FUNimation licenses Sankarea

[WTK]

via PR...

Flower Mound, TX – April 6, 2012 -FUNimation Entertainment announced today at Sakuracon it has acquired the broadcast, home entertainment, mobile, and streaming rights to 2 anime series: Sankarea, and Shangri-La. In addition, FUNimation has acquired the simulcasts rights for Sankarea. A brief synopsis for each show is listed below:

Sankarea- Furuya's not interested in the living, he's got zombies on the brain! When Furuya's cat dies, he decides he's going to try and bring it back to life. In the process, he stumbles across a girl whose failed attempted suicide has turned her into a real zombie! What's Furuya going to do now that the thing he loves the most is right in front of his eyes? Watch what happens in this campy romantic comedy about the undead. The simulcast will begin on www.niconico.com/anime & www.funimation.com during spring 2012.

Shangri-La – A young woman fights for her life in the carbon dioxide infested jungles of a neo-futuristic Tokyo. When she uncovers a government plot to suppress the less fortunate, a battle for humanity's future begins.

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[Damius]

I may try the simulcast.

[Buckeye]

I might give this one a try. Looks interesting, though I did not exactly enjoy Is This a Zombie? as much as I could have. Looks interesting to say the least.

[ToAruOni]

Had a feeling they'd be grabbing this title. Fits right into their mainstay of rom-com/fantasy series. I've heard good things about the manga, so I'll be picking up the simulcast.

[FUNiOP]

The premise made me laugh, so I may give it a watch based on that, but I can't usually bring myself to watch much more than a few episodes of an ecchi series.

[WTK]

via NebsTV Twitter

Zombie desu-ka is STILL listed as coming soon. "Hopefully within the next week or 2." Sankarea too. #ACen #funimation

[Damius]

Well, I hope I'll be able to watch it next week.

[njchobitsfan]

Originally Posted by Damius

Well, I hope I'll be able to watch it next week.

This ^

[WTK]

via FUNimation.com

Sankarea Episodes Available on FUNimation.com

We just can't get enough zombies! Sankarea finally makes its way to FUNimation.com. Episodes 1 - 3 will be available tomorrow (5/17) at noon on our site: http://www.funimation.com/sankarea

New episodes will be available every Thursday at 12:00 noon CT/ 1:00 pm ET.
You'll be able to watch episodes of Sankarea on Hulu the following week after they air on FUNimation.com

series synopsis:

Furuya's not interested in the living, he's got zombies on the brain! When Furuya's cat dies, he decides he's going to try and bring it back to life. In the process, he stumbles across a girl whose failed attempted suicide has turned her into a real zombie! What's Furuya going to do now that the thing he loves the most is right in front of his eyes? Watch what happens in this campy romantic comedy about the undead.

You can also watch Sankarea on the go with our FUNimation mobile app! Find out more by clicking this link: http://www.funimation.com/mobile

[scineram]

Originally Posted by Funimation

he stumbles across a girl whose failed attempted suicide has turned her into a real zombie!

Isn't that a successful attempt?