Tag: Cowboy Bebop

Sony Pictures Television Networks Acquires Funimation

Ben Odinson

So this is surprising, to say the least. I’ll just quote the press release on this on my fellow anime fans. Founder Gen Fukunaga started Funimation with a vision and a mission to make anime as accessible as possible to fans across the world. In the 23 years since we began, we have been committed to creating anime experiences fans love: from bringing Dragon Ball to the U.S., to bringing the best anime to home video and theaters, to SimulDubs that bring episodes in English to fans within two weeks…

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Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Series Currently in Development

Pak Hanu

Variety has recently reported that a live-action TV series adaptation of the Cowboy Bebop anime is currently in development.  The series will be produced by Tomorrow Studios, a joint team consisted of ITV Studios and Marty Adelstein.  Sunrise will be working as the executive production team for the project.  The series will also be produced by Midnight Radio (Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pikner, Scott Rosenberg) , Marty Adelstein, Beck Clements, and Matthew Weinberg.  The main writer for the series will be Chris Yost.    Variety provided a synopsis for the original series. “Cowboy Bebop,” which takes place in 2071…

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Crunchyroll & Funimation Announce Partnership

Ben Odinson

Coming at you with some news, Crunchyroll and Funimation have announced a partnership. Something I honestly wasn’t expecting at all. Heck, I don’t think anyone could have called this one.  Anyway,  I’ll quote the press release so you know what this partnership means for you. Starting today, Crunchyroll viewers will have access to subtitled versions of Funimation’s summer simulcast titles, including D.Gray-man HALLOW, FIRST LOVE MONSTER and Puzzle & Dragons X. And in the weeks to come, FunimationNow viewers will be able to watch Broadcast Dubs of Crunchyroll’s summer titles,…

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