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July 20, 2021
© Sonny Boy Committee The summer 2021 original science fiction anime series Sonny Boy is getting distribution through Funimation as we knew previously and with the first episode out already. Now, the show is expanding its distribution with the folks at Hulu getting the simulcast side made available to viewers there, which you can find here if you prefer their app/service. Hulu only serves the US for streaming but it gets the show placed alongside many other high-profile US broadcast TV shows ...
July 16, 2021
© 2021 Natsume Akatsuki / KADOKAWA / Combatants Will Be Dispatched Production Committee The spring 2020 anime adaptation of Sentouin, Haken shimasu!, which is localized as Combatants Will Be Dispatched, is getting its Japanese home video releases handled by Kadokawa. The twelve-episode series, a co-production with Funimation, is set for a four-volume release that begins on July 28th, 2021. The DVDs are priced at 8,000 yen each while the Blu-rays are priced at 9,800 yen each. With that just a...
July 16, 2021
Shadows House manga will go on hiatus until the magazines 39th issue, which ships on August 26. The manga inspired a television anime that premiered in Japan on April 10. Funimation streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and it is also streaming an English dub. The company describes the story: High atop a cliff sits the mansion known as Shadows House, home to a faceless clan that pretends to live like nobles. They express their emotions through living dolls that also endlessly clean the hom...
July 16, 2021
Monster Hunter 4 game and 2018s Monster Hunter: World game. Steven F. Yamamoto directed the project at Pure Imagination Studios, and Joshua Fine (Ultimate Spider-Man) wrote the script. Ryōzō Tsujimoto, Kaname Fujioka, Takahiro Kawano, and Andrew Alfonso supervised the project. The first installment in the Monster Hunter action game series shipped in 2004 for the PlayStation 2. In the games, players act as hunters who gather and maintain equipment for the purpose of venturing forth from v...
July 15, 2021
Note: Character name romanizations are not official) Kenjiro Tsuda as Saijō (both left column in image below), a branch manager of Seikan Electronics; Sayaka Ohara as Satomis mother Mitsuko; and Kenji Hamada as Nomiyama, a researcher in Seikan Electronics and the one in charge of the Shion Project. Japanese comedian Kazlaser and former Takarazuka actress Miyu Sakihi will also voice as-yet unspecified roles in the film. Funimations new synopsis for the film is as follows: Sing a Bit of Har...
July 15, 2021
© 2014 BONES / Project SPACE DANDY Funimation brought out the complete two-cour Space Dandy anime series release back on October 24th, 2017 and we’ve seen it rotate through Toonami a bit over the years as well. The show continues to be an amusing gem to check out with some standalone material that really works well. Now, Funimation UK is expanding their offerings on the streaming side by finally bringing the show out there for fans. It’s set for a July 16th, 2021 debut on the service wit...
July 15, 2021
Crunchyrollstreamed the 12-episode series as it aired, and The anime follows Sakura Minamoto, who dreams of being an idol, but is hit by a car and wakes up as a zombie. A man named Kōtarō Tatsumi appears and tells her hes recruiting her into an idol group made up of zombies, dead girls he has "recruited" from several eras of Japanese history. The anime inspired a stage play titled Zombie Land Saga Stage de Do-n! at Sōgetsu Hall in Tokyo last September with four performances. The play was ...
July 14, 2021
New Anime This Week The second release week of the month is here and it’s starting off with a pretty solid slate of titles. This week brings us a new release from Funimation with Isekai Quartet 2 and an Essentials collection. Viz Media gets a new Jojo season underway and Sentai collects their previously released Grisaia shows into one sweet set. Check the full slate below: A Certain Magical Index Season 1 Essentials Blu-ray Grisaia Complete Collection Blu-ray JoJos Bizarre Adventure Golden...
July 14, 2021
© Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha · Fuji Television · Toei Animation Toei Animation has started promoting the next episode of One Piece that’s due out Saturday on July 17th, 2021 in the US with episode 983. The series has been chugging along for quite a few years and is showing no signs of slowing down as they’re going through the highly anticipated Wano arc. Check out the quick promo for the new episode below! Crunchyroll streams the series in the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zea...
July 13, 2021
Whats New to Stream on Hulu for July 2021 Movie marathon fans can now settle in with Stephen King or a run from Drafthouse Films. Crossing the Streams is our look at all the offerings hitting the big streaming services each month, and this time we’re checking out the new Hulu arrivals for July 2021 including a mini Stephen king marathon, an oddball comedy, and more! Hulu Pick of the Month for July 2021 While most movies tend to wade through the populace without making waves, others leave view...