AX 2010 - Funimation Industry Panel News and Info

[lockmastah]

Panel Time: Friday, 7/2 @ 6:00 PM (PST)

Please post all Funimation related AX news in this thread.

[dragonpiece]

Once again, beat your threads. You gotta lock yours. :P

[Shirou Emiya]

I hope that FUNimation has licensed both Fairy Tail and Katekyo Hitman Reborn! and will be announcing their acquisitions of them at Anime Expo :).

[fates]

Hoping for Sailor Moon announcement.

[Jeremy J.]

Bandai has already made my year, so let's see if Funimation will top that. (Strong World, Strong World, Strong World.)

[AVPen]

Only looking for one particular announcement:
Evangelion 2.22: You Can [Not] Advance

(although a One Piece: Strong World announcement would also rock my socks off)

[Mitsuki]

It would probably have to be Sailor Moon to have a chance at topping K-On!.

[MeggieMay]

Actually, if anyone licensed Macross Frontiers it would blow K-On!! out of the water (but I'm not a fan of K-On!! to begin with so take this with a grain of salt) :catgirl:

[lumber]

Actually, LOGH would blow EVERYTHING out of the water. Galactic proportions. But the odds are slim to none....

[distantmantra]

Actually, if anyone licensed Macross Frontiers it would blow K-On!! out of the water (but I'm not a fan of K-On!! to begin with so take this with a grain of salt) :catgirl:

Having the voice actors for Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome at AX 2010 is the biggest anime cocktease ever if Macross Frontier doesn't get announced.

With all of the red tape and drama that is attached to that franchise in North America (thanks, Harmony Gold!), anyone being able to license Macross Frontier would be the biggest news EVER.

[doubleO7]

Having the voice actors for Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome at AX 2010 is the biggest anime cocktease ever if Macross Frontier doesn't get announced.

Nice choice of words... :sweat:

[Fencedude]

Actually, if anyone licensed Macross Frontiers it would blow K-On!! out of the water (but I'm not a fan of K-On!! to begin with so take this with a grain of salt) :catgirl:

Having the voice actors for Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome at AX 2010 is the biggest anime cocktease ever if Macross Frontier doesn't get announced.

With all of the red tape and drama that is attached to that franchise in North America (thanks, Harmony Gold!), anyone being able to license Macross Frontier would be the biggest news EVER.

Strictly speaking, they have Sheryl's singing voice, but not her Seiyuu.

[Kouji Tamino]

Having the voice actors for Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome at AX 2010 is the biggest anime cocktease ever if Macross Frontier doesn't get announced.

Nice choice of words... :sweat:

It's a pretty common phrase.

[DarkPaladinX]

I hope that the Hetalia dub cast will be announced there.

[Jeremy J.]

So if this is taking place at 6pm Pacific, I'm guessing it will be 8pm Central? Just making sure.

[Suwako Moriya]

So if this is taking place at 6pm Pacific, I'm guessing it will be 8pm Central? Just making sure.

Yes, and in my case it will take place at 9PM EST.

[Doom86]

In order of most wanted:

1. Evangelion 2.22
2. One Piece movies
3. xxxHolic Kei/OVAs
4. rest of D. Gray-man
5. Basquash

Miracles that would rock but I doubt will happen:

-Higurashi Kai, Shakugan no Shana S2, Nanoha Strikers
-Cardcaptor Sakura license rescue

Other than that, nothing really. FUNi's already assured us the remainder of Eden of the East and Spice and Wolf, and since I don't watch fansubs really anymore (and most of those I've heard about and intrigued me are already licensed), there's not too much on my license wish-list anymore. So I'll just wait and if a series I've never heard about gets licensed and I like the sound of it, just a pleasant surprise for me.

[Jeremy J.]

While I would love to see Eva licensed, I thought they were already outed by Manga UK? It would still be great to get a confirmation though. And I'll second the notion of wanting the One Piece movies. I'm hoping to hell it's Strong World, but I'd be happy to own any others besides the Alabasta movie.

[Shiroi Hane]

While I would love to see Eva licensed, I thought they were already outed by Manga UK?
No.. Manga are waiting on a dub so they can release it, and Jerome just assumed it would be coming from FUNi like the first movie.
Summer Wars on the other hand.. yeah.

[Chris Beveridge]

In order of most wanted:

1. Evangelion 2.22

I'm looking forward to watching that. Just got my HK BD version last night!

[ancar]

The only thing I'm actually hoping for is an announcement of them having more Sgt. Frog. As for the rest, pretty much have a wait and see attitude toward.

[Betenoire]

The only thing I'm actually hoping for is an announcement of them having more Sgt. Frog. As for the rest, pretty much have a wait and see attitude toward.

D.Grayman would be nice as well....

[LOUiE]

The only thing I'm actually hoping for is an announcement of them having more Sgt. Frog. As for the rest, pretty much have a wait and see attitude toward.

D.Grayman would be nice as well....
So would Sailor Moon. We all can dream can't we? :)

[Jeremy J.]

Honestly, I would be very disappointed with Sailor Moon. It's a show I've never been interested in, but I can certainly see why some of you guys would want it. It definitely is a pioneer show.

[WTK]

via Twitter... (http://twitter.com/funimation/status/17599470370)
Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!

[LelouchLamperouge]

Well, so far AX has given much goodness.

[lockmastah]

via Twitter..

Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!

Haha, just saw that too. Well it's better than nothing... but hopefully they will issue a press release. Guess they are getting to big and slow compared to neo-ADV. ;)

[Zombie_Punk]

via Twitter... (http://twitter.com/funimation/status/17599470370)
Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!

Yes. Finally.

[Jeremy J.]

via Twitter... (http://twitter.com/funimation/status/17599470370)
Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!

I hope this isn't part of their roll out tonight. I'm happy for those who want it, but it isn't on my radar.

[WTK]

via Twitter... (http://twitter.com/funimation/status/17599470370)
Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!

Yes. Finally.
Same here. I'm also hoping for BD possibility. I guess we may find out more from this later today.

[fates]

I'm hoping Sailor Moon is their big announcement tonight. It would certainly be "big", and fans have been begging for it (hi!).

The only other series I could think of that could get the industry's attention would be Macross Frontier, and that's because it's licensing would mark the end/a workaround for the infamous Harmony Gold license ordeal. Otherwise, it's comparatively niche.

Or maybe they'll announce both and we can all get drunk tonight.

[DJChacranajxy]

via Twitter... (http://twitter.com/funimation/status/17599470370)
Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!

My life improved just now.

[magicalgirlj]

I'm hoping Sailor Moon is their big announcement tonight. It would certainly be "big", and fans have been begging for it (hi!).

The only other series I could think of that could get the industry's attention would be Macross Frontier, and that's because it's licensing would mark the end/a workaround for the infamous Harmony Gold license ordeal. Otherwise, it's comparatively niche.

Or maybe they'll announce both and we can all get drunk tonight.

since K-ON is allready licensed maybe their big announcement is Katekyo Hitman Reborn

[muhootsaver]

via Twitter... (http://twitter.com/funimation/status/17599470370)
Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!

Niiiiice. That's what I wanted to hear!

[Betenoire]

via Twitter... (http://twitter.com/funimation/status/17599470370)
Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!

Nice and vague. Confirm they have it, that they are distributing it for Geneon, that it exists, that they can type the letters, what are they confirming?

[Damius]

via Twitter... (http://twitter.com/funimation/status/17599470370)
Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!

Not something I'm really interest into, but I'm happy for those who wait for it!

[TAS]

since K-ON is allready licensed maybe their big announcement is Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Don't think so. It's on CR, and it's VERY LONG, over 200 I think.

[Daichi]

Oh how I hope they release it with a dub and use the original voice actors.

[magicalgirlj]

since K-ON is allready licensed maybe their big announcement is Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Don't think so. It's on CR, and it's VERY LONG, over 200 I think.

Well hey Sentai has Gintama and that was 200 ep's. And rember they did send CaD's to fansub groups, they have also licensed anime's on CR. And no Reborn has not made that far. And dont forget they have One Piece and that that been airing since 1999.

[Buckeye]

via Twitter... (http://twitter.com/funimation/status/17599470370)
Yes, we can confirm Hellsing V-VII!
At long last. This was coming since Funi was trying their hardest to get it, and now the word is out.

[Quarkboy]

via twitter:

@lockmastah we can confirm Black Lagoon the third series and Railgun too but act surprised when we say it at our panel later. :)

[Damius]

since K-ON is allready licensed maybe their big announcement is Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Don't think so. It's on CR, and it's VERY LONG, over 200 I think.

Well hey Sentai has Gintama and that was 200 ep's. And rember they did send CaD's to fansub groups, they have also licensed anime's on CR. And no Reborn has not made that far. And dont forget they have One Piece and that that been airing since 1999.

My question would be, do they want to pay another long series dub? In contrary of Gintama which is release sub only. Also, would FUNi want to have another long series now that they have One Piece?

[Damius]

via twitter:

@lockmastah we can confirm Black Lagoon the third series and Railgun too but act surprised when we say it at our panel later. :)


I would act surprise if you say you have Index too.

[Buckeye]

via twitter:

@lockmastah we can confirm Black Lagoon the third series and Railgun too but act surprised when we say it at our panel later. :)

I wonder if that surprise could mean Index is licensed, in a package deal.

[WTK]

via twitter:

@lockmastah we can confirm Black Lagoon the third series and Railgun too but act surprised when we say it at our panel later. :)

The question now from them is if there is anything additional other than these three properties.

[lockmastah]

via twitter:

@lockmastah we can confirm Black Lagoon the third series and Railgun too but act surprised when we say it at our panel later. :)

Haha, awesome. So glad I bothered to ask them on twitter. ;)

[angelx03]

I can act surprised until 9 PM EST!!!

[Tratious]

now that is awesome.

[Jeremy J.]

I'm happy for Railgun, but this isn't really industry shattering. Or are these Geneon's releases? Hopefully they're saving their big one for later.

[Vapors]

So we have High School of the Dead (dubbed), K-on (possible dub and BD), and Railgun, Hellsing V-VII and Black Lagoon 3. I'd say whatever big surprise Funimation has up their sleeve is icing on the cake at this point. A very positive AX this year.

Now, for Hellsing, I hope they can get the original voice actors since its been so long since they last worked on this series. It shouldn't be too hard for Crispman Freeman to reprise his role, but from what I remember, the voice actresses for Seras, Anderson and Sir Integra are not normally voice actors (or at least for anime series). I'm hoping there won't be a problem getting them back in the studio.

[unclee]

Well since Funimation has a pretty strict policy of only licensing shows they plan to dub, I think it's safe to say that Hellsing, Black Lagoon and Railgun will all be getting dubs (despite the uncertainty from the Geneon panel).

The only real question now is will Hellsing and Black Lagoon retain the original dub cast? While they could maybe get away with changing some of the cast from BL, Hellsing without Crispin Freeman just wouldn't be the same.

[Brad Tajiri]

Count me as someone whose interested in getting One Piece: Strong World.

Though some news on what's going on with Dragon Box: The Movies wouldn't hurt.

[Leftbehindxp]

...Now, for Hellsing, I hope they can get the original voice actors since its been so long since they last worked on this series. It shouldn't be too hard for Crispman Freeman to reprise his role, but from what I remember, the voice actresses for Seras, Anderson and Sir Integra are not normally voice actors (or at least for anime series). I'm hoping there won't be a problem getting them back in the studio.

I don't think they'll have a problem since they got the original Hellsing voice cast to do Ultimate, and there were some years between those two releases.

[unclee]

...Now, for Hellsing, I hope they can get the original voice actors since its been so long since they last worked on this series. It shouldn't be too hard for Crispman Freeman to reprise his role, but from what I remember, the voice actresses for Seras, Anderson and Sir Integra are not normally voice actors (or at least for anime series). I'm hoping there won't be a problem getting them back in the studio.

I don't think they'll have a problem since they got the original Hellsing voice cast to do Ultimate, and there were some years between those two releases.

In that situation you have to remember one thing: both of those series were licensed by Geneon, who was (is? Now that they say they're "back") based on the west coast. Funimation is based in Texas. That's the reason why there is a question mark regarding the original cast.

[Vapors]

...Now, for Hellsing, I hope they can get the original voice actors since its been so long since they last worked on this series. It shouldn't be too hard for Crispman Freeman to reprise his role, but from what I remember, the voice actresses for Seras, Anderson and Sir Integra are not normally voice actors (or at least for anime series). I'm hoping there won't be a problem getting them back in the studio.

I don't think they'll have a problem since they got the original Hellsing voice cast to do Ultimate, and there were some years between those two releases.

I believe that was Geneon that did that, Funimation simply took the completed project and released it. As far as I know, this will be Funimation's first stab at the production of Hellsing. But somebody should probably check me on that.

[dragonrider_cody]

...Now, for Hellsing, I hope they can get the original voice actors since its been so long since they last worked on this series. It shouldn't be too hard for Crispman Freeman to reprise his role, but from what I remember, the voice actresses for Seras, Anderson and Sir Integra are not normally voice actors (or at least for anime series). I'm hoping there won't be a problem getting them back in the studio.

I don't think they'll have a problem since they got the original Hellsing voice cast to do Ultimate, and there were some years between those two releases.

Yes, but I believe the big concern is that Funimation usually dubs their own releases. They should be able to get Crispin Freeman, but will the rest be willing to travel and if not, will Funi be willing to outsource the dub.

[angelx03]

It's the not the first time FUNi outsourced the dub. Remember Slayers Revolution?

[AVPen]

Coolness to hear about getting more Hellsing Ultimate (always a great thing) and A Certain Scientific Railgun (haven't seen Index yet, but I enjoyed Railgun a fair amount), but I'm still holding out hope for news on an Eva 2.22 license

[unclee]

For such a high profile release, I don't see Funimation trying to replace anyone. Unless some of the original cast refuse to come back, Funimation will probably do anything they have to to get everyone back.

[Leftbehindxp]

It's the not the first time FUNi outsourced the dub. Remember Slayers Revolution?

Yeah I was just about to say this. Honestly, I think Funimation will get the original voice casts, no problems.

[ancar]

It's the not the first time FUNi outsourced the dub. Remember Slayers Revolution?

Yeah I was just about to say this. Honeslty, I think Funimation will get the original voice casts, no problems.

Yes and NYAV Post, who dubbed Slayers Revolution has studios in both NY and LA. So it shouldn't be a problem.

[Vapors]

It's the not the first time FUNi outsourced the dub. Remember Slayers Revolution?

They also were able to reunite most of the cast for Tenchi 3rd OAV. I don't doubt Funi will make the attempts to get the cast, but will the cast be able to come back. Lots of things always happen (money disputes, timing of work, desire to work on this, retirement, etc). Here's hoping for the best. I do find it one of the stronger dubs I have listened too.

[Buckeye]

It's the not the first time FUNi outsourced the dub. Remember Slayers Revolution?

Yeah I was just about to say this. Honestly, I think Funimation will get the original voice casts, no problems.
In addition, Taliesin Jaffe has a strong relationship with Funimation having dubbed in Fort Worth before. Unless something out of the blue happens, the same dub cast is returning.

[lockmastah]

It's the not the first time FUNi outsourced the dub. Remember Slayers Revolution?

Yeah I was just about to say this. Honestly, I think Funimation will get the original voice casts, no problems.

Yeah, Zac from ANN said the same as well. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=941438#941438) It's just the logical thing for Funi to do. Some people just worry too much.

[Kouji Tamino]

FFFFFFFFFFFF-- I'm so fucking excited I don't know how to react! Soooo looking forward to more Black Lagoon, and I might actually look into buying Hellsing this time around, too.

[Elaniel]

Let's see what Funimation pull out. I thought they would easily be the winners of the con (and still could be), but when you get K-On, Highschool of the Dead, Utena, and Soranowoto it's kind of hard to compete in my opinion.

I've gotta go to sleep now (5 hours until work) so I'm looking forward to waking up to some news. (Although I probably will be up like it's Christmas Eve laying in bed with excitement.)

[fates]

I hope that's not it for Funi. The titles they announced will surely make their fans happy, but I really don't think they will be "getting the attention of the industry".

[Damius]

I hope that's not it for Funi. The titles they announced will surely make their fans happy, but I really don't think they will be "getting the attention of the industry".

And well they really need something new for their panel...

[LelouchLamperouge]

"... We have much more to share."
via Funi Twitter

[Solid Slap]

"... We have much more to share."
via Funi Twitter

Ha ha ha, do your worst (or best?)!

[fates]

And well they really need something new for their panel...

Indeed they do, otherwise they're sure to be overshadowed by Bandai and RightStuf.

I'm thinking it's either Macross Frontier or Sailor Moon.

[Suwako Moriya]

via twitter:

@lockmastah we can confirm Black Lagoon the third series and Railgun too but act surprised when we say it at our panel later. :)


So in other words, they want us to be shocked at the announcement of Railgun? I apologize for that. Still, it's good to hear of us licensing.

(Also, it seems like R1 is trying to say "There's still stuff for you to get")

[Suwako Moriya]

"... We have much more to share."
via Funi Twitter

Here's hoping for additional licenses of interest. Well, even if there's nothing else, having Railgun is still nice news.

[angelx03]

And well they really need something new for their panel...

Indeed they do, otherwise they're sure to be overshadowed by Bandai and RightStuf.

I'm thinking it's either Macross Frontier or Sailor Moon.

Or BOTH!!!! :cool:

(plus Cardcaptor Sakura......:P)

[WTK]

"... We have much more to share."
via Funi Twitter

Here's hoping for additional licenses of interest. Well, even if there's nothing else, having Railgun is still nice news.
Maybe more Geneon license rescues?

[magicalgirlj]

And well they really need something new for their panel...

Indeed they do, otherwise they're sure to be overshadowed by Bandai and RightStuf.

I'm thinking it's either Macross Frontier or Sailor Moon.

Or BOTH!!!! :cool:

(plus Cardcaptor Sakura......:P)

Oh yes I would love to see Cardcaptor Sakura rescued

[Suwako Moriya]

"... We have much more to share."
via Funi Twitter

Here's hoping for additional licenses of interest. Well, even if there's nothing else, having Railgun is still nice news.
Maybe more Geneon license rescues?

Possible, but I'm hoping for more interesting stuff than that. Besides they already bombarded us with rescues during that Funi Con 4.0. Yes, those were Gonzo titles, but....

[WTK]

"... We have much more to share."
via Funi Twitter

Here's hoping for additional licenses of interest. Well, even if there's nothing else, having Railgun is still nice news.
Maybe more Geneon license rescues?

Possible, but I'm hoping for more interesting stuff than that. Besides they already bombarded us with rescues during that Funi Con 4.0. Yes, those were Gonzo titles, but....
They did say Geneon license rescues would supposedly be revealed @ AX (via Anime North). It remains to be seen if that was just referring to Hellsing Ultimate (and to a certain extent Black Lagoon S3).

[Suwako Moriya]

They did say Geneon license rescues would supposedly be revealed @ AX (via Anime North). It remains to be seen if that was just referring to Hellsing Ultimate (and to a certain extent Black Lagoon S3).

Ah, I see then. Well, let's see if perhaps one day they rescue a Geneon title that I'm truly interested in buying. Although to be fair that may be impossible, anyway. Mostly because as time passes my desire to get those series that I passed over becomes lower and lower.

[dragonrider_cody]

"... We have much more to share."
via Funi Twitter

Here's hoping for additional licenses of interest. Well, even if there's nothing else, having Railgun is still nice news.
Maybe more Geneon license rescues?

Possible, but I'm hoping for more interesting stuff than that. Besides they already bombarded us with rescues during that Funi Con 4.0. Yes, those were Gonzo titles, but....
They did say Geneon license rescues would supposedly be revealed @ AX (via Anime North). It remains to be seen if that was just referring to Hellsing Ultimate (and to a certain extent Black Lagoon S3).

We can all hope that's the case. I would much rather see them grab something new, then picking the pockets of Geneon's corpse. :P

I'm still betting they OFFICIALLY announce Summer Wars.

[Daichi]

This is turning out to be the E3 of anime conventions IMO.

[DarkPaladinX]

So Funimation licensed Railgun but not Index? This is really big shame here. Mainly because both Index and Railgun suppose to tie in together, so it would make sense if you grab both. Although they want us to be surprised if they mention the Index series.

I'm guessing because Misaka Mikoto is more popular than Touma.

[TnAdct1]

This is turning out to be the E3 of anime conventions IMO. Well, AX is being held as the same place as E3 this year.

[DiGiKerot]

So Funimation licensed Railgun but not Index? This is really big shame here. Mainly because both Index and Railgun suppose to tie in together, so it would make sense if you grab both. Although they want us to be surprised if they mention the Index series.


Hold your horses - has any actually asked them about Index? I mean, Railgun came up because Geneon talked about it at their panel. The only stuff they mentioned at that panel are "ongoing concerns" - that is, shows presently being released on DVD/BR in Japan or that are soon to be/soon to air. Index is an "older" show now, and as such wasn't mentioned.

I'd wait until after the Funimation panel before making statements about what they have and haven't got like that.

[Suwako Moriya]

So Funimation licensed Railgun but not Index? This is really big shame here. Mainly because both Index and Railgun suppose to tie in together, so it would make sense if you grab both. Although they want us to be surprised if they mention the Index series.

It would not surprise me if Funimation was also trying for Index as well, but for whatever reason Railgun got announced first. Well, only time will tell.

[Tratious]

I'm guessing because Misaka Mikoto is more popular than Touma.
who is touma...?

[Suwako Moriya]

I would much rather see them grab something new, then picking the pockets of Geneon's corpse. :P

Same here. Honestly if the "more stuff" is just them telling us about how they dug up some graves, I'll have waited for nothing.

Not that I have any expectations that Funimation will announce anything on my list. Still who knows? Maybe they'll be supportive of female art students as well. Yes, I already know the answer to that....

[doubleO7]

If they do announce more Geneon rescues I'm hoping for Tenchi OVAs 1&2. I have Volume 1 but the rest are pretty expensive, even used copies, so I've been holding out, hoping for a rescue.

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

If they do announce more Geneon rescues I'm hoping for Tenchi OVAs 1&2. I have Volume 1 but the rest are pretty expensive, even used copies, so I've been holding out, hoping for a rescue.
Speaking of possible Geneon rescues I'd love to see them pick up the Lupin III series.

[Brad Tajiri]

Speaking of possible Geneon rescues I'd love to see them pick up the Lupin III series.

Oh, that'd be awesome especially if they did it in 26-episode sets.

[DarkPaladinX]

I'm guessing because Misaka Mikoto is more popular than Touma.
who is touma...?

The main protagonist in To Aru Majutsu no Index. You know, they guy where his right hand can negate magic and esper powers but also negates his luck (meaning everyday is a bad day for Touma).

But I really want to see the Index series licensed and dubbed.

[something]

The main protagonist in To Aru Majutsu no Index. You know, they guy where his right hand can negate magic and esper powers but also negates his luck (meaning everyday is a bad day for Touma).
Almost certain he was making a joke.

[lumber]

It would take something shockingly good to win the con back from TRSI. Especially when the race horse has a handicap of crappy video and crappy packaging. The fun starts soon....

[Buckeye]

It's time to get this panel started. We already know some of Funi's licenses as they were given through Twitter (Hellsing Ultimate 5-7, Black Lagoon, and Railgun). Let's see what else is going on. And bayoab is commenting on how massive this line is and it's heavily staffed for a panel.

[Damius]

17:57:56 <bay|AX|FUNi> (If it says anything about this panel, there is an insane amount of FUNi staff here... I count 7 at least)

What about one license for each staff member ;)

[Renzo]

It would take something shockingly good to win the con back from TRSI.

Uh, not really. Sentai is getting High School of the Dead.

[lumber]

It would take something shockingly good to win the con back from TRSI.

Uh, not really.

Reallly. Most of my TRSI purchases are automatic pre-orders. Most FUNi purchases are out of the bargain bin. A lot at still in the shrinkwrap at that....

[MeggieMay]

So, is there a irc chat going on for this tonight or just here?

