June 28, 2013 – Flower Mound, TX – FUNimation announced today that it has acquired the streaming rights for two of the 2013 summer simulcast shows – Brothers Conflict and Danganronpa: The Animation.
Brothers Conflict has previously been adapted into a PlayStation Portable game and a 4-panel manga series. The anime series is set to air in July 2013 in Japan.
Synopsis:
Brothers Conflict revolves around Hinata Ema, the only daughter of a famous adventurer. When her father decides to remarry, she leaves the lovebirds alone and moves in with her 13 new step-brothers.
Danganronpa is an anime adaptation of a game by the same name. It will be directed by Seiji Kishi (Persona 4: The Animation, Devil Survivor 2, and Magikano).
Synopsis:
Hope’s Peak Academy is an exclusive private school that only accepts the best of the best. Graduates of this elite – yet enigmatic – institution have the world at their fingertips, but getting a cap and gown is easier said than done. The hallowed halls are ruled by the sadistic administrator Monobear, who declares that the only way to pass the class is by sending a fellow student home in a body bag.
If you can get away with murder, you’ll get your diploma. But if you’re caught red handed, you’ll find yourself on the receiving end of a deadly detention slip!
When your principal is psychotic and your finals are fatal, high school goes from being the best years of your life – to your last.