Industry News: Funimation's June 2017 Line-Up

More Sunrise titles get released while we see a number of re-releases.

So here's the line-up. We have around 9 new titles (4 continuing releases), and 4 anime re-releases. In addition there's about 1 limited edition set and 1 steelbook in the same month.

New Additions - June 13th:

Outlaw Star: Complete Series (Collector's Edition) - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $99.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Sunrise

Extras: Pilot Video, Trailer, Commercial Collection, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

CE Extras: Special metallic chipboard box inspired by the design of the spaceship with a hatch opening, 100 page artbook

Outlaw Star: Complete Series (Standard Edition) - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Sunrise

Extras: Pilot Video, Trailer, Commercial Collection, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn: Complete Series - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures

Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

New Additions - June 20th:

Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters: Part 3 (Ep. 145-167) - Blu-ray - English & Japanese - $54.98

Region: A ~ Publisher: Toei Animation

Extras: Episode 157 Video Commentary, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters: Part 3 (Ep. 145-167) - DVD - English & Japanese - $49.98

Region: 1 ~ Publisher: Toei Animation

Extras: None

One Piece: Season 9 Voyage 1 (Ep. 517-528) - DVD - English & Japanese - $39.98

Region: 1 ~ Publisher: Toei Animation

Extras: One Piece Cast Goes to Matsuricon 2016: Live Dub, Episode 519 Commentary, Episode 526 Commentary, Textless Opening Songs, Trailers

The Seven Deadly Sins: Part 2 - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Kodansha, Netflix

Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Next Episode Previews, Trailers

The Seven Deadly Sins: Part 2 - DVD - English & Japanese - $39.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Kodansha, Netflix

Extras: None

New Additions - June 27th:

Assassination Classroom: Season 2 Part 2 - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98

Region: A|B|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: Fuji Creative Corportation

Extras: Top Ten Moments: Assassination Classroom Season 2, Episode 15 Commentary, Episode 23 Commentary, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Previews, Trailers

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled: Complete Series - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Sunrise

Extras: TBA
First Print Extras: Special silver radiant burst holofoil slipcover, 10 artcards

KanColle: Kantai Collection: Complete Series - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + Kadokawa Pictures

Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Samurai Warriors: Complete Series - DVD - English & Japanese - $44.98

Region: 1 ~ Publisher: Koei Tecmo, TV Tokyo

Extras: Legend of the Sanada OVA, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Re-releases - June 6th:

Akira (Steelbook Edition) - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $39.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Kodansha

Extras: Akira Sound Clip (1988), Director Interview, Storyboard Collection, The Writing on the Wall, Original Trailers, Original Commercials, Restoring Akira, Glossary, U.S. Trailer (2013), Trailers

Steelbook Extras: Steelbook, 32 page booklet

Fairy Tail: Collection 8 (Ep. 166-187) - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $39.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Kodansha

Extras: Guild Pride: Sabertooth, Episode 167 Video Commentary, Episode 169 Commentary, Episode 172 Commentary, Episode 177 Commentary, Episode 184 Commentary, Textless Opening and Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Re-releases - June 20th:

Ping Pong the Animation: Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition) - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $29.98

Region: A|B|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: Fuji Creative Corporation

Extras: Episode 1 Commentary, Episode 11 Commentary, Japanese Box Set Commercials, TV Spots, Original Trailer, Next Episode Previews, Promotional Video, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Re-releases - June 27th:

Origin: Spirits of the Past (2017 re-release) - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $19.98

Region: A|1 ~ Publisher: Gonzo

Extras: "The Making of Agito" 50-Minute Documentary, The Quest for Never-Before-Seen Visuals, Voices to Give Life to the Art, The Harmony of the Visuals and Sound, The Premiere, and Then to Asia, Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots.

Grav's Thoughts:

Catalogue:

 - Code Geass: Akito the Exiled

 - Outlaw Star

Spring 2014:

 - Dragon Ball Kai: The Final Chapters

Autumn 2014:

 - The Seven Deadly Sins

Winter 2015:
 - KanColle: Kantai Collection

 - Samurai Warriors

Winter 2016:

 - Assassination Classroom [Season 2]

 - Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn

Dragon Ball Kai has finally concluded. Looks like Funimation wanted to get them out of the way for Super to come out, though no one knows when exactly that's going to happen despite the dub already getting released on Toonami in the states. Both Assassination Classroom Season 2 and The Seven Deadly Sins also conclude with the second half of the seasons getting released, oddly enough there's no special release for the former which comes to a surprise.

Samurai Warriors finally returns, this time with an English dub but still suffers a DVD only release. Oddly enough the OVA included did get a Blu-ray release with the PS4 release of Samurai Warriors 4.

The second Crunchyroll title turned out to be KanColle, short for Kantai Collection. This show was implied to have been with Crunchyroll after Jerome of Manga Animatsu blurted it out on social media. Interestingly enough it also comes with an English dub.

Those interested in Sunrise titles will be pleased to hear two titles from that catalogue get released in June; Code Geass: Akito the Exiled and Outlaw Star. Akito the Exiled was confirmed a while back but this time it's actually a complete collection with all five OVAs rather than split up like many had suspected. Outlaw Star took its time but it looks like it'll get an equal shared release in terms of content to the UK version.

Lastly we have a new One Piece season and this is also interesting because it starts the New World storyline, which is around Episode 517+. This show is also no longer on Toonami as well, which is kinda expected because of the low ratings and the pacing getting worse as the series slowly catches up to the source material.

That's basically it for Funimation's June 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:

And you thought there is never a girl online?

Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou - The Last Song

Kumamiko - Girl Meets Bear

Three Colors, Three Leaves

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

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:

D.Gray-man (Episodes 52-103)

Dragon Ball Super

Project Itoh: Genocidal Organ

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