[unclee]

So, is there a irc chat going on for this tonight or just here?

There is a liveblog here: http://bayoab.info/live/live2.php?panel=0&refresh=1&scroll=10#new

[Konoha]

So, is there a irc chat going on for this tonight or just here?

#animedvd on irc.esper.net is always open, just watch out for the crazy 'locals'!!

[MeggieMay]

So, is there a irc chat going on for this tonight or just here?

There is a liveblog here: http://bayoab.info/live/live2.php?panel=0&refresh=1&scroll=10#new

Yeah, I'm watching that now - I've had Bayoab's place bookmarked for years :cool:

[Suwako Moriya]

It would take something shockingly good to win the con back from TRSI.

There's always a chance for Funimation to deliver. Although based on my own personal bias, it's Bandai that has the lead. Regardless, Funimation doesn't need to win. They only need to announce a title or two of interest to me.

[Draneor]

#animedvd on irc.esper.net is always open, just watch out for the crazy 'locals'!!

;_; Unless there is a way to access IRC from a PS3...

[WTK]

18:25:43 <bay|AX|FUNi> Corpse Princess, Shikabane hime... part 1 and part 2 sept 14th
18:25:49 <bay|AX|FUNi> extras: episode commentaries, textless songs

18:27:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> hetalia
18:27:36 <bay|AX|FUNi> seasons one
18:27:58 <bay|AX|FUNi> sept 14th, extras; episode commentaries, show comments by director bob shirahata, parts 1-3, ddirector ed sequence comments, the hidden history within hetalia

18:30:45 <bay|AX|FUNi> eden of the east complete series
18:30:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> sept 28th, dvd $54.98, bluray $59.98
18:31:22 <bay|AX|FUNi> extras; TV spot, promo video, director kamiyama and original designer umino interview, kmura and hayami interview

[Daichi]

I really hope Funi pulls out all the stops and blows us away with an awesome license, but Bandai and Nozomi have pretty much made me happy enough as it is.

Oh and huge thanks to WTK for taking the time to keep us informed, many thanks!

[WTK]

18:34:44 <bay|AX|FUNi> let's start with.... we're doing more simulcasts
18:34:53 <bay|AX|FUNi> so let's start moyashimon live action
18:34:57 <bay|AX|FUNi> part of the noitamina block
18:35:01 <bay|AX|FUNi> did really well for us the first time
18:35:05 <bay|AX|FUNi> we're going to to conitnue
18:35:08 <bay|AX|FUNi> thursday july 8th start

18:37:13 <bay|AX|FUNi> shiki
18:37:17 <bay|AX|FUNi> the other noitamina show
18:37:27 <bay|AX|FUNi> starting thursday july 8th

[Tratious]

shiki simul

[angelx03]

shiki simul

Cool, I've been curious about that title.

[Tratious]

black butler 2
18:38:14 <bay|AX|FUNi> no date for this yet

[lumber]

TRSI did so much better with their twitter feed. Pretty much just following bayoab and this thread now....

[Jackle]

Nice, Shiki & Black Butler 2!

[Tratious]

sekirei 2

[Tratious]

18:38:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> The legend of the legendary heroes
18:38:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> (simulcast)
18:39:22 <bay|AX|FUNi> sengoku basara season 2 (simulcast)

[Buckeye]

Time for announcements. First up are rescues for Texhnolyze, Ai Yori Aoshi, Haibane Renmei, Hellsing TV, Lain, Tenchi in Tokyo, Tenchi Universe, and everything else Tenchi Muyo.

New licenses are Shana season 2, Railgun, Index, Black Lagoon, and the Trigun movie.

[Tratious]

18:40:18 <bay|AX|FUNi> and diving into new stuff
18:40:24 <bay|AX|FUNi> Geneon Catalog shows
18:40:26 <bay|AX|FUNi> we've got a few
18:40:29 <bay|AX|FUNi> Texhnolyze
18:40:36 <bay|AX|FUNi> coming 2011
18:40:39 <bay|AX|FUNi> ai yori aoshi
18:40:40 <bay|AX|FUNi> (all of these)

[Tratious]

18:40:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> Haibane Renmei
18:40:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> Hellsing TV
18:41:07 <bay|AX|FUNi> Lain

18:41:24 <bay|AX|FUNi> Tenchi in Tokyo
18:41:29 <bay|AX|FUNi> Tenchi Universe
18:41:33 <bay|AX|FUNi> Tenchi muyo ovas
18:41:39 <bay|AX|FUNi> tenchi muyo movies

18:42:05 <bay|AX|FUNi> Darker than black season 2

[Daichi]

Yay Tenchi!@!!!!!!!! Wooo

[chronoclast]

They've rescued Lain, Haibane Renmei, and Texhonlyze. Good job Funi.

Give us Lain on Blu-ray!

[Punpun]

Yes. Darker than Black 2

[TheGreenMan]

Darker than Black 2. Yeah.

[doubleO7]

HELL YES! They got all the Tenchi series/movies!

[angelx03]

HA!!!! They got Darker than Black season 2

[Jackle]

Darker than black season 2!!

[Tratious]

18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> Shakugan no shana
18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> s2
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> movie
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> ova
18:42:40 <bay|AX|FUNi> coming 2011

[mudduck454]

sweet shana s2 + OVA

[TheGreenMan]

Shannnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 2.

[bluesilo]

Finally shana!

[Tratious]

18:43:12 <bay|AX|FUNi> railgun and index
18:43:17 <bay|AX|FUNi> to aru majutsu no railgun and index
18:43:44 <bay|AX|FUNi> black lagoon s3 coming 2011
18:44:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> hellsing 5-7 coming 2011

[magicalgirlj]

Yes Black Butler 2 and Index, I love you Funimation-sama:bowsmiley::nosebleed:

[angelx03]

18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> Shakugan no shana
18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> s2
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> movie
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> ova
18:42:40 <bay|AX|FUNi> coming 2011

Son of bitch, that's sick!!!! :blush1:

[lumber]

sweet shana s2 + OVA
Now THAT I can get excited about!!

[mudduck454]

railgun and index sweet

[The Great Bear]

So, it looks like FUNi is picking up whatever looks like it might sell from the Geneon back catalog, along with a couple newer things.

It looks pretty obvious that Funimation has worked out a deal to distribute a good number of newer Geneon shows that were never licensed before.

[Daichi]

Funimation wins.

[AVPen]

Although I already own Lain and Haibane Renmai, it's great to see them rescued, although if they release them in Blu-ray I may go ahead and doubt-dip (same with the Tenchi Muyo movies).

EDIT: So they got both Index AND Railgun, huh? Sounds good to me: :)

18:42:40 <bay|AX|FUNi> coming 2011
18:43:12 <bay|AX|FUNi> railgun and index
18:43:17 <bay|AX|FUNi> to aru majutsu no railgun and index

[Renzo]

And FUNi wins...

[EmperorBrandon]

Whoa... looks like the Geneon mother lode. Continuations on titles and rescues...

[Tratious]

trigun movie

[Mach Rider]

18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> Shakugan no shana
18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> s2
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> movie
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> ova
18:42:40 <bay|AX|FUNi> coming 2011

Son of bitch, that's sick!!!! :blush1:

Even if they don't announce Sailor Moon or any new One Piece stuff, this completely made my year. FUCK YEAH FUNI

[lumber]

railgun and index sweet
YAY!

[angelx03]

Shana season 2/OVA/movie AND Index/Railgun!!!!

* hyperventilates*

[Tratious]

18:46:20 <bay|AX|FUNi> Trigun movie: badlands rumble
18:46:33 <bay|AX|FUNi> english subtitled premier saturday
18:46:36 <bay|AX|FUNi> coming 2011

[something]

Ah, looks like I'm not buying DtB2 after all. Or Index or Railgun or Shana. Wish we would get confirmation on who will be handling Drrr so I know if it's worth waiting for an R1 or if I should just stick with the R2s.

[Daichi]

Trigun Movie.

It's like a rainbow exploding with gumdrops everywhere.

[Glorian]

The Shana news is great for fans of the show, but it does nothing for me. It would be nice if they would announce When They Cry 2.

[TheGreenMan]

C'mon BakeMono.

