Tag: Funimation Entertainment

Official Images: S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) Fourth Form Frozen Ver.

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Tamashii Nations has updated their S.H.MonsterArts listings for an all-new Premium Bandai exclusive figure. This figure is based on the blood coagulant frozen Godzilla from the 2016 blockbuster, Shin Godzilla! Properly titled S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) Fourth Form Frozen Ver. this figure captures the final scene of the film, where Godzilla is frozen during its next phase in evolution. The figure will be cast with three-dimensional scanning to insure the emergence of the Fifth Form from the tail is met properly. The figure is also being modeled and designed by Takayuki…

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Dragon Ball Super – Time Change, Hiatus, or Finale?

Christopher Torres

News broke overnight that Dragon Ball Super is going to be switched out for the Gegege no Kitaro series on April 1st. In addition, Fuji TV vaguely explained that there is no intention of a new Dragon Ball series, or that Super is officially over. This has led fans to speculate that Fuji TV is trying to avoid saying outright the series is cancelled. Whereas, others believe it is just moving, or being placed on a hiatus. According to this newspaper, the new Gegege no Kitaro series will indeed take Super’s…

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Garo: Crimson Moon Anime Film Announced

Pak Hanu

The official Garo website has announced that a film for the Garo: Crimson Moon anime series. Currently no other details are confirmed at this time due to the project being early in development.  For those who are unaware, Garo: Crimson Moon is the second anime series based on the Garo Tokusatsu franchise.  The series premiered in 2015 and was licensed by Funimation Entertainment in North America for both home video and for streaming. The film is the fourth confirmed project in the works following the recently announced projects, which include: Untitled Garo: Crimson Moon Film Garo: Kami No Kiba Jinga TV…

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Funimation Announces Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 English Dub Cast

Pak Hanu

Funimation Entertainment has recently announced the English Dub cast for Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199.   The English Dub cast includes: Chris Wehkamp: Susumu Kodai Ricco Fajardo: Daisuke Shima Brian Mathis: Okita Mallorie Rodak: Mori The first episode Dub cast will consist of: Apphia Yu: Jiro Kenny Green: Dr. Sado Felecia Angelle: Harada Bill Jenkins: Hijikata Jeremy Inman: Hirata Mike McFarland: Kato Z. Charles Bolton: Mamoru Kodai Stephen Fu: Nanbu Phil Parsons: Sanada Doug Jackson: Serizawa Bradley Campbell: Todo R Bruce Elliott: Tokugawa Ben Phillips: Yabu Kent Williams: Yamanami The production cast…

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Outlaw Star To Premiere On Toonami

Pak Hanu

The official Toonami Facebook page has updated with announcement that Outlaw Star will be premiering on the network.  The series will premiere on August 19 at 2:30 A.M. EST in full HD.  The series previously premiered on the network in 2001 and later on Adult Swim in early 2002.  For those who are unaware Outlaw Star is an anime series produced by Sunrise in 1998. Funimation provided a synopsis for the series. Gene Starwind is a jack-of-all-trades responsible for odd jobs and bounty hunting with his partner, Jim Hawking. Stuck on a rundown planet, he’s going nowhere fast. But when a bodyguard…

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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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Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu Ep 12 – Bugster Night

Hero Club

Welcome to a brand new episode of “Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu!” Today’s episode entitled “Bugster Night”, is named off an Ex-Aid Event held in Japan. In addition, the episodes are recorded normally at night, as well as our discussion this week is about video games. The reason we chose video games was because of our friend’s the Geek Fighters who are currently discussing the upcoming E3. However, we then decided to focus solely on tokusatsu games, like which we played or what we would like to see for a toku…

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Official Images: S.H.Figuarts Super Saiyan God Goku

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Last night, Premium Bandai updated its site with the listings for the May 19th pre-order items. Among the items listed is the previously teased S.H.Figuarts Super Saiyan God Goku! Fans best know this form of Super Saiyan for its debut in the 2013 Dragon Ball Z film, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. The form was achieved through a ridiculous process where Shenron was summoned, and a wish was made to inform the Z-Fighters of the necessary ritual to obtain the form. The ritual in question, required five Saiyans to merge their energy…

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Official Images: S.H.Figuarts Nappa

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Over night, Premium Bandai set up the order page for S.H.Figuarts Nappa from Dragon Ball Z. This SHF has been promoted and rumored for a long time now! Luckily enough it will finally receive an official release this year. Nappa will feature five additional hands, three optional faces, effects parts and a Tamashii Stage. Pre-Orders will begin tomorrow, March 1st, at 16:00 JST. Orders will then release later on in August. Nappa will be sold for 7560 yen. International fans will not need to immediately pre-order this item, as it should…

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Official Images: S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) Fourth Awakening Ver.

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Similar to the update for S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Sigma, Premium Bandai has also listed the order page for the newest announced S.H.MonsterArts. This new S.H.MonstersArts is the “spit-fire” edition of Shin Godzilla, but is properly called the Fourth Awakening Version. Now, for those who have either seen the film or read the spoilers Godzilla effectively spouts highly concentrated thermonuclear beams not just from its mouth, but its tail and plates. However, the official S.H.Monsterarts can only perform the blast from the mouth and tail, as well as include Tamashii Stages. Orders will…

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