Flower Mound, TX (Feb. 21, 2014) – FUNimation announced today that they have acquired the home video rights to the following anime series: Date A Live, Red Data Girl, Karneval, and Code:Breaker. Please see below for additional information on each title.
From the studio that brought you Cat Planet Cuties and the director of Jormungand comes a hilarious new series. Watch what happens when dating sims and reality shows collide in Date A Live.
Date A Live synopsis:
30 years ago, a disaster known as a spacequake obliterated the center of Eurasia without warning, leaving 150 million corpses in its wake. Ever since that day, mankind has lived in constant fear of the spontaneously recurring spacequakes.
One day, an ordinary high school boy named Shido Itsuka discovers a mysterious girl at ground zero of a recent spacequake. Shido learns, through the help of his sister Kotori, that the girl is one of the Spirits: mystical creatures responsible for the genesis of the spacequakes. As captain of the anti-Spirit airship Ratatoskr, Kotori recruits Shido to help “seal” the sprits, thus ending their threat to mankind.
There’s just one catch: the only way to seal a spirit – is to make her fall in love with you.
Date A Live will be available in June 2014. Catch up on episodes on http://funimation.com/date-a-live
From P.A.Works, the studio behind such beautifully rendered works as Hanasaku Iroha and Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea, comes a series where stunning animation and raw emotional power take center stage. See why Anime News Network calls Red Data Girl “one of the year’s best series.”
Red Data Girl synopsis:
Izumiko is a fifteen year old outcast who was raised inseclusion at an ancient shrine hidden deep within the forest. This mysterious teenager destroys any electrical device she attempts to use, and her painful shyness has left her with few, if any, friends. Her world begins to evolve after enrolling in Houjou Academy, a school home to students of supernatural origins. Accompanied by her fated guardian, the brooding monk-in-training Miyuki, Izumiko soon discovers the shocking truth about herself: she is a vessel for the spirt of a powerful and vengeful goddess from a time long since passed. As her bond with Miyuki growns stronger, the spirit lurking within Izumiko begins to awaken. Can this fragile beauty learn to control her newfound power– or will the secret she carries make her the enemy of all mankind?
Red Data Girl will be available on DVD in June 2014. Catch up on the series on http://funimation.com/red-data-girl
Based on the manga by Touya Mikanagi and from the studio behind such hits as Deadman Wonderland, Michiko & Hatchin, and the Sacred Blacksmith. Karneval is a dark, twisted sideshow feature that blurs the line between fairy tale and nightmare.
Karneval synopsis:
Armed with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue, Nai searches for someone dear to him. After a run in with a pick-pocket named Gareki, the two find themselves involved in a government set-up that leaves them wanted criminals. Desperate and on-the-run, Nai and Gareki turn to the country’s most powerful defense organization – “Circus” – for help.
Karneval will be available in June 2014. Watch episodes on http://funimation.com/karneval
From the director of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and the studio behind .hack//Quantum.
Code:Breaker synopsis:
Sakura’s normal day is interrupted by a shocking sight: people burning alive in a blue fire – even as one nearby boy remains unharmed by the flames. When Sakura meets the boy, Rei, at school, she learns he’s no simple transfer student. He’s also a Code:Breaker, a government assassin with strange powers. Troubled by Rei’s deadly secret, Sakura sets out to show him the importance of life.
Code:Breaker will be available on BD/DVD Combo in June 2014. Check out episodes on http://funimation.com/codebreaker
I was starting to wonder what had happened to Code:Breaker. It just seemed to fall off the map entirely.
Now the question is, will any of these be released sub-only, or will they all be dubbed?
Yup! Stay tuned for cast announcements coming soon.
Will you guy dub any omakes and OVAs this time?
I know Date A Live and Code:Breaker have OVAs so if they are licensed (and dubbed) that’d be super.
High School DxD New volume 6 got delayed another month in Japan. I didn’t expect Funimation to release it this year anyway but hopefully the 2 OVAs could get a separate release like Baka and Test did & I’d LOVE if Funimation included the season 1 omakes again but DUBBED them this time! FUNi’s probably too proud to apologize for a dumb mistake but at least this action would imply they’re sorry…
UPDATE: FUNimation just confirmed on Twitter that all four series are getting a bilingual release. ^_^
That’s awesome!!!
Ill believe it when I see it, you cant trust everything these people post on twitter or other social media.
And wehen have you ever seen Funi lie about what shows they’ve gotten home rights to and say they were gunna dub and turn around and no dub? TO my knowlage Never. Even when they said they were gunna give Oniai a home release they told the fans that it would be a sub only set. The statement you made I feel is something that should be more directed to Sentai, since they randomly pick what shows to dub.
You mean like how they said last year that Dragonball kai buu saga was being dubbed, and then they had to do damage control because of stupid voice actors talking out their asses, and go back and tell everyone it was not dubbed yet? Funi does not have a good history with consistency in what they tell customers. Sorry but Funi has already said not every new show under the new owners were getting dubbed so sorry that statement does not apply to Sentai dragon.
Pretty sure there was an article on ANN or someplace like that, talked about how that issue had something todo with the release time in Japan or something. In which case Since Draon Ball is pretty much Funis cash cow, they are most likly going to dub it. but restrictions prevent them ffrom doin so at this time. So while A VA may not have had complete accurate info its not likely to go undubed. Besides not all VAs usually have all the detailed info on every show they are in anyhoew And even if this winds up as one of theoes rare inconsistencies you mentioned. Their reliabliety is stil higher than most. So in this case about them saying they bought additions rights with plans on dubbing them, is safe to asy is accurate.
DBZ is recorded over at OkraTron5000. Chris Sabat owns that studio does, so the statement about “FUNimation has not recorded a dub for Dragon Ball Z Kai’s Buu Saga” would be correct. FUNimation has not done any recording for DBZ in years since they don’t use their recording studios to record for DBZ.
YES for Date A Live, and yay for Red Data Girl, it looks interesting!
Date A Live was no suprise. Fiured that would et a home release. I am suprised Red Data Girl is gettin a release. didn’t seem like many people were really enjoying the show. But lade to see it get a release.
So Red Data Girl is a DVD only release? Will the others be BD/DVD Combo? Only Code: Breaker is listed as a combo pack.
Kadokawa was part of the shows production committee and likely the distributor as well. Thus, the reason why it is only going to be a DVD release. Same thing will likely happen with Date a Live
At least now we can expect Funimation to simulcast Date A Live II.
Awesome I get to grab Me a Date A Live LE , also I love the art box’s that funi turns out, its a shame since they and Aniplex are the only ones that really do it
So excited for Date A Live. June is a great time to be a fan. The English version of the first season will hit, the second season will be finishing its broadcast, and the next PS3 game will be coming out. All in the same month.
Hoping we hear something about Neptunia before too much longer.
do any of you people have girlfriends
Karneval!! Whoo!! and if its getting a dub, that’s even better! that series is amaaaaazing
Getting this out of the way: Thank you for planning on giving a dub to Code: Breaker and Karneval.
Can’t wait for Date-A-Live. I am definitely looking forward to it.
Funimation, please don’t fuck this up, I don’t want you to fuck up Kurumi by giving her a totally unfitting voice like you did with Levi.
Her English voice needs to be menacing and that slight tint of evil just like it was in Japanese. Her laughing as well, hope it turns out well!