[Draneor]

Just Shana and Index for me , provided FUNi doesn't fuck them up.

[WTK]

The Geneon catalog shows - I most likely won't be double dipping.
Darker than Black 2 - I will get definitely
Shana S2 / Movie / OVA - I will get definitely
Railgun and Index - I'm sure I will get this
Black Lagoon S3 - Another yes
Hellsigng 5-7 - Another yes
Trigun Movie - Yes

[Buckeye]

With all these great licenses, my wallet will sure be suffering very soon. That is a lot of stuff by Funimation in already to the great stuff by everybody else at this con.

[Renzo]

With all these great licenses, my wallet will sure be suffering very soon. That is a lot of stuff by Funimation in already to the great stuff by everybody else at this con.

Yay wallet suffering!

[bluesilo]

I'm happy, but my world isn't rocked yet.

[Daichi]

With all these great licenses, my wallet will sure be suffering very soon. That is a lot of stuff by Funimation in already to the great stuff by everybody else at this con.

:cry: I know..

[Renzo]

I'm happy, but my world isn't rocked yet.


Wait for it...

[Damius]

The Geneon catalog shows: Well, perhaps tenchi for the rest I have allready all that interest me
Darker than Black 2: YEAH!!!!
Shana S2/Movie/OVA: FINALLY!!!
Railgun and Index: Need to read more about this
Black Lagoon S3 - Another yes
Hellsigng 5-7: Not my genre but good for those who waited for it.
Trigun Movie: Probably

Well, nice licenses!

[lumber]

Have all the Geneon DVDs that I want too.


Shana S2 / Movie / OVA - I will get definitely
Railgun and Index - I'm sure I will get this
Black Lagoon S3 - Another yes


Just these for me.

Which is barely enough to edge out TRSI at the wire. (Provided they don't mess up the release.) Well run race. Nice job by FUNi. All the R1 companies for that matter...

[zidanetribal2000]

Funi/Bandai/Sentai have officially made my wallet "runaway love" I have to take up a second job by 2011 (after my guilty pleasure, Big Brother curse those live internet feeds).

[FUNiOP]

FUNimation has almost all the anime I want to watch this season ready to simulcast, and almost all the Geneon titles I wanted rescued, and there's still more to come. I'm liking this.

[Zeether]

They got Darker than Black season 2? YES! I knew it was a sublicense.

Also glad to see more Shana.

[LelouchLamperouge]

Let's see, so far only Haibane Renmei, Lain, Texhnolyze -- if they get BDs.

Hellsing Ultimate 5-7, Black Lagoon 3rd Series.. then DtB Season 2 and Shana 2/Movie/S OVA.

A modest showing, nothing all that amazing.

[Jeremy J.]

Industry shattering? Not so much. But there were a few titles that I would like to purchase, notably Railgun and Index.

[bluesilo]

And with that i'll probably get -
Shana s2 (even though I didn't love it)
Index and Railgun
Hellsing V-VII (Seen them, awesome)
Black Lagoon

[FUNiOP]

And Darker than Black 2? That's the best news I could expect from that after the Aniplex news. Hopefully it somehow works out with Durarara!!

And the Trigun movie. I was waiting for them to announce that!

[TheGreenMan]

No BakeMono, but Shana, Railgun, Index, DtB2 and the Trigun movie make up for it. I really wish someone would ask about Funi making a video app for the iPad.


No DtB OVAs though.

[Tratious]

18:55:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; With regards to s2 DTB, the ovas too?
18:55:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; believe the ovas are a separate contract and we don't have them yet

[LelouchLamperouge]

Lack of Summer Wars and Higurashi Kai ... make it pretty easy to say Funi certainly hasn't won.

[Suwako Moriya]

It's nice to know we'll get both Index and Railgun. Also, having more Shana is good.

[fates]

Well, that was a letdown. :(

[EmperorBrandon]

I'm getting Railgun for sure, and maybe Index. Only one of the catalog shows I'm interested in is Lain (would still be a blind buy, so probably not a high priority, though).

Other than that, though, I am happy that Shana, Hellsing, and Black Lagoon got their continuations licensed, for those who wanted them. I'm kind of interested in Shana at least though I never tried it. The second season not being in limbo any longer has got my interest a little higher.

[hikaru004]

An impressive list. But it's not "earth shattering" like the other thread was hinting at.

Only rebuying Lain and Haibane Renmei if FUNi releases the remastered BD version. DtB 2, Index, Black Lagoon 3 and Hellsing Ultimate only buy if BD version is released.

Definitely buying more Shana.

So all the Macross people at AX was just a coincidence?

[Renzo]

No Edo Rocket release date news yet.

[Mank]

Shana! And a few Geneon titles I actually need to get that'll be useful to have out again.

[Mach Rider]

18:54:24 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: I apologize if this falls under the list.... are you guys planning on licensing related media to case closed?
18:54:39 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; I can give you an answer on that one .... we don't have any plans for case closed in the near future...
18:54:45 <bay|AX|FUNi> the movies have done well, the tv shows haven't done as well as we hoped
18:55:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> the movies have done well, the tv shows haven't done as well as we hoped
18:55:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> the movies we might still go for

Very disappointing, but expected.

[Daichi]

So...that's it for announcements? It was great, but I though there would be something huge, oh well.

[Damius]

18:54:24 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: I apologize if this falls under the list.... are you guys planning on licensing related media to case closed?
18:54:39 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; I can give you an answer on that one .... we don't have any plans for case closed in the near future...
18:54:45 <bay|AX|FUNi> the movies have done well, the tv shows haven't done as well as we hoped
18:55:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> the movies have done well, the tv shows haven't done as well as we hoped
18:55:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> the movies we might still go forVery disappointing, but expected.

Yeah, well.. I suppose I'll be happy with what they release already.

[Renzo]

19:00:08 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; The second season of big windup, why wasn't it relased?
19:00:23 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: we have not picked it up,and will be passing


Lame.

[Daimao Raki]

I really do hate some of the questions people ask in the Q&A session.

[AVPen]

Regarding One Piece: Strong World:
18:59:41 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Any interest in Strong World?
18:59:57 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: we'd love to, so far we've bought movie 8 and the 3 seasons... so look for news after season 3 for what's next for one piece

[Tratious]

19:02:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Oh edo Rocket?
19:03:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: november

[Daichi]

Blah regarding One Piece and Big Windup, shame.


19:01:20 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Writer... how would you be able to write for anime?
19:01:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: Go to japan


Ha, this made me laugh.

[Renzo]

19:02:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Oh edo Rocket?
19:03:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: november
19:03:06 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Birdy?
19:03:07 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; october

[Jackle]

19:02:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Oh edo Rocket?
19:03:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: november
19:03:06 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Birdy?
19:03:07 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; october

[mudduck454]

yea!!! japanese unedited version of vampire bund

[Tratious]

19:03:21 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Dance in the vampire bund unedited/
19:03:25 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: 100%yes

[doubleO7]

Uncut Vampire Bund! Yay!

[Mach Rider]

19:02:33 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: trigun in theaters?
19:02:38 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; stay tuned for wonderful news

Oh lordy.

Also...

19:02:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Oh edo Rocket?
19:03:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: november
19:03:06 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Birdy?
19:03:07 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; october
19:03:32 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Dance in the vampire bund unedited?
19:03:36 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: 100% yes
19:03:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> we will do an unedited version as it was in japan

[Damius]

19:03:21 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Dance in the vampire bund unedited/
19:03:25 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: 100%yes

It's about time they give a clear answer...

[FUNiOP]

Lots of announcements, but not the one I was hoping for. Well, people were more excited about their announcements at Otakon than AX last year, so... come on, Evangelion 2.22. For Otakon.

[Mach Rider]

Blah regarding One Piece and Big Windup, shame.


19:01:20 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Writer... how would you be able to write for anime?
19:01:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: Go to japan


Ha, this made me laugh.

Big Windup is disappointing, but One Piece they've already confirmed that they're working on Season 4. I'm sure the movies will follow.

[doubleO7]

19:05:41 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Any chance to bring over dragonbox for original db
19:05:46 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; Currently working on Z, stay tuned

[Suwako Moriya]

And FUNi wins...

