Monthly Archives: November, 2016

Music & Anime: A Relationship Editorial – Part 4 – Hip-Hop Musicians’ Interview

This is part four of a multi-part, personal editorial from social media coordinator, Godswill Ugwa. This is an interview correspondence with three hip-hop musicians that use anime sounds and motifs to create their music. Edited by social media producer,...

Music & Anime: A Relationship – Caitlin Glass Talks Dubbed Music In Anime Pt 1

Caitlin Glass is an ADR director and voice actor for Funimation. You probably recognize her voice in your favorite titles like Fullmetal Alchemist, Ouran High School Host Club, Attack on Titan and One Piece, just to name a few....

Your Name. – English Dub Cast Announcement

Makoto Shinkai’s newest film Your Name. is a worldwide phenomenon and we know tons of fans can’t wait to see it in North American theaters in 2017. Today we’re excited to announce the English dub cast—check out who’s who...

Special Releases in February 2017 – Wolf’s Rain and The Mystic Archives of Dantalian

See what we have planned coming to our anime shop for February 2017 on home videos in the anime list below!     The Mystic Archives of Dantalian The Complete Series of The Mystic Archives of Dantalian is coming to DVD (Sub-only)!   Episodes 1-12 Release Date:...

Omamori Himari: Our Favorite Catgirls

The world is getting more stressful for multiple reasons- maybe work is piling on more work or exams are coming- but we're here to help deal with that. With the release of Omamori Himari (on November 8th on DVD)...

Learn to play Koi Koi, the Hanafuda game from Summer Wars!

If you’ve seen Mamoru Hosoda’s hit movie Summer Wars, you'll probably be familiar with the traditional Japanese game with hanafuda cards, Koi Koi,  that features heavily in the climax of the movie. But have you ever wondered how to play...

MAKOTO SHINKAI’S “YOUR NAME.” MAKES OFFICIAL CONSIDERATION LIST FOR 89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

Japanese Film Pursuing Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Feature FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS – November 7, 2016. Funimation® Films confirmed today that the Japanese film "Your Name.” has made the official Oscar consideration list in the Best Animated Feature category. The film...

Meet the Characters from Drifters

In preparation for the English SimulDub premiere of Drifters, we want to help you get to know the historical, and dangerous, cast of characters. So strap in, because it's time for a deadly history lesson.   From the creator and team behind Hellsing comes a...

Announced at YoumaCon – Nichijou, Scrapped Princess, and The Betrayal Knows My Name!

Check out these big announcements straight from the Funimation Industry Panel at YoumaCon 2016! Nichijou - My Ordinary Life  The Complete Series coming to anime Blu-ray and DVD! Episodes 1-26, includes episode 0 OVA February 7, 2017 In Japanese with English subtitles We’re ecstatic...

“DRAGON BALL SUPER” SUBTITLED EPISODES BEGIN STREAMING TODAY ON FUNIMATIONNOW WITH NEW SIMULCAST EPISODES STARTING NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Funimation to Produce English Dub of New Series     LOS ANGELES, CA – November 4, 2016. Building upon their more than 20-year association with the Dragon Ball franchise, Funimation® Entertainment and Toei Animation Inc. have expanded their partnership to include “Dragon...

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Your Guide to the Spring 2022 Anime Season on Crunchyroll and Funimation

Spring is in the air! You know what that means. New anime is coming to Crunchyroll! This upcoming spring...