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FUNimation to launch Haganai simulcast

This is for all you night owls out there, yeah, you know who you are. We're launching the simulcast of Haganai (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai) tonight/tomorrow morning at 12:30 am. If you're really looking forward to this show, or you just can't get to sleep tonight, then make sure you check back on http://www.funimation.com/haganai to watch the first two episodes!

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For Immediate Release


Anime Network to Simulcast Phi-Brain ~ Kami No Puzzle Online

HOUSTON, TX — October 31, 2011 — Broadcast and digital distributor Anime Network announced today the acquisition of the all new action/puzzle anime Phi Brain ~ Kami No Puzzle for their streaming service, Anime Network Online.

Junichi Sato (Sailor Moon, Sgt. Frog) and animation studio Sunrise (Cowboy Bebop, Big O) introduce a world rife with mystery, one where nearly everyone seeks the ultimate puzzle to solve, and where the deadliest game must be played to find the ultimate truth in Phi Brain ~ Kami No Puzzle!

Starting Friday, November 4th, Episodes 1 to 5 will be released daily online at 4 PM Eastern to catch up to the release of Episode 6 on Wednesday, November 9th. New episodes will be available every Wednesday. Each episode will also be available on the free, ad-supported Hulu service, as well as the Hulu Plus subscription service, within 24 hours. Distribution on additional services and platforms will follow in 2012.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Kaito Daimon is a puzzle solving machine. So much is his mastery over all that is perplexing, that he suddenly becomes entwined in a lethal game of Riddle Me This. The contender? A deadly Philosopher's Puzzle, the creation of a sinister group named POG. Along with his "friend" Nanoha, he is pulled into a world of mysteries, where failing to find the solution could mean taking his last breath. Solving the puzzle is only the beginning of Kaito's problems in Phi Brain ~ Kami no Puzzle!

WHERE:

Anime Network Online: < www.theanimenetwork.com >
Hulu and Hulu Plus: < www.hulu.com/network/anime-network >

RELEASE SCHEDULE:

Wednesdays at 4 PM Eastern on Anime Network Online;
available on Hulu and Hulu Plus within 24-hours.
Ep 1 - Friday, 11/4
Ep 2 - Saturday, 11/5
Ep 3 - Sunday, 11/6
Ep 4 - Monday, 11/7
Ep 5 - Tuesday, 11/8
Ep 6 - Wednesday, 11/9
Ep 7 - Wednesday, 11/16
and so forth...
All 25 episodes will be available to Guest Users.

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For Immediate Release


Anime Network to Stream Majikoi ~ Oh! Samurai Girls Online

HOUSTON, TX — October 31, 2011 — Broadcast and digital distributor Anime Network announced that they will begin streaming the slapstick comedy Magikoi ~ Oh! Samurai Girls, in Japanese with English subtitles on Anime Network Online.

Adapted from Minato Soft's popular visual novel, directed by Keitaro Motonaga (Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka, School Days,) with story supervision by Katsuhiko Takayama (And yet The Town Moves, e.f. A Tale of Memories,) the 12-episode series centers around a city where samurai ancestry runs deep, a tightly knit group of girls who suddenly find themselves with two new members, and a ton of new problems.

Starting on Friday, November 18, Anime Network will kick off the online release with the first two episodes going live at 12 PM Eastern. A new episode will be available every week there after. Each episode will also be available on the free, ad-supported Hulu service, as well as the Hulu Plus subscription service, within 24 hours. Distribution on additional services and platforms will follow in 2012.

ABOUT THE SERIES

It’s one thing to honor your ancestors and keep old traditions alive, but there IS such a thing as taking it to a ridiculous extreme. In Kawakami City, having a samurai ancestor and enormous ‘fighting spirit’ isn’t just an interesting fact, it’s a huge part of how you end up being ranked on the social totem pole. That, in turn, rolls over into the school curriculum. Fortunately, that’s something the local kids like Yamato Naoe have learned to deal with by forming into small ‘bands,’ (that’s the samurai type, NOT music.) However, while the delicate sexual balance of Yamato’s group seemed fine when there were three girls and four boys, the sudden addition of two MORE girls starts to send everything spinning out of control! Seven’s a band of samurai and nine is a riot as boys, girls and naked blades all come together in Majikoi ~ Oh! Samurai Girls!

WHERE:

Anime Network Online: < www.theanimenetwork.com >
Hulu and Hulu Plus: < www.hulu.com/network/anime-network >

RELEASE SCHEDULE:

Fridays at 12 PM Eastern, starting Nov. 18 on Anime Network Online;
available on Hulu and Hulu Plus within 24-hours.
All 12 episodes will be available to Guest Users.

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For Immediate Release


Anime Network to Stream Mashiroiro Symphony ~ The Color of Lovers Online

HOUSTON, TX — October 31, 2011 — Broadcast and digital distributor Anime Network announced today the acquisition of the all new high school comedy, Mashiroiro Symphony ~ The Color of Lovers, for their streaming service, Anime Network Online.

Director Eiji Suganuma (Patlobor: The Movie, Serial Experiments Lain) and producers Media Factory (Maria Holic: Alive, Infinite Stratos) welcome you to a school rumble where the females hold all the cards, and the males are just trying to survive! The odds are stacked, and there's no place to hide from the wrath of a thousand girls in Mashiroiro Symphony ~ The Color of Lovers!

Starting on Monday, November 21st, episodes 1 & 2 will be released online at 2 PM Eastern, with a new episode available every week. Each episode will also be available on the free, ad-supported Hulu service, as well as the Hulu Plus subscription service, within 24 hours. Distribution on additional services and platforms will follow in 2012.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Watch it boys: if you're trying to get in, these girls will make sure you stay out!
Poor Shingo. As soon as life starts becoming normal, his coed school, Kagamidai, begins the process of merging with Yuihime, an all girls private academy. Not only that, but Shingo's also been picked to be part of a group of test males who will be transferred into a Yuihime classroom. Suddenly, he is surrounded by the enemy, no ammo in sight, and with literally no man power to back him up. How will Shingo survive this death trap of feisty females? Will he learn to coexist, or will he just get his eyes scratched out? Find out in Mashiroiro Symphony ~ The Color of Lovers!

WHERE:

Anime Network Online: < www.theanimenