FUNimation and Niconico Form Partnership to Jointly License Anime
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10-14-11, 2:03 PM
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According to FUNimation's official press release, FUNimation Entertainment and Niconico have forged a partnership to co-license anime for streaming and video releases under the name Funico. Niconico will be streaming the licensed titles and FUNimation will release the titles on home video. Funico-licensed titles will have download-to-own options and they also intend to license anime for countries other than just the USA and Canada. The partnership starts this season with the simulcasting of the following titles:
Sources: FUNimation Press Release, ANN  |
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10-14-11, 2:15 PM
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So C3 and Maken-Ki may have got themselves a DVD/BD release in the US, that knocks off 2 titles that I would've imported otherwise. Boku wa Tomodachi too, that's 30% of my Fall season being licensed.  |
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10-14-11, 2:17 PM
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Redfoxoffire said: Funico-licensed titles will have download-to-own options and they also intend to license anime for countries other than just the USA and Canada. Awesome |
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10-14-11, 2:19 PM
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Not sure if this is good or bad. Seems anime is taking a leap in digital licensing, and I don't know if I really want Funi at the helm. |
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10-14-11, 2:21 PM
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but I thought Funi is having troubles getting the other two seasons of Shana after rescuing them? Alright if Mirai Nikki and Haganai keeps my interest all the way through I wouldn't mind owning them on DVD. Although I heard the you have to pay Niconico just to watch full screen and thats just beyond ridiculous. I'd rather watch fansubs then buy the DVDs when they are released. Or hope that Funi also uploads it onto Hulu so I can watch it on full screen for free. "What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character thats for sure!" |
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10-14-11, 2:28 PM
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LOL. Why did they License the third season of Shana when they haven't even started dubbing the second season?..      |
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10-14-11, 2:31 PM
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I live in America, but I think it's pretty cool they're at least including some other countries in all this.  |
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10-14-11, 2:37 PM
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Maken-ki! Guilty Crown funimation better put them in blu-ray. <center>Off the chart titties that's what we’ve got here.</center> |
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10-14-11, 2:41 PM
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Funimation seems to be really growing in size lately. I've been reading a lot about them making tons of acquisitions and/or licensing new anime. To be honest though, I have no problem with this since they are actually a really high quality publishing company especially with their dubs. Slyr3do0n said: MAL is the dark underbelly of the anime community. While other naive fanboys and fangirls run around in real life forming clubs and squealing in deafening high pitch noises about their favourite animus, we remain here, meticulously dismantling the credibility of each and every show, until all that remains is a steaming pile of tropes and ass pulls which we then devour to gratiyfy our glutinous and masochistic desires. |
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10-14-11, 2:49 PM
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They need to pick up Ben-To for DVD/BD while they are at it and make it a season so I don't have to import altogether. |
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10-14-11, 2:49 PM
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I would lol pretty hard if they dubbed haganai *sarcasm* really I just hope they don't ruin the dubs Modified by icekatana8825, 10-14-11, 9:21 PM icekatana8825 said: SEE THE INVISIBLE TOUCH THE UNTOUCHABLE ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER |
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10-14-11, 2:49 PM
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Fuuuuu~ Fu-nico Douga~ It's like FUNI is ruling the world o-O  |
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10-14-11, 2:54 PM
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icekatana8825 said: I would lol pretty hard if they dubbed haganai I know a good idea for Yozora and Sena, get two VA that don't like each other IRL to voice them. |
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10-14-11, 2:57 PM
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RedFlameHaze said:LOL. Why did they License the third season of Shana when they haven't even started dubbing the second season? THIS. EDIT: Thank you for eating half my post MAL. I don't remember most of what I said after "THIS." *Headdesk* Modified by Zfish9, 10-14-11, 3:23 PM |
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10-14-11, 3:08 PM
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I be very happy to see Boku wa tomodachi ,C3,Maken-ki , future diary,guilty crown, on the blu,ray/dvd combo pack, these will be day one purchase for me... Modified by RandyW88, 10-14-11, 3:14 PM |
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10-14-11, 3:11 PM
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will watch most of them except Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam |
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10-14-11, 3:11 PM
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Eh, cool and all, but I prefer my anime on physical media I can buy so I can actually feel like I own it.  |
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10-14-11, 3:19 PM
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This is awesome news for sure! Panaru said: Eh, cool and all, but I prefer my anime on physical media I can buy so I can actually feel like I own it. It says in the ANN article that FUNimation will handle the physical releases. |
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10-14-11, 3:24 PM
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Panaru said: Eh, cool and all, but I prefer my anime on physical media I can buy so I can actually feel like I own it. |
