Tis the season for anime! A new lineup of shows is right around the corner — check out the first round of announcements for what’s coming to FunimationNow this Winter!
Touken Ranbu Hanamaru 2
SimulDub premiere: 1/23/18 @ 3PM CT
Protecting history is the task of a group of legendary swords brought to life, complete with unique personalities and charming daily lives.
HAKYU HOSHIN ENGI
SimulDub premiere: 1/30/18 @ 3PM CT
The Hoshin Project: a mission to seal away the evil immortals that infest the world. After his clan is wiped out by a beautiful fox demon, young Taikobo is suddenly in charge of this project. Burdened with this destiny, Taikobo finds himself with quandary: how do you destroy demons when it was a demon that trained you? It’s a battle to find the truth and who to trust, all while saving the world.
The Silver Guardian 2
SimulDub premiere: 1/31/18 @ 3PM CT
Secretly in love with Riku Rei, the most popular girl of his school, Riku Suigin is forced to dive in “Grave Buster”, the new virtual game where Riku Rei has been kidnapped.
To save her, he will have the support of the beautiful Twin Star and in addition to that he has inherited a 10 billion of yen charged device by his grandfather Ruki Yuuki.
Suigin will have to become the last Guardian who protects the Tomb from the Raiders in order to save Riku Rei and solve the mysteries of Grave Buster.
Overlord Season 2
SimulDub premiere: 1/30/18 @ 3PM CT
After a veteran player refuses to log out of a popular MMORPG, the NPC’s begin to develop minds of their own—and he decides to rule them.
Pop Team Epic
SimulDub premiere: 1/22/18 @ 3PM CT
They’re crude, rude, and a little…cute? Get ready for the bizarre comedy antics of the small and tall Popuko and Pipimi!
KARAKAI JOZU NO TAKAGI-SAN
SimulDub premiere: 1/28/18 @ 3PM CT
Tired of being mercilessly teased by his classmate Takagi, Nishikata has vowed to get her back and successfully tease the girl that’s made him blush countless times. After all, if you blush, you lose! But getting vengeance isn’t so easy when every attempt blows up in his face. Will Nishikata ever make Takagi blush or will he gain something more fulfilling from his bumbling attempts?
Dagashi Kashi 2
SimulDub premiere: 1/29/18 @ 3PM CT
The queen of succulent snacks is back with Dagashi Kashi season two! As Kokonotsu continues on his path to become a manga artist, Hotaru refuses to give up on bringing him to the side of Japanese snack foods. With new faces and new tasty treats to try, will Kokonotsu finally be swayed to take over his father’s sweet shop or is it time to move on from this small town and follow his manga dreams?
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
SimulDub premiere: 1/24/18 @ 3PM CT
The power of the Clow is back with a new adventure for the Cardcaptor! After sealing the last of the Clow Cards, Sakura Kinomoto is ready to face her newest challenge—junior high. But just when she settles into a normal routine, a strange dream changes everything. The cards are blank, rendered powerless, and a cloaked figure grants her a new key of magic. What lies behind this mysterious power?
DARLING in the FRANXX
SimulDub premiere: 2/1/18 @ 3PM CT
In a desolate future, children are kept away from the outside world, away from the open sky. Locked away in Mistilteinn, aka “the birdcage,” they live only to pilot giant mechs known as FranXX. Hiro was once a prodigy but after falling behind, he’s become unnecessary. After all, not piloting a FranXX is the same as not existing. But everything changes when he meets Zero Two, the girl with horns.
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
SimulDub premiere: 1/28/18 @ 3PM CT
Full synopsis TBA!
Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko
SimulDub premiere: 1/21/18 @ 3PM CT
Full synopsis TBA!
citrus
SimulDub premiere: 1/25/18 @ 3PM CT
Yuzu Aihara loves fashion, friends, and having fun! But when her mom remarries and she’s forced to transfer schools, this fashionable teen’s sweet life turns sour. On her first day, she makes enemies with the beautiful student council president, Mei, who also winds up being her brand-new stepsister. But nothing can prepare Yuzu for a surprise kiss from this girl who supposedly hates her!
The Junji Ito Collection
SimulDub premiere: 1/20/18 @ 3PM CT
Full synopsis TBA!
Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls
SimulDub premiere: 1/27/18 @ 3PM CT
Designed to select the successor to the Tokugawa family, a gruesome battle once promised a thousand-year reign to the winning clan. Amidst the bloodshed, betrothed lovers Oboro and Gennosuke were forced to take sides. Now, only ten years have passed and once again the clans of Kouga and Iga are poised to fight. But this time, a new generation stands at the forefront.
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
SimulDub premiere: 1/27/18 @ 3PM CT
Crime reaches new heights in the seedy underworld of Fukuoka—a city home to very sinister professions. Among those who kill, torture, and seek revenge as a means of living, a so-called “killer of professional killers” is becoming more than just an urban legend. Private detective Banba is on the case, but when he uncovers a dark conspiracy, it may be the one curveball he can’t hit.
Keep an eye out for even more announcements coming soon!
