Just announced at the FUNimation Industry Panel at Otakon, see below for a list of the latest home video acquisitions.
FUNimation has acquired the home video distribution rights for D-Frag!
synopsis:
Based on the manga released by Seven Seas.
Kenji likes to think that he and his gang of friends are the bad boys of their school. That is, until he meets the four insane girls of a game making club whose personalities are all super weird (and a little on the violent side). When Kenji’s forced to join their little group, his life quickly takes a turn for the outrageous.
Click here to watch episodes of the series available for streaming on funimation.com/d-frag.
Based on the hit fighting game series, FUNimation has picked up home video distribution rights for BlazBlue: Alter Memory!
synopsis:
Long ago, the world was saved from a monstrous creature known as the Black Beast by a group of heroes wielding a powerful combination of magic and science. Now, a rebel named Ragna the Bloodedge–who happens to be the most wanted man on the planet–finds himself in the middle of a mysterious plot that’s somehow connected to the Black Beast’s resurrection and the possible end of the world.
Episodes of BlazBlue: Alter Memory are available streaming on funimation.com/blazblue. Click here to watch now.
Fresh off its simulcast run, FUNimation has acquired the home video distribution rights for Riddle Story of Devil.
synopsis:
From the creator of Loveless.
Tokaku Azuma is a heartless teenage assassin on a mission of death. She’s been sent to a prestigious boarding school to compete in an assassination game against eleven other beautiful killers. Their heinous mission: send the innocent and cheerful Haru Ichinose to an early grave. But when Tokaku finds herself strangely drawn to her intended target, she must utilize her lethal skills to keep her new friend alive–and Haru must place her life in the ruthless, cold-blooded hands of the very woman sent to kill her.
Watch episodes of the series streaming on funimation.com/riddle-story-of-devil.
Fans of action-packed fan service will be pleased to know that FUNimation has secured the home video distribution rights for Freezing Vibration!
synopsis:
The sci-fi adventure continues as Satellizer, her battle partner Kazuya, and the rest of the West Genetics High team continue training to fight invading aliens known as Nova.
The series is set to release later in 2015.
Season 1 of Freezing is now available in the Anime Classics line. Click here to order now. Watch episodes of Freezing Vibration on funimation.com/freezing.
FUNimation has also acquired the digital, home video, and broadcast rights for the series Unbreakable Machine Doll.
synopsis:
In the mechanized city of Liverpool, a Japanese student and his beautiful female companion enter the most prestigious magic academy in the world–the place all puppeteers dream of going. There, students use automatons and living dolls to fight against each other in the quest to become the world’s best puppeteer.From the director of Queen’s Blade: the Exiled Virgin, and Queen’s Blade 2: The Evil Eye.
The series is set to release later in 2015.
Click here to watch episodes of Unbreakable Machine Doll, available for streaming on funimation.com/unbreakable-machine-doll.
Finally, FUNimation has acquired the rights to the following titles:
– Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1
– Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2
– Haruhi Chan and Churuya San
– Lucky Star series + OVA
– Strike Witches movie
– Steins;Gate movie
Strike Witches Season 1 & 2, and the Steins;Gate series are currently available for sale from FUNimation. Click here to visit our Shop!