Well, for certain they've got the advantage in number of announcements.

[Daimao Raki]

19:05:41 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Any chance to bring over dragonbox for original db
19:05:46 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; Currently working on Z, stay tuned
They should have asked about the Dragonbox Movies and the press release that detailed them

[Tratious]

19:07:26 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Familar of Zero... season 2?
19:07:33 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: part of the licensing shows we haven't picked up yet

[Damius]

19:02:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Oh edo Rocket?
19:03:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: november

November 2010 right?

[doubleO7]

19:07:26 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Familar of Zero... season 2?
19:07:33 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: part of the licensing shows we haven't picked up yet

Yet ;)

[Renzo]

19:02:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Oh edo Rocket?
19:03:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: november

November 2010 right?

Oh, Lord, I hope so...

[superdry]

18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> Shakugan no shana
18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> s2
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> movie
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> ova
18:42:40 <bay|AX|FUNi> coming 2011

OMG! The rest of Shana is licensed! Wahooo! I have to say this trumps my excitement for the license of K-On by a small bit. I hope Funi does a sensible release for the OVAs (maybe an OVA collection on BD).

18:43:12 <bay|AX|FUNi> railgun and index
18:43:17 <bay|AX|FUNi> to aru majutsu no railgun and index
18:43:44 <bay|AX|FUNi> black lagoon s3 coming 2011
18:44:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> hellsing 5-7 coming 2011

Jesus...Index! Wahoo!

It's like there is an upswing in the US anime market with all these annoucements at AX 2010. As I have mentioned in another thread...I wonder what leftovers are gonna be given to Otakon.

[bored@lazy]

I'll be buying pretty much all the new stuff, however I was hoping for Higurashi Kai news. But overall I'm absolutely stoked that DTB2 will be getting a dub. :)

[bci110]

19:00:08 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; The second season of big windup, why wasn't it relased?
19:00:23 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: we have not picked it up,and will be passing


Lame.

Didn't they mentioned earlier this year that they weren't interested in the second season of Big Windup because the first season sold like shit? Damn shame too - sports anime needs more support here and I though Big Windup was pretty good.

OTOH I'm glad they they finally resolved the Dance in the Vampire Bund controversy and will release it in all of Mina Tepes' uncut glory :devil: . Now it's back to being a definite purchase again :cool:.

[GHardin]

18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> Shakugan no shana
18:42:34 <bay|AX|FUNi> s2
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> movie
18:42:35 <bay|AX|FUNi> ova
18:42:40 <bay|AX|FUNi> coming 2011

Bandai made my day yesterday; FUNimation just made my day today. :)

[SetisDagre]

Holy crap, I want Funimation to have my children now. So many titles I wanted to see picked up, and since it's Funi I know they'll be dubbed!

[Renzo]

19:00:08 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; The second season of big windup, why wasn't it relased?
19:00:23 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: we have not picked it up,and will be passing


Lame.

Didn't they mentioned earlier this year that they weren't interested in the second season of Big Windup because the first season sold like shit? Damn shame too - sports anime needs more support here and I though Big Windup was pretty good.

OTOH I'm glad they they finally resolved the Dance in the Vampire Bund controversy and will release it in all of Mina Tepes' uncut glory :devil: . Now it's back to being a definite purchase again :cool:.

I dunno, but it is a lame, unclear answer. However, if someone picks up Giant Killing, I will crap my pants in joy. I agree sports anime needs more exposure.

[Tratious]

19:14:48 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: About a year ago, you did a survey about licensing.... since Toei has been re-releasing Sailormoon to other countries...
19:14:51 <bay|AX|FUNi> How are they about america?
19:15:33 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; For that one, we have not acquired it yet, but we have been trying for years.
19:15:39 <bay|AX|FUNi> I can't promise you anything about it
19:15:48 <bay|AX|FUNi> The reason we put it on there is there was fan interest and it was a fan favorite
19:16:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; We don't have it so i can't advance farther than that

19:16:54 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Release date for FLCL yet?
19:16:54 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: not announced yet, will be this year

[AVPen]

19:15:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Is there anything you can say about Eva 2.0
19:16:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; We don't have it so i can't advance farther than that
Well, that kinda took the sail out of my wings... :(
Guess I'll be importing the HK Blu-ray after all.

[Kouji Tamino]

Oh my god... The rest of this year and next year are going to be brutal on my wallet... Also, nice to see that I won't have to skip over DTB2 after all. :)

[Tratious]

19:18:00 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; DTBs2 and aniplex.... a lot of people were worried about aniplex doing a sub only release... your relationship with aniplex/
19:18:07 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; We have a great relationship with aniplex...
19:18:12 <bay|AX|FUNi> until we sign the contract it's an iffy thing
19:18:23 <bay|AX|FUNi> we saw the rumors which were entertaining since we knew what was going on
19:18:32 <bay|AX|FUNi> we want to keep working with them

[doubleO7]

19:15:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Is there anything you can say about Eva 2.0
19:16:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; We don't have it so i can't advance farther than that

LOL Cant Advance. Get it?

[chronoclast]

19:17:13 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; how are tatami and house of five leaves doing? chance of DVD?
19:17:23 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; they are doing well, so they are rated at a different level since they aren't action
19:17:33 <bay|AX|FUNi> as far as dvd, stay tuned, we haven't announced rights but it isn't out of the question

I really want Tatami on Blu-ray. Come on Funi...

[Tratious]

19:19:42 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Anything you can say about Sgt Frog?
19:19:46 <bay|AX|FUNi> still going? stalled?
19:19:57 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: we have s1 and 2, nothing beyond that.... it's doing well on DVD

[doubleO7]

Good to know SGT Frog is doing well.

[Tratious]

19:20:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Last FMA ep? A: stay tuned... we're going to have some fun stuff, it will be subbed
19:21:01 <bay|AX|FUNi> (at con event)
19:21:08 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Funimation opening an LA studio?
19:21:21 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: probably not being that this is a union state and texas isn't and texas is really cheap

[Mach Rider]

At the very least, we are getting a plethora of answers and info on already released/hinted at shows, which is very good. Glad to hear Sgt. Frog is doing well on DVD, hopefully the rest gets licensed.

[Daimao Raki]

19:15:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Is there anything you can say about Eva 2.0
19:16:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; We don't have it so i can't advance farther than that

LOL Cant Advance. Get it?lol. I'm going to have to get a job. Thanks Viz, Funimation, and Section 23 for raping my wallet.

[Daichi]

Oh my god another Sailor Moon question, i'd be surprised if Funi didn't license it at this point.

And yeah, gonna need a job to get all this awesome anime.

[Damius]

19:15:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Is there anything you can say about Eva 2.0
19:16:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; We don't have it so i can't advance farther than thatLOL Cant Advance. Get it?lol. I'm going to have to get a job. Thanks Viz, Funimation, and Section 23 for raping my wallet.

Another positive thing about anime? It give people the motivation to work!

[Daimao Raki]

19:15:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Is there anything you can say about Eva 2.0
19:16:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; We don't have it so i can't advance farther than thatLOL Cant Advance. Get it?lol. I'm going to have to get a job. Thanks Viz, Funimation, and Section 23 for raping my wallet.

Another positive thing about anime? It give people the motivation to work!Or sell crack. Which ever works because this money I have right now isn't going to last.

[LelouchLamperouge]

19:18:00 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; DTBs2 and aniplex.... a lot of people were worried about aniplex doing a sub only release... your relationship with aniplex/
19:18:07 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; We have a great relationship with aniplex...
19:18:12 <bay|AX|FUNi> until we sign the contract it's an iffy thing
19:18:23 <bay|AX|FUNi> we saw the rumors which were entertaining since we knew what was going on
19:18:32 <bay|AX|FUNi> we want to keep working with them

Kinda funny. I can only wonder what happened. At least if the contracts fall though on any Aniplex title, they still have the US branch to pick up the slack. Probably the reason why the domain was registered.

[Renzo]

19:15:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Is there anything you can say about Eva 2.0
19:16:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; We don't have it so i can't advance farther than thatLOL Cant Advance. Get it?lol. I'm going to have to get a job. Thanks Viz, Funimation, and Section 23 for raping my wallet.

Another positive thing about anime? It give people the motivation to work!Or sell crack. Which ever works because this money I have right now isn't going to last.


The funny thing is that anime is half of what it used to cost when I was in college and I STILL need money to buy all this great anime.

[mudduck454]

well where was the announcement that would make the industry turn their heads?????? sure they announced a few good shows, and license rescues, stuff I already have, but nothing really big about it, not like sentai getting high school of the dead simulcast from day one.....

[Renzo]

18:38:55 <bay|AX|FUNi> The legend of the legendary heroes
18:38:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> (simulcast)


This could be cool.

[Daimao Raki]

well where was the announcement that would make the industry turn their heads?????? sure they announced a few good shows, and license rescues, stuff I already have, but nothing really big about it, not like sentai getting high school of the dead simulcast from day one.....
I love Section 23 to death but just the sheer number of licensed shows here is crazy. From what I've read...most of them are actually quality shows so I'm happy here.

[doubleO7]

Still no Summer Wars, Cardcaptor Sakura, Sailor Moon, or Eva 2.0

Oh, well. I'm hoping for a Summer Wars announcement at Otakon.

[joelgundam01]

**Takes off a few hours and returns**

Holy shit! Funimation didn't pull any punches this year.

Really looking forward to several of those titles, especially Shana 2.

[bleachjoj]

Man funimation calm down. This is way too much stuff. We don't need to crowd the market

[WTK]

18:54:24 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: I apologize if this falls under the list.... are you guys planning on licensing related media to case closed?
18:54:39 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; I can give you an answer on that one .... we don't have any plans for case closed in the near future...
18:54:45 <bay|AX|FUNi> the movies have done well, the tv shows haven't done as well as we hoped
18:55:31 <bay|AX|FUNi> the movies we might still go for
This is what I expected. I still hope that they will pick more movies in the future.
19:02:59 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Oh edo Rocket?
19:03:03 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: november
19:03:06 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q; Birdy?
19:03:07 <bay|AX|FUNi> A; october
19:03:32 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Dance in the vampire bund unedited?
19:03:36 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: 100% yes
So Oh! Edo Rocket may actually get released this year. A slight delay to Birdy isn't that surprising. And they finally confirmed on the unedited Vampire Bund.
19:19:42 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Anything you can say about Sgt Frog?
19:19:46 <bay|AX|FUNi> still going? stalled?
19:19:57 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: we have s1 and 2, nothing beyond that.... it's doing well on DVD
This is good to hear. I hope they will license more in the near future.

[BalmungHHQ]

I'll just stop in and say that I love FUNimation.

<3 Shana Second

Now make Otakon awesome by announcing Higurashi Kai there while I'm in the room please~ <3 [/hope]

[einhorn303]

All those simulcasts and no Strike Witches S2? That's kind of depressing.

18:25:43 <bay|AX|FUNi> Corpse Princess, Shikabane hime... part 1 and part 2 sept 14th
18:25:49 <bay|AX|FUNi> extras: episode commentaries, textless songs


I was wavering on whether or not to buy this show, but if these are director/staff commentaries, I'm definitely buying it. (If they're those embarrassingly painful English VA commentaries, though, screw that.)

[Damius]

All those simulcasts and no Strike Witches S2? That's kind of depressing.


Well, I hope CR will get it. And I prefer to watch it on CR.

[Classical]

All those simulcasts and no Strike Witches S2? That's kind of depressing.


Yeah, that's kind of weird. I just hope it gets simulcasted by someone if FUNi doesn't have it.

[TheGreenMan]

They have Sekirei 2, according to ANN, Shiki (when I read this I thought Garden of Sinners, but no go), and Legend of the Legendary Heroes? And simulcasting them? I know they were streaming Sekirei 1.

[Jackle]

Darker Than Black Season 2 is a definite purchase. As for everything else, I'm going to have to get more information about them.
I'm really happy that they get to simulcast Black Butler 2 and Shiki. These were the only two series that I was interested in watching.

[einhorn303]

All those simulcasts and no Strike Witches S2? That's kind of depressing.


Well, I hope CR will get it. And I prefer to watch it on CR.

It's just that it seems natural that Funi would get it. They licensed the first season, they're purposefully expanding into simulcasts/streaming. The fact that they didn't portends to me some other sort of problem, like the 1st season selling poorly on DVD or AIC being stubborn with the license.

[Classical]

All those simulcasts and no Strike Witches S2? That's kind of depressing.


Well, I hope CR will get it. And I prefer to watch it on CR.

It's just that it seems natural that Funi would get it. They licensed the first season, they're purposefully expanding into simulcasts/streaming. The fact that they didn't portends to me some other sort of problem, like the 1st season selling poorly on DVD or AIC being stubborn with the license.

Poor sales could be a possibility, but then again FUNi is simulcasting Sekirei season 2, and their season 1 release is not even out yet. I guess will just have to wait and see regarding Strike Witches 2.

[FUNiOP]

All those simulcasts and no Strike Witches S2? That's kind of depressing.


Well, I hope CR will get it. And I prefer to watch it on CR.

It's just that it seems natural that Funi would get it. They licensed the first season, they're purposefully expanding into simulcasts/streaming. The fact that they didn't portends to me some other sort of problem, like the 1st season selling poorly on DVD or AIC being stubborn with the license.

Poor sales could be a possibility, but then again FUNi is simulcasting Sekirei season 2, and their season 1 release is not even out yet. I guess will just have to wait and see regarding Strike Witches 2.

It could just be that FUNimation only got season 1 because Gonzo practically gives them licenses, and AIC doesn't. We'll see next week if Crunchyroll gets it, though, since they're in a similar situation with Gonzo.

[doubleO7]

All those simulcasts and no Strike Witches S2? That's kind of depressing.


Well, I hope CR will get it. And I prefer to watch it on CR.

It's just that it seems natural that Funi would get it. They licensed the first season, they're purposefully expanding into simulcasts/streaming. The fact that they didn't portends to me some other sort of problem, like the 1st season selling poorly on DVD or AIC being stubborn with the license.

Poor sales could be a possibility, but then again FUNi is simulcasting Sekirei season 2, and their season 1 release is not even out yet. I guess will just have to wait and see regarding Strike Witches 2.

Its possible that they plan to simulcast Strike Witches 2, but haven't finalized anything yet, and didnt want to risk mentioning it just in case negotiations fell through.

[Dack Ralter]

Time for announcements. First up are rescues for Texhnolyze, Ai Yori Aoshi, Haibane Renmei, Hellsing TV, Lain, Tenchi in Tokyo, Tenchi Universe, and everything else Tenchi Muyo.

New licenses are Shana season 2, Railgun, Index, Black Lagoon, and the Trigun movie.

Not too shabby. I missed out on Lain and Haibane Renmei the first time around, so I'll grab those. Maybe Ai Yori Aoshi as well. As for the new stuff, Black Lagoon and the Trigun movie are a given for me; I'll probably grab Index and Railgun too. Shana is sitting on my backlog pile, so season two is pending me unearthing it. Same for Darker than Black, now that I think about it.

Woo for new stuff!

EDIT: Hellfire and dalmatians, I forgot about Dance in the Vampire Bund. Since it will be unedited, I'll be picking that up too.

[DarkPaladinX]

Woot!! Index and Railgun being licensed. And I hope they release it with a good dub. This is something I'll be grabbing next year or so for my birthday :).

[Kirben]

19:19:42 <bay|AX|FUNi> Q: Anything you can say about Sgt Frog?
19:19:46 <bay|AX|FUNi> still going? stalled?
19:19:57 <bay|AX|FUNi> A: we have s1 and 2, nothing beyond that.... it's doing well on DVD
That sounds far too much like what happened with Case Closed. Case Closed was stated as doing well in the past, but later not well enough for further licensing.

[HitokiriShadow]

Well, its nice to have a confident, positive answer on the Dance in the Vampire Bund issue... but I'm still going to wait until its actually out before buying it.

I really would have preferred to see someone else license Magical Index and Railgun, but this isn't exactly a surprising acquisition. They are both among the more widely marketable anime in recent years, so its not surprising that Funi would want them. So unless Funi really pissed me off, I'll be getting them. Well, as long as they get BD releases, but at this point, there's no reason to expect they won't since Funi seems to release BDs for everything that has BD releases in Japan.

I'll wait and see on Shakugan no Shana S2 and the OVAs. I'll probably get them, but I'll have to wait and see. I'm not sure how much I care about Hellsing Ultimate at this point. There's still a decent chance I'll get it at some point, but I care a lot less than I used to. I already own most of the Geneon re-licenses and don't care about the one or two I don't own. As for Darker Than Black 2, I'm leaning towards no for the time being. It's partly due to issues with the show itself (the ending leaves a bad taste, needs sequel badly) and Funi not getting the home video episodes that are on the actual R2 discs doesn't help. They'll need to really to impress me to get me to buy it.... which is unlikely. As I've said before, its several years too late for me to care about the Trigun movie.

I am, however, very interested in the Black Lagoon OVA. It's the title I'm the most interested in after Railgun and Index. Again, I would have liked to see it licensed by other companies, but again, its not terribly shocking Funi would want this. This is also a rare case where I actually care about the dub, as I watched the dub version of the DVDs and really liked it. So I really want Funi to just contract out the dub so it can be dubbed by the same cast and studio as the first two seasons. And there is precedent for them doing this (FMP:TSR), so there's at least a slight chance it will happen, though I'm assuming Funi will dub it themselves until I hear otherwise. I'll buy it either way, but I'm very interested in how they will handle that.

I really don't care about their streaming announcements, since I hate their video player.

[Mafty Allegro]

Man funimation calm down. This is way too much stuff. We don't need to crowd the market

They really didn't crowd much of anything up. Franchise-wise, most of what they announced were either rescues of previously-released titles (Geneon's), continuations of current ones (Trigun, DtB, BL, HU, Shana), or simulcasts of the second seasons to shows they already have (Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler, Sekirei) or were part of the noitaminA agreement (L-A Moyashimon, Shiki). The only purely new properties they got were Index & Railgun and Legend of Legendary Heroes (simulcast). Most of what they got was either already on the market in the past or just extentions of what is already there now, physically or digitally.

IMO, good licenses they announced, and nice to see Legendary Heroes, Texhnolyze, and Hellsing (TV) among them and a possibly good theater appearence for the Trigun movie. No Eva 2.0 is really disappointing, but all in due time, I suppose.

[EyeOfPain]

I already own most of the Geneon rescues, and the Texhnolyze bundle is only $40 at Right Stuf (http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/OscWq6ro3eq2cH7auW/browse/item/88476/4/0/0).

Other than that, I'm happy about the continuations (particularly the Hellsing and Black Lagoon OVAs), and have been waiting for To Aru to show up on this side of the Pacific.

[doubleO7]

IMO, good licenses they announced, and nice to see Legendary Heroes among them and a possibly good theater appearence for the Trigun movie

As long as they use Fathom Events and not go with that wierd arthouse distro that they did with Eva 1.0 I'll be happy.

[FUNiOP]

Man funimation calm down. This is way too much stuff. We don't need to crowd the market

They really didn't crowd much of anything up. Franchise-wise, most of what they announced were either rescues of previously-released titles (Geneon's), continuations of current ones (Trigun, DtB, BL, HU, Shana), or simulcasts of the second seasons to shows they already have (Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler, Sekirei) or were part of the noitaminA agreement (L-A Moyashimon, Shiki). The only purely new properties they got were Index & Railgun and Legend of Legendary Heroes (simulcast). Most of what they got was either already on the market in the past or just extentions of what is already there now, physically or digitally.

IMO, good licenses they announced, and nice to see Legendary Heroes, Texhnolyze, and Hellsing (TV) among them and a possibly good theater appearence for the Trigun movie. No Eva 2.0 is really disappointing, but all in due time, I suppose.

Licensing that much at once is still amazing, especially since there were some big names in there. It's nice that they licensed the Trigun movie and that its getting a theater run, but I'm assuming that won't be in any more American theaters than Eva 1.0 was, so that doesn't do anything for me. I'm still waiting for Eva 2.0.

[chronoclast]

Funi actually failed to beat Nozomi's announcement of Utena for me today.

Out of everything Funi announced, these interest me:

Shiki simulcast definitely. Likely live action Moyashimon too just for the hell of it.

Lain, Haibane Renmei, and Texhnolyze. I own the Geneon DVDs but I would definitely double dip for Lain on Blu-ray and likely Haibane and Texhnolyze too.

New licenses were disappointing. I'll check out the Trigun movie. No announcements for Eva 2.22 or Summer Wars sucks though.

[ZenErik]

Now that Funimation has picked up Haibane Renmei, Texhonlyze, Lain., etc. (and previously FLCL), maybe it's time for me to flip my original sets for as much as possible. ;)

[LordGeo]

Wow, this is a large list to go over! Let's see, not inlcluding the simlucasts right now:
Darker Than BLACK 2: Nothing for me as I never saw Season 1
Shana 2: Didn't see Season 1 fully, but I won't discount it fully
Index & Railgun: Same as Shana
Black Lagoon OVA: Never saw any of it, so nothing for me
Hellsing Ultimate 5-7: Still have to get the first 4 OVAs, but these do catch my interest
Trigun: Badlands Rumble: Yeah, got my interest
Texhnolyze: A strong "maybe"
Ai Yori Aoshi: Doing nothing for me
Armitage III: Same as Aoshi
Haibane Renmei: Would have been a strong "maybe"... If I didn't already get the Geneon singles for about $3 each from a record store a few months back
Hellsing TV: More than likely will buy, as I did enjoy watching it
Lain: Same as Renmei
Tenchi, Tenchi, Tenchi: Nothing really for me

In the end, these licenses really were more of an "attack with numbers" strategy than anything, but it got my interest with a few titles, so I'd say that it worked. Really, this is probably the only way to possibly "please everyone" in reality: Announce so much stuff at once that everyone has to be interested in at least one title.

Well played, FUNi... Well played.

[TAS]

With all these great licenses, my wallet will sure be suffering very soon.
It's Funimation, maybe not so soon... :P
I would not be surprised if they are announcing dates for some of them next AX.

[AVPen]

A pretty good amount of licenses announced and I'll definitely be looking forward to A Certain Scientific Railgun and more Hellsing Ultimate. Still... I'm fairly disappointed that Evangelion 2.22 still hasn't been picked up yet, most of the Geneon relicenses I already have (unless titles like Haibane Renmai and Tenchi Muyo in Love get BD releases), and FUNi's about a decade late as far as me caring about the Trigun movie. :relief:

A good showing by FUNi, but in the end Nozomi is my darling of this year's Expo, thanks to their Utena remastered and Sora No Woto announcements. :)

[Shiroi Hane]

It's like a rainbow exploding with gumdrops everywhere.
..did you have to go and put Barney songs on my head :relief:

[einhorn303]

A pretty good amount of licenses announced and I'll definitely be looking forward to A Certain Scientific Railgun and more Hellsing Ultimate. Still... I'm fairly disappointed that Evangelion 2.22 still hasn't been picked up yet, most of the Geneon relicenses I already have (unless titles like Haibane Renmai and Tenchi Muyo in Love get BD releases), and FUNi's about a decade late as far as me caring about the Trigun movie. :relief:

A good showing by FUNi, but in the end Nozomi is my darling of this year's Expo, thanks to their Utena remastered and Sora No Woto announcements. :)

This may be an odd metaphor, but anime licensing is like the combat system in Duel Monsters. The person who's show has the highest "Attack Power" (personal love for the show) automatically beats everyone else, no matter how many shows the opposing side has.

[Mafty Allegro]

Licensing that much at once is still amazing, especially since there were some big names in there. It's nice that they licensed the Trigun movie and that its getting a theater run, but I'm assuming that won't be in any more American theaters than Eva 1.0 was, so that doesn't do anything for me. I'm still waiting for Eva 2.0.

I guess I'm just not that impressed with the bulkiness of the announcements, since much of it isn't really that "new" in my eyes, just continuations and rescues. Not that that demeans FUNimation or anything, but it's not that overwhelming in the big picture, like releasing another volume or season set of something.