Industry News: Funimation December 2016 Release Slate

Funimation is closing off the year with a bunch of S.A.V.E. editions and a couple new titles from the Spring/Summer seasons finally getting released.

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Here's the December 2016 line-up.

We have a ton of titles this month, so here's a quick tally:

- 1 Subtitled only DVD only set

- 7 S.A.V.E. Edition sets

- 2 live-action Japanese films (with 2 DVD only sets)

- 2 Shonen continuations

- 6 TV shows in Standard sets

December 6th

Attack on Titan [Live-Action] Part 2

Region: A|1

Publisher: Toho

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack and Standalone DVD

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $29.98 (DVD) and $34.98 (Combo)

Extras (Blu-ray):

Japanese Trailer, Japanese Teaser, Trailers

Extras (DVD):
Trailers

Bikini Warriors: Complete Series

Region: A|1

Publisher: YTV

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $29.98

Extras:

Textless Closing Ver. 1, Textless Closing Ver. 2, Trailers

Fairy Tail: Part 22 [253-265]

Region: A|1

Publisher: Kodansha

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $54.98

Extras:

Episode 253 Commentary, Episode 258 Commentary, Fairy Tail in the Booth: Sting, Rogue, & Mard Geer, Textless Opening Song ''Believe in Myself'', Textless Closing Song ''Azayakana Tabiji'' (Episode 253), U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Ninja Slayer From Animation: Complete Series

Region: A|1 TBC

Publisher: King Records Company Ltd

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $64.98

Extras:

Episode 25 Commentary, Trailers

Rurouni Kenshin [Live-Action] Part 2: Kyoto Inferno

Region: A|1

Publisher: Warner Bros Japan

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack and Standalone DVD

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $29.98 (DVD) and $34.98 (Combo)

Extras (Blu-ray):

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno Cast Interview Collection, Kyoto Inferno x The Legend Ends Special: Rurouni Kenshin Explained in Five Minutes, Kyoto Inferno x The Legend Ends Trailer, News Flash, TV Spot, TV Spot (Battle Version), TV Spot (Changing History Version), TV Spot (Romance Version), Previews

Extras (DVD):

Previews

Seiyu's Life: Complete Series

Region: 1|4

Publisher: GONZO

Format: DVD

Languages: Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $34.98

Extras:

Textless Opening Song ''Seiyu's Life!'', Textless Ending Song ''Plug in! To Your Ears'', U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Show By Rock!!: Complete Season 1

Region: A|1

Publisher: Shochiku

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $64.98

Extras:

Episode Commentaries, Textless Opening Songs, Textless Closing Songs, Band Promo Videos, Promo Videos, Series Promo Videos, Blu-ray & DVD Release CM, Series Spot CM, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

December 13th

The Legend of the Legendary Heroes: Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)

Region: A|B|1|2|4

Publisher: T.O. Entertainment

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $34.98

Extras:

Episode Commentaries, Textless Opening Songs, Textless Closing Songs, US Trailer, Trailers

One Piece: Season 5 Voyage 5 [505-516]

Region: 1

Publisher: Toei Animation

Format: DVD

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $39.98

Extras:

Episode 506 Commentary, One Piece Outtakes: Part 1, Episode 515 Commentary, Textless Songs, Trailers

Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace: Complete Series

Region: A|B|1|2|4

Publisher: Fuji Creative Corporation

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $64.98

Extras:

Episode 06 Commentary, Promo Video, Commercials, Textless Songs, Trailers

December 20th

Shakugan no Shana: Complete Season 3 (S.A.V.E. Edition)

Region: A|1

Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $34.98

Extras:

Episode Commentaries, Shakugan no Shana-tan Final Destruction, Shakugan no Shana-tan Final Destruction 2, Textless Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers, Promotional Videos

Shakugan no Shana: The Movie (S.A.V.E. Edition)

Region: A|1

Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $24.98

Extras:

Why What Shana! Ask Anything Question Box: Review Lesson, Shakugan no Shana-tan, Theatrical Version, Shakugan no Shana Movie Promo Videos, Shakugan no Shana Movie DVD Commericals, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Shakugan no Shana: S OVA Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)

Region: A|1

Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $24.98

Extras:

Shakugan no Shana-tan G, Shakugan no Shana-tan Dos, Shakugan no Shana-tan tri-, Shakugan no Shana-tan Frontier, Textless Songs, Trailers

December 27th

Aria the Scarlet Ammo: Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)

Region: A|B|1|2|4 *BD Disc 2 is A*

Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $29.98

Extras:

Episode Commentary, Promotional Video, Original Commercials, U.S. Trailer, Textless Songs, Trailers

Sengoku Basara -End of Judgement-: Complete Series

Region: A|1

Publisher: NTV

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $64.98

Extras:

Episode 03 Commentary, Textless Songs, Trailers

Sengoku Basara -Samurai Kings-: Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (S.A.V.E. Edition)

Region: A|B|1 *Season 1 is A|1*

Publisher: Shochiku

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $34.98

Extras:

New Anime ''Sengoku Basara Chosokabe Motochika-kun and Mori-kun'' [BD: Episodes 1-7, DVD: Episodes 1-3], New Anime ''Sengoku Basara II Katakura'' [BD: Episodes 1-7, DVD: Episodes 1-3], Episode Commentaries, Textless Songs, Trailers

Sengoku Basara -Samurai Kings-: The Last Party (S.A.V.E. Edition)

Region: A|B|1

Publisher: Shochiku

Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack

Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)

Price (SRP): $24.98

Extras:

Four-Panel Theater: Another Last Party, Date Masamune Chapter, Sanada Yukimura Chapter, Tokugawa Ieyasu Chapter, Ishida Mitsunari Chapter, Kuroda Kanbei Chapter, Making of The Last Party, Trailer & Commercial Collection, Textless Opening Song, Textless Closing Song, Trailers

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Okay so we have a mixture for this month's release slate. First of, we have 1 title from the Summer 2014 season (Sengoku Basara -End of Judgement-), 2 titles from the Spring 2015 season (Ninja Slayer and Show By Rock!!) and 3 titles from the Summer 2015 season (Bikini Warriors, Rampo Kitan and Seiyu's Life). While this month isn't as large as the previous month, at least they're going through some of their backlog. Personally I'm looking forward to owning Ninja Slayer because I found it bizarre and rather entertaining despite the backlash.

The S.A.V.E. edition selections are no surprise given their previous releases are still around, especially Aria the Scarlet Ammo which its LE is still available to this date. I also suspect they have the spin-off season due at some point in either January or February which makes this re-release perfect timing in a sense.

Not much to say really for this line-up as a whole. I'm disappointed Seiyu's Life is DVD only, I knew it would be subtitled only but surely it must have done well enough to get a Blu-ray version? I guess Funimation cheeped out. Heck how on earth did Bikini Warriors not only get a Blu-ray version but an English dub? That's bizarre.

What's left now for the previous seasons are 3 titles from the Summer 2015 season (Gangsta, Junjo Romantica 3 and Venus Project -Climax-), the second half for one title from the Spring 2015 season (Ultimate Otaku Teacher) and many titles from the Autumn 2015 season.