Colours I don't know much but it did get a dub so yeah. Speaking of dubs, only Kumamiko is subtitled only - I guess there's no real loss on that one.

And of course there's Mamoru Hosoda's Boy and the Beast getting a special release. That's all of his films sorted... well unless Funimation licenses the Digimon movie and One Piece Movie 6.

That's basically it for Funimation's July line-up. Here is what's left in terms of backlog.

Completely Forgotten:
Ghost in the Shell: Arise Alternative Architecture
Minami-ke Tadaima
Pretear
Psycho Pass: Extended Edition
The Tatami Galaxy

Summer 2015:
Junjo Romantica 3
Venus Project -Climax-

Autumn 2015:
Concrete Revolutio
Dance With Devils

Winter 2016:
Fairy Tail Zero
Rainbow Days

Spring 2016:
Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou - The Last Song

Summer 2016:
Cheer Boys!!
D.Gray-man HALLOW
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School: Despair Arc
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School: Future Arc
First Love Monster
Handa-kun
Love Live! Sunshine!!
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet
Puzzle & Dragons X
Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars
Sca-red Rider XechS
SERVAMP
Show By Rock!! Short!!
Tales of Zestiria the X
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Bowl Dance
Time Travel Girl
TSUKIUTA. The Animation

Crunchyroll Partnership:
91 Days
Ace Attorney
Alderamin on the Sky
Berserk [2016]
Big Order
Bungo Stray Dogs
Gintama [Season 3]
Izetta: The Last Witch
Joker Game
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress [Season 1]
Konosuba [Season 1]
Mob Psycho 100
Myraid Colors Phantom World
Nanbaka
NEW GAME!
Orange
ReLIFE
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Taboo Tattoo
The Testament of Sister New Devil
Twin Star Exorcist
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches

Sunrise Package Deal:
Angel Links
Banner of the Stars
Banner of the Stars II
Crest of the Stars
My-HiME
My-Otome
My-Otome O~S.ifr~
My-Otome Zwei
Passage of the Stars "Birth"
Tales of the Abyss
Witch Hunter Robin

Various:
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
D.Gray-man (Episodes 52-103)
Project Itoh: Genocidal Organ
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