FUNimation Winter 2013 Simulcast Schedule

[WTK]

Continuing Simulcast Titles | Schedule

• Kingdom | Mon @ 11:00am ET
• One Piece | Sat @ 9pm ET
• PSYCHO-PASS | Thurs @ 11:45am ET
• Robotics;Notes | Fri @ 12:15pm ET
• Toriko | Wed

New Simulcast Titles | Schedule

• Haganai NEXT | Tues @ 11am ET
• Hetalia: The Beautiful World | Fri @ 3pm ET
• Minami-ke: Tadaima | Fri @ 11:30am ET
• PUCHIM@S - Petit iDOLM@STER | Mon-Fri @ 12pm ET
• Senran Kagura | Mon @ 11:30am ET

via FUNimation.com

Winter Simulcast Announcement - PUCHIM@S - Petit iDOLM@STER

The adorable spinoff of the iDOLM@STER games and anime! PUCHIM@S - Petit iDOLM@STER is the first to join our 2013 winter simulcast schedule.

synopsis:
Fans of the iDOLM@STER franchise won’t want to miss this super cute spinoff! Hyperactive hijinks are sure to follow when the idol girls of 765 Productions discover the mysterious Puchidols – chibis with adorable abilities – have invaded their office!

Catch it streaming on http://www.funimation.com/puchims Monday - Friday at 12pm ET/ 11am CT.

What other simulcasts will join our winter line up? You'll just have to come back tomorrow to find out!

via FUNimation.com

Winter Simulcast Announcement - Senran Kagura

We're pleased to announce that sexy ninja show, Senran Kagura, will be joining our Winter Simulcast line-up!

Streaming Mondays at 11:30 am ET/ 10:30 am CT on http://www.funimation.com/senran-kagura

synopsis:
Curvy Asuka and her girlfriends are typical high school students – except that they’re secretly learning the ways of the ninja! Get an education in action-packed naughtiness and sexy slapstick fun, as Asuka’s gorgeous gang takes on the hardest-hitting – and hottest – fighters in town!

Our EVS members are getting a first look at all this news, so if you want an early scoop, be sure to sign up for your free trial today at http://www.funimation.com/subscribe

Check with us next week as we announce more exciting additions to our winter 2013 simulcast schedule!

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Winter Simulcast Announcement - Haganai NEXT

If you watched the first season of Haganai on our website, then you'll be thrilled to know that we've added Haganai NEXT to our winter simulcast line-up!

synopsis:
Yozora, Sena, and their misfit band of sorta-friends return in Haganai NEXT! The members of the Neighbors Club are still trying to figure out what friendship really means – even as their bonds are tested and relationships begin to change.

Haganai NEXT will stream on our site Tuesdays at 11am ET/ 10am CT. Look for episodes 1 & 2 on January 22nd.

For more information, go to http://www.funimation.com/haganai

We've got a few more announcements, so stay tuned!

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Winter Simulcast Announcement - Minami-ke: Tadaima

Minami-ke: Tadaima, the fourth season of the Minami-ke series, will be joining our winter simulcast line-up!

Look for episodes to air Fridays at 10:30am CT on http://www.funimation.com/minami-ke.
(First episode goes up tomorrow morning!)

synopsis:
Join the Minami sisters for a hysterical new season of everyday adventures in sibling cohabitation, classroom hijinks, and young love!

So, what do you think? Surprised? Will you be watching this simulcast? Stay tuned, we've got more announcements for you tomorrow!

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Winter Simulcast Announcement - Hetalia: The Beautiful World

We've saved the best for last. Hetalia: The Beautiful World will round out our winter simulcasts. That's right, the boys are back with Season 5, and it looks like it's gonna get even more ridiculous.

synopsis:
The Allied guys and Axis boys are back in Hetalia: The Beautiful World! It’s Season 5. As in high-five! And when we high-five, a tiny kitten appears with a wee banjo! And he’s playing a song about a cupcake and it’s freaking adorable! But then Prussia shows up and yells at the kitten. But the kitten doesn’t get sad, because, dude… Claaaassic Prussia.

Look for Hetalia: The Beautiful World to begin simulcasting at the end of January. Go to http://www.funimation.com/hetalia for more information.

Here's the official English subtitled trailer for Season 5!

http://youtu.be/UUT7tHDOqek

[WTK]

via FUNimation.com

Winter Simulcast Announcement - PUCHIM@S - Petit iDOLM@STER

The adorable spinoff of the iDOLM@STER games and anime! PUCHIM@S - Petit iDOLM@STER is the first to join our 2013 winter simulcast schedule.

synopsis:
Fans of the iDOLM@STER franchise won’t want to miss this super cute spinoff! Hyperactive hijinks are sure to follow when the idol girls of 765 Productions discover the mysterious Puchidols – chibis with adorable abilities – have invaded their office!

Catch it streaming on http://www.funimation.com/puchims Monday - Friday at 12pm ET/ 11am CT.

What other simulcasts will join our winter line up? You'll just have to come back tomorrow to find out!

[Rootsofjustice]

Well...this is an unexpected development.

[WTK]

PUCHIM@S is listed under Media Factory. I would imagine tomorrow's announcement be either Haganai Next or Senran Kagura (both of which are under Media Factory as well). Maybe PUCHIM@S was part of a package deal. After that could be the new Hetalia series. So I'm thinking maybe four new simulcast titles for FUNimation this winter.

[FUNiOP]

I don't know if there's even anything unaccounted for that I care about this season, but I don't think there's anything this season that I care about less than a short-length chibi Idolmaster spinoff. Well the less I have to watch FUNimation's streams the better.

[WTK]

via FUNimation.com

Winter Simulcast Announcement - Senran Kagura

We're pleased to announce that sexy ninja show, Senran Kagura, will be joining our Winter Simulcast line-up!

Streaming Mondays at 11:30 am ET/ 10:30 am CT on http://www.funimation.com/senran-kagura

synopsis:
Curvy Asuka and her girlfriends are typical high school students – except that they’re secretly learning the ways of the ninja! Get an education in action-packed naughtiness and sexy slapstick fun, as Asuka’s gorgeous gang takes on the hardest-hitting – and hottest – fighters in town!

Our EVS members are getting a first look at all this news, so if you want an early scoop, be sure to sign up for your free trial today at http://www.funimation.com/subscribe

Check with us next week as we announce more exciting additions to our winter 2013 simulcast schedule!

[FUNiOP]

Another show I have absolutely no interest in. I'm sure their others will just be the new seasons of Haganai and Hetalia, and since I didn't get past the beginning of either, I don't think I'll have to add anything new from FUNimation this season. Works for me.

[Rootsofjustice]

Here's my two bits:

Done Deals
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT (First season's stream was marred with delays and headaches, but they have the disc rights to the first season, so obviously the stream was nonetheless successful for them.)
Hetalia The Beautiful World (C'mooon, it's Hetalia. If FUNimation passes it up there's something seriously wrong in their acquisitions department.)

Decent Bets
GJ-bu

Long Shots
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (I have a REALLY good feeling this is already licensed, but I think the delays are the result of Warner removing Roundabout from the ending. It could either be done by replacing it with another song ala Eden of the East or just removing the ending altogether for the stream.)

Sucker Bets
Beast Saga
Pokemon Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N

[Damius]

I have to say I'm completely surprised they went with PUCHIM@S - Petit iDOLM@STER...

[Buckeye]

This lineup doesn't exactly look like it will have something that I am willing to put on my watch list for the season.