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Monday, 16 April 2018

Industry News: Crunchyroll x Funimation July 2018 Release Slate

Funimation revealed some early additions to the list including one of the newer Tenchi Muyo! titles and also details on Twin Star Exorcists. There's of course a couple more revealed in the line-up with that said.


The July 2018 release slate features the following:
 - 7 Crunchyroll licensed anime titles
 - 4 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.

July 3rd:


Assassination Classroom the Movie: 365 Days' Time
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $34.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: Fuji Creative Corporation
Extras: Video Commentary, Promo Videos, Trailers


A Centaur's Life: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + EMON
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


In Another World With My Smartphone: Complete Series (Limited Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $84.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + TV TOKYO
Extras: Episode 8 Commentary, Episode 2 Video Commentary, Eyecatch Gallery, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers
Extras (LE): Box with speciality print, a 40-page Artbook, and a Kohaku 3D smartphone charm.


In Another World With My Smartphone: Complete Series (Standard Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + TV TOKYO
Extras: Episode 8 Commentary, Episode 2 Video Commentary, Eyecatch Gallery, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

July 10th:


Ai Tenchi Muyo!: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $49.98
Regions: A|1 ~ Publisher: ???
Extras: Trailers


Garo the Movie: Divine Flame
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $34.98
Regions: A|1 ~ Publisher: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
Extras: ???

July 17th:


Alice & Zoroku: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + Bandai Visual
Extras: Promo Videos, Commercials, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Monster Hunter Stories: Ride-On: Part 3 (Episodes 25-36)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions: A|B|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: Fuji Creative Corporation
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Nanbaka: Part 1 (Episodes 1-13)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + Tokuma Japan Comm
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Puzzle & Dragons X: Part 3 (Episodes 27-38)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions: A|B|1|2|4 ~ Publisher: TV TOKYO
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

July 24th:


I Am A Hero (Live-Action)
Combo Pack - Japanese - $34.98
Regions: A|1 ~ Publisher: TOHO
Extras: Trailers


Twin Star Exorcists: Part 1 (Episodes 1-13 - Limited Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions (not final): A|1|4 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + TV TOKYO
Extras: Hanae Natsuki & Han Megumi's Twin Star Room 1-3, Opening Making-Of, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers
Extras (LE): Box with slot for Parts 1-4


Twin Star Exorcists: Part 1 (Episodes 1-13 - Standard Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $54.98
Regions (not final): A|1|4 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + TV TOKYO
Extras: Hanae Natsuki & Han Megumi's Twin Star Room 1-3, Opening Making-Of, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

July 31st:


Fuuka: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + Dentsu Tec
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Saiyuki Reloaded Burst: Complete Series
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1 ~ Publisher: Crunchyroll + Dentsu Tec
Extras: Promo Videos, Commercials, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Part 1 (Episodes 1-13 - Limited Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $84.98
Regions (not final): A|1 ~ Publisher:
Extras: Special Feature with Voice Actors and Funimation staff
Extras (LE): Box with slot for Parts 1 & 2, 40-page artbook


Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Part 1 (Episodes 1-13 - Standard Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $64.98
Regions (not final): A|1 ~ Publisher:
Extras: Special Feature with Voice Actors and Funimation staff

Grav's Thoughts:

An okay line-up to be honest. Nevertheless so here's a quick recap on what season they began airing:

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

Catalog:
Ai Tenchi Muyo!
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Part 1 of 2)

Spring 2016:
Garo: Divine Flame
Twin Star Exorcists (Part 1 of 4)

Autumn 2016:
Assassination Classroom the Movie: 365 Days' Time
Nanbaka (Part 1 of 2)

Winter 2017:
Fuuka

Spring 2017:
Alice & Zouroku

Summer 2017:
A Centaur's Life
In Another World With My Smartphone
Saiyuki Reload Blast

Well this is a pretty big release slate.

Let's start with the Crunchyroll titles. I have no idea why both Smartphone and Twin Star Exorcists are getting limited edition sets, but honestly I'll probably end up getting Smartphone because I like Isekai trash (yes I watched Death March, I found that to be somewhat enjoyable trash). TSE comes with a box that will house all four parts.

Alice & Zouroku, A Centaur's Life, Fuuka, Nanbaka and Saiyuki Reload Burst are all getting standard edition releases on Blu-ray & DVD combos. These were also dubbed during simulcast. Of the lot I watched A Centaur's Life and found it to be pretty enjoyable for its slice of life take in the monster genre.

From the Funimation side we have some license rescues (as I like to call them). The movies for both Assassination Classroom and Garo (Season 1) have been acquired and set for this release slate. Combo packs and dubs as expected. The surprises is Ai Tenchi Muyo! after being unlicensed for years (and now dubbed), and also a re-release for Yamato 2199 with a dub this time around. Yamato 2202 has also been licensed so you don't have to worry about that one.

The third parts for both Monster Hunter and Puzzle & Dragons X are also set for this release slate, however we don't know whether Funimation will continue the latter as they only dubbed up to episode 38 (and there are 89 episodes in total).

Last but not least we have another Japanese live-action film from TOHO with I Am A Hero, this is a neat pickup from Funimation.

That's it for the month of July. Here are the list of remaining titles (with the Crunchyroll titles not-final but have been distributed in some form):

The Completely Forgotten Funimation Backlog:
Concrete Revolutio
Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou - The Last Song
D.Gray-man HALLOW [Dubbed]
Ghost in the Shell: Arise Alternative Architecture
Minami-ke Tadaima
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet [Dubbed]
Pretear
Psycho Pass: Extended Edition
The Tatami Galaxy
Venus Project -Climax-

The Crunchyroll Backlog:
Ange Vierge
Big Order [Dubbed]
Bloodivores
Brave Witches [Dubbed]
Bungo Stray Dogs (Season 2) [Dubbed]
Cerberus
Dream Festival
Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Drei!!
The Highschool Life of Fudanshi
Hitorinoshita – The Outcast
Hybrid×Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia [Dubbed]
Komori-san Can’t Decline!
Konosuba [Not confirmed, but clearly obvious]
Lostorage Incited WIXOSS
Magical Girl Raising Project
Magical Somera-chan
Miss Bernard Said
Miss Monochrome the Animation (Season 1) [Dubbed]
Miss Monochrome the Animation (Season 2)
Miss Monochrome the Animation (Season 3)
Ojisan and Marshmallow
Ooya-san wa Shishunki!
Poco’s Udon World
Shonen Ashibe: Go! Go! Goma-chan (Season 1)
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
The Testament of Sister New Devil Burst [Dubbed]

Winter 2017:
Chain Chronicle -The Light of Haecceitas- [Dubbed]
Forest Fairy Five
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:
Love Tyrant [Dubbed]
The Silver Guardian [Dubbed]
WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? [Dubbed]

Summer 2017:
18if [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]
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]

Spring 2018:
Dances with the Dragons [Dubbed]
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory [Dubbed]
Golden Kamuy [Dubbed]
High School DxD Hero [Dubbed]
Hinamatsuri [Dubbed]
Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- [Dubbed]
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These [Dubbed]
My Hero Academia (Season 3) [Dubbed]
Space Battleship Tiramisu [Dubbed]
Steins;Gate 0 [Dubbed]
Tokyo Ghoul:re [Dubbed]

Summer 2018:
Attack on Titan (Season 3) [Dubbed]
OVERLORD III [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:
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Movie 1
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Movie 2
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Movie 3
Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Movie 1
Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Movie 2
Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Movie 3
Gintama (Season 3 Part 2) [Dubbed]
Monster Hunter Stories: Ride-On (Part 4) [Dubbed]
Nanbaka (Part 2) [Dubbed]
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Part 2) [Dubbed]
Sakura Quest (Part 2) [Dubbed]
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Part 2) [Dubbed]
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 [Dubbed]
Twin Star Exorcists (Parts 2-4) [Dubbed]

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