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Thursday, 16 August 2018

Industry News: Crunchyroll x Funimation November 2018 Release Slate

Funimation once again revealed their release slate early through a convention (Otakon in this case), but on the positive side of things at least we have some more Sunrise catalogue titles finally getting released as well as the popular Cowboy Bebop movie making an appearance.


The November 2018 release slate features the following:
 - 7 new Crunchyroll licensed titles including on-going part releases
 - 6 new Funimation licensed titles including on-going part releases
 - 4 Crunchyroll re-released titles: 4 Essentials
 - 6 Funimation re-released titles: 1 Classics, 4 Essentials, 1 collection release

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.

November 6th:


Angel Links: Complete Series
Format: DVD
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $44.98
Regions (not final): 1
Publisher: Sunrise
Extras: Commercial Collection, Launch Clips, Secrets of the Angel Links, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Black Clover: Part 2 (Episodes 11-19)
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1|2|4
Publisher: TV TOKYO + Crunchyroll
Extras: Episode 12 Commentary, Episode 15 Commentary, Black Clover: Inside the NEW Studio J, Inside the Episode, Clover Clips Special Edition, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers
Notes: Funimation Exclusive items also available


Kino's Journey -the beautiful world- the Animated Series: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B
Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan + Crunchyroll
Extras: Kino's Journey: An Interview with Keiichi Sigsawa, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Part 2 (Episodes 14-26)
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $64.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1
Publisher: 
Extras: Episode 16 Commentary, The New Frontier Continued: Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Illustrating Space Battleship Yamato, Promo Videos, Textless Opening Songs, Trailers

November 6th (Re-releases):


Handa-kun: Complete Series (Essentials)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions: A
Publisher: TBS
Extras: Episode 4 Commentary, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

November 13th:


Code:Realize -Guardian of Rebirth-: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $64.98
Regions (not final): A|1
Publisher: Hakuhodo DY MAP/Showgate + Crunchyroll
Extras: Promo Videos, Commercials, Music Clip, Textless Opening Songs, Trailers


Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Metal Case Edition)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $39.98
Regions (not final): A
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Extras: TBC


ReLIFE Final Arc: Complete OVA Series
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions (not final): A|B|1|2|4
Publisher: TMS Entertainment + Crunchyroll
Extras: Internal Secret Files, Trailers


A Sister's All You Need: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $54.98
Regions (not final): A|B
Publisher: Bandai Visual + Crunchyroll
Extras: Original Twitter Anime, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Twin Star Exorcists: Part 3 (Episodes 27-40)
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $54.98
Regions (not final): A|1|4
Publisher: TV TOKYO + Crunchyroll
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

November 13th (Re-releases):


And you thought there is never a girl online?: Complete Series (Essentials)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions: A
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


Drifters: Complete Series (Classics)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions: A
Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan
Extras: Episode 1 Commentary, Episode 10 Commentary, Inside the Episode 1-12, Promo Videos, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, and Trailers


Joker Game: Complete Series (Essentials)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions: A
Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures + Crunchyroll
Extras: The Adventures of Night, the Black Cat (Part 1), The Adventures of Night, the Black Cat (Part 2), Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


One Piece: Collection 23 (Episodes 541-563)
Format: DVD
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $34.98
Regions: 1
Publisher: Toei Animation
Extras: Episode 541 Commentary, Episode 543 Commentary, Episode 559 Commentary, Episode 552 Video Commentary, One Piece: Pop Up Moments, Textless Opening Song, Trailers.

November 20th:


Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $64.98
Regions (not final): A|1
Publisher: TOHO Animation
Extras: Episode 10 Video Commentary, Promo Videos, TV Spots, Commercial Collection, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Garo -Vanishing Line-: Part 1 (Episodes 1-12)
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $64.98
Regions (not final): A|1
Publisher: TFC
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

November 20th (Re-releases):


The Morose Mononokean: Complete Series (Essentials)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions: A|B
Publisher: YTV + Crunchyroll
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Myriad Colors Phantom World: Complete Series (Essentials)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions: A|B
Publisher: ABC Asahi + Crunchyroll
Extras: Episode 7 Commentary"Limitless Phantom World" 1-7, Web Previews, Promo Video & Commercial Collection, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Space Patrol Luluco: Complete Series (Essentials)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions: A|B
Publisher: Good Smile Company + Crunchyroll
Extras: Textless Closing Song, Trailers

November 27th:


King's Game the Animation: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $64.98
Regions (not final): A|1
Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures + Crunchyroll
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Tales of the Abyss: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Audio: Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $54.98
Regions (not final): A|1
Publisher: Sunrise
Extras: Trailers

