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Monday, 15 January 2018

Industry News: Crunchyroll x Funimation April 2018 Release Slate

The distributors offer an interesting line-up for April. From My Hero Academia to Dragon Maid all the way to a live-action Tokyo Ghoul movie.


The April 2018 release slate features the following:
 - 1 limited edition set
 - 5 Crunchyroll licensed anime titles
 - 2 Funimation licensed anime titles (plus 2 continuing releases)
 - 1 live-action Japanese film

Due to the constant confusion over what regions the shows are exactly, I've added a 'Regions (not final)' note for the select Crunchyroll titles. The others I can expect to be completely region locked otherwise.

April 3rd [New Releases]:


My Hero Academia: Season 2 Part 1 (Episodes 14-25 - Limited Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $84.98
Regions: A|1 ~ Publisher: TOHO Animation
Extras: Episode 13.5 - Hero Notebook, Anime Expo 2017: Interview with Yoshihiko Umakoshi, Inside the Episode, Promo Videos, Textless Songs, Trailers
LE Extras: Box, 40-page Artbook, 10 Holographic Trading Cards, 2 Pennants, 1 Keychain of All Might, 1 Headband


My Hero Academia: Season 2 Part 1 (Episodes 14-25 - Standard Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions: A|1 ~ Publisher: TOHO Animation
Extras: Episode 13.5 - Hero Notebook, Anime Expo 2017: Interview with Yoshihiko Umakoshi, Inside the Episode, Promo Videos, Textless Songs, Trailers


Tokyo Ghoul (Live-Action)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $34.98
Regions: A|1 ~ Publisher: Shochiku
Extras: Anime Expo 2017: Cast and Crew Discuss Tokyo Ghoul: The Movie, Original Japanese Trailer, Trailers


Tokyo Ghoul (Live-Action)
DVD - English & Japanese - $29.98
Regions: A|1 ~ Publisher: Shochiku
Extras: Trailers

April 10th [New Releases]:


ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions: A|B|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + Bandai Visual
Extras: Special Featurette 1-6, Textless Songs, Trailers


Puzzle & Dragons X: Part 2 (Episodes 14-26)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions: A|B|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: TV TOKYO
Extras: Textless Songs, Trailers


Super Lovers: Complete Season 2
Combo Pack - Japanese - $64.98
Regions: A|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + Kadokawa Pictures
Extras: OVA, Textless Songs, Trailers

April 17th [New Releases]:


Interviews with Monster Girls: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions: A|B|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + Kodansha
Extras: Promo Videos, Commercials, Textless Songs, Trailers


Monster Hunter Stories: Ride-On: Season 1 Part 2 (Episodes 13-24)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions: A|B|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: Fuji Creative Corporation
Extras: Textless Songs, Trailers

April 24th [New Releases]:


KADO: The Right Answer: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions: A|B|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + Toei Animation
Extras: Episode 6.5, Textless Songs, Trailers


Koro Sensei Quest!: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $39.98
Regions: A|1 ~ Publisher: Fuji Creative Corporation
Extras: Textless Songs, Trailers


Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + ABC Asahi
Extras: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Something 1-7, Textless Songs, Trailers

Grav's Thoughts:

A solid line-up in my opinion so here's a quick recap on what season they began airing:

On-Going Part Titles:
Monster Hunter Stories: Ride-On (Part 2 of 4)
Puzzle & Dragons X (Part 2 of 3)

Winter 2017:
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
Interviews with Monster Girls
Koro-sensei Quest
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Super Lovers (Season 2)

Spring 2017:
KADO: The Right Answer
My Hero Academia (Season 2 Part 1 of 2)

Let's start with the biggest surprises, only one title getting the limited edition treatment - that being My Hero Academia Season 2 Part 1. Going to be hones they have overdone it with the set in general and judging by the design it looks like the second half is also going to receive a limited edition. It does the job well enough for the fans but it looks like it'll take up a lot of space on the shelf for a Funimation shelf (after they announced to everyone that the sets would be smaller lol).

Then we have two shows that I did watch and really enjoyed; Interviews with Monster Girls and Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. Both of these shows are from the Crunchyroll partnership and I am happy to pick them up whenever possible. I'm honestly quite surprised that Dragon Maid didn't get a limited edition release but either way it's on Blu-ray so that matters.

ACCA was loved by its fans so that's getting a Blu-ray release also as well as KADO which is surprising considering it is a Toei show. Super Lovers Season 2 is also heading to home video and it will be the only subtitled release for this month.

The live-action Tokyo Ghoul movie is also coming to Blu-ray and apparently it's pretty decent, hopefully it's better than the anime (because the anime got destroyed by the studio that animated it).

That's it for the month of April, stay tuned until then!

Here are the list of remaining titles (with the Crunchyroll titles not-final but have been distributed in some form):

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

Prior to 2015:
Miss Monochrome the Animation [Dubbed]

Summer 2015:
Miss Monochrome the Animation (Season 2)
Venus Project -Climax-

Autumn 2015:
Concrete Revolutio
Komori-san Can’t Decline!
Magical Somera-chan
Miss Monochrome the Animation (Season 3)
The Testament of Sister New Devil Burst [Dubbed]

Winter 2016:
Konosuba [Not confirmed, but clearly obvious]
Ojisan and Marshmallow
Ooya-san wa Shishunki!
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Spring 2016:
Big Order [Dubbed]
Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou - The Last Song
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Shonen Ashibe: Go! Go! Goma-chan
Twin Star Exorcist

Summer 2016:
D.Gray-man HALLOW [Dubbed]
Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Drei!!
The Highschool Life of Fudanshi
Hitorinoshita – The Outcast
Hybrid×Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia [Dubbed]
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet [Dubbed]
Show By Rock!! Short!!

Autumn 2016:
Bloodivores
Brave Witches [Dubbed]
Bungo Stray Dogs (Season 2) [Dubbed]
Dream Festival
Lostorage Incited WIXOSS
Magical Girl Raising Project
Miss Bernard Said
Nanbaka [Dubbed]
Poco’s Udon World
Show By Rock!! (Season 2) [Dubbed]

Winter 2017:
Chain Chronicle -The Light of Haecceitas- [Dubbed]
Ä“lDLIVE [Dubbed]
Forest Fairy Five
Fuuka [Dubbed]
Gabriel DropOut
Gintama (Season 4)
Idol Incidents
Kemono Friends
Konosuba (Season 2) [Not confirmed, but clearly obvious]
MARGINAL#4 Big Bang
Masamune-kun's Revenge [Dubbed]
Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club
Nanbaka (Season 2) [Dubbed]
Piacevole!
Saga of Tanya the Evil [Dubbed]
Schoolgirl Strikers
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Descending Stories

Spring 2017:
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor [Dubbed]
Alice & Zouroku [Dubbed]
Berserk (Season 2)
Clockwork Planet [Dubbed]
Kenka Bancho Otome -Girl Beats Boys- [Dubbed]
Love Tyrant [Dubbed]
The Royal Tutor [Dubbed]
Sakura Quest [Dubbed]
The Silver Guardian [Dubbed]
Seven Mortal Sins [Dubbed]
Tsugumomo [Dubbed]
Tsukigakirei [Dubbed]
WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? [Dubbed]

Summer 2017:
18if [Dubbed]
A Centaur's Life [Dubbed]
Classroom of the Elite [Dubbed]
Convenience Store Boy Friends [Dubbed]
GAMERS! [Dubbed]
Hina Logic - from Luck and Logic [Dubbed]
Knight's and Magic [Dubbed]
My First Girlfriend is a Gal [Dubbed]
NEW GAME! (Season 2) [Dubbed]
THE REFLECTION [Dubbed]
Restaurant to Another World [Dubbed]
Saiyuki Reload Blast [Dubbed]
Tsuredure Children [Dubbed]

Autumn 2017:
The Ancient Magus' Bride [Dubbed]
Animegataris [Dubbed]
Black Clover [Dubbed]
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond [Dubbed]
Code:Realize: Guardian of Rebirth [Dubbed]
Dies Irae [Dubbed]
Garo -VANISHING LINE- [Dubbed]
Juni Taisen: Zodiac War [Dubbed]
King's Game the Animation [Dubbed]
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World [Dubbed]
Konohana Kitan [Dubbed]
Love Live! Sunshine!! (Season 2) [Dubbed]
Recovery of an MMO Junkie [Dubbed]
A Sister's All You Need [Dubbed]
Urahara [Dubbed]

Winter 2018:
Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls [Dubbed]
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card [Dubbed]
Citrus [Dubbed]
Dagashi Kashi (Season 2) [Dubbed]
DARLING in the FRANXX [Dubbed]
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody [Dubbed]
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens [Dubbed]
Hakyuu Houshin Engi [Dubbed]
The Junji Ito Collection [Dubbed]
Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko [Dubbed]
OVERLORD II [Dubbed]
The Silver Guardian (Season 2) [Dubbed]
Teasing Master Takagi-san [Dubbed]
Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Season 2) [Dubbed]

Sunrise Package Deal:
Angel Links [Dubbed]
Banner of the Stars [Dubbed]
Banner of the Stars II [Dubbed]
Crest of the Stars [Dubbed]
Passage of the Stars "Birth"
Tales of the Abyss
Witch Hunter Robin [Dubbed]

Various:
Ace Attorney (Part 2) [Dubbed]
ALL OUT (Part 2) [Dubbed]
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
D.Gray-man (Episodes 91-103) [Dubbed]
Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution
Gintama (Season 3 Part 2) [Dubbed]
Monster Hunter Stories: Ride-On (Parts 3-4) [Dubbed]
My Hero Academia (Season 2 Part 2) [Dubbed]
Puzzle & Dragons X (Part 3) [Dubbed]

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