For all the people hungry for a non-license rescue, here’s the first new license from FUNimation — Nabari no Ou. Frankly, I’m amazed that they are using this Japanese name for the R1 release rather than rename it to say something like “Ruler of Nabari” or “King of Nabari.” Regardless, this is a title I’ve
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Ooops! FUNimation Image Confirms Another Mecha License Before It Is Officially Announced
December 24th, 2008 
AstroNerdBoy As reported by ANN (and thanks to Braves for the alert), this image was found. http://www4.funimation.com/video/images/shows/evangelion.jpg In case that doesn’t show up, here’s the actual image (click for full-sized version). Tomorrow’s announcement maybe? Originally posted at astronerdboy.blogspot.com . If you are now reading this on another blog, it has been scraped from AstroNerdBoy’s blog. You
On Day 3, FUNimation says, "I’ll take ‘Vandread’ and ‘Vandread Second Stage’ please."
December 24th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy So, FUNimation pulls another two titles out of the Geneon stable — Vandread and Vandread Second Stage. I already own the Geneon singles for this, so barring a new subtitle treatment to FUNimation standards, there’s no reason for me to buy this. However, if you guys haven’t watched Vandread, you are missing a real treat.
FUNimation Scores "Gad Guard" on Day 2
December 23rd, 2008 AstroNerdBoy FUNimation continues to grab Geneon titles by scoring Gad Guard. Gad Guard? Never heard of it and what little I’ve seen from the imagery, it isn’t grabbing me either. Geneon had completely released the series so it has been dubbed and subbed. The only interesting thing about this announcement for me is that FUNimation’s Gad
FUNimation Has "Ikki Tousen"
December 22nd, 2008 AstroNerdBoy As announced by FUNimation, they now officially have the very ecchi high school fighting anime Ikki Tousen (FUNimation’s official Ikki Tousen site). Geneon previously had the title and while FUNimation has distributed stuff for Geneon before, that’s not the case here. Instead, FUNimation has the Geneon portion of the license, meaning Geneon is out of
New FUNimation "Shuffle" Boxset Trailer
December 19th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy For you Shuffle! fans or those who’ve been waiting for the box set, FUNimation wants you to know that they have just uploaded a new trailer for the boxset to their official Shuffle! site. The set will be released on March 13th. I was recently given the series so I guess I need to watch
FUNimation Upcoming Licenses: Some Clever Guesses from the Clues
December 19th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy Zoid9000 and others have some interesting guesses about what FUNimation might be announcing for licenses based on the clues provided. “Uncle Randy,Can’t wait to see your new van! In fact, we should plan a road trip. It would take my mind off of the feelings of dread I’m feeling about next semester! LET’S DO IT!Peace,
FUNimation Licensing Blitz Coming Next Week!
December 16th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy FUNimation sent me this little blurb. Not sure if you have seen the podcast yet but we’re doing a big announcement thing. Starting 12/22 we are going to announce a show a day for 10 days. Ten license announcements and not even at a convention. Wow. That should cause quite a stir. With that in