November 27th (Re-releases):


Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars: Complete Series (Essentials)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions: A
Publisher: TOHO Animation
Extras: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers


Three Leaves, Three Colors: Complete Series (Essentials)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English & Japanese
Suggested Retail Price: $29.98
Regions: A
Publisher: TOHO Animation
Extras: Trailers

Grav's Thoughts on the Release Slate:


Here are the new additions from the previous seasons in this release slate:

On-Going Part Titles:
Black Clover (Part 2 of 5)
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Part 2 of 2)

Catalogue Addition:
Angel Links
Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Tales of the Abyss

Autumn 2017:
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond
Code:Realize: Guardian of Rebirth
Garo -VANISHING LINE- (Part 1)
King's Game the Animation 
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World
A Sister's All You Need

Winter 2018:
ReLIFE OVAs

As mentioned they revealed their newest additions over at Otakon so there's no real surprise. So far they haven't revealed any limited edition sets, so that sucks for those who were wanting consistency with Blood Blockade Battlefront.

Most of the new titles are from the Autumn 2017 season, with one from the Winter 2018 season and two that were catalogue rescues from the Sunrise package deal (both were previously licensed by Bandai Entertainment). Funimation confirmed way back that they had no intention of dubbing the license rescues so there's no dub for Tales of the Abyss.

We have a lot of Essentials released as well. Joker Game still lists Region B when the previous release was tested as region locked so who knows on that one.

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

Delayed to Unknown Dates:
Fuuka [Dubbed]
Hybrid×Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia [Dubbed]
The Testament of Sister New Devil Burst [Dubbed]

The Completely Forgotten Funimation Backlog:
D.Gray-man HALLOW [Dubbed]
Ghost in the Shell: Arise Alternative Architecture
Minami-ke Tadaima
Pretear
Psycho Pass: Extended Edition
The Tatami Galaxy
Venus Project -Climax-

The Crunchyroll Backlog:
Ange Vierge
Big Order [Dubbed]
Bloodivores
Cerberus
Dream Festival
Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Drei!!
Forest Fairy Five
Gabriel DropOut
Gintama (Season 4)
The Highschool Life of Fudanshi
Hitorinoshita – The Outcast
Idol Incidents
Kemono Friends
Komori-san Can’t Decline!
Konosuba (Season 1)
Konosuba (Season 2)
Lostorage Incited WIXOSS
Magical Girl Raising Project [Dubbed]
Magical Somera-chan
MARGINAL#4 Big Bang
Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club
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!
Piacevole!
Poco’s Udon World
Shonen Ashibe: Go! Go! Goma-chan (Season 1)
Schoolgirl Strikers
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Season 1)
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Season 2)

Winter 2017:
Chain Chronicle -The Light of Haecceitas- [Dubbed]
Masamune-kun's Revenge [Dubbed]

Spring 2017:
Love Tyrant [Dubbed]
The Silver Guardian [Dubbed]

Summer 2017:
Hina Logic - from Luck and Logic [Dubbed]
THE REFLECTION [Dubbed]
Restaurant to Another World [Dubbed]

Autumn 2017:
The Ancient Magus' Bride [Dubbed]
Animegataris [Dubbed]
Dies Irae [Dubbed]
Konohana Kitan [Dubbed]
Love Live! Sunshine!! (Season 2) [Dubbed]
Urahara [Dubbed]

Winter 2018:
Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls [Dubbed]
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card [Dubbed]
Citrus [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:
Angel of Death [Dubbed]
Attack on Titan (Season 3) [Dubbed]
Chio's School Road [Dubbed]
Dies Irae: To the Ring Reincarnation [Dubbed]
Free! -Dive to the Future- [Dubbed]
HANEBADO! [Dubbed]
Harukana Receive [Dubbed]
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord [Dubbed]
ISLAND [Dubbed]
Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King [Dubbed]
The Master Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar [Dubbed]
OVERLORD III [Dubbed]

Autumn 2018:
SSSS.Gridman [Dubbed]
Tokyo Ghoul:re (Season 2) [Dubbed]

Sunrise Package Deal:
Banner of the Stars [Dubbed]
Banner of the Stars II [Dubbed]
Crest of the Stars [Dubbed]
Passage of the Stars "Birth"

Catalogue titles (Movies):
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Attack on Titan Season 2: The Roar of Awakening
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 2
Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Movie 3

Catalogue titles (TV):
Black Clover (Parts 3-5) [Dubbed]
Garo -VANISHING LINE- (Part 2) [Dubbed]
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 [Dubbed]
Twin Star Exorcists (Part 4) [Dubbed]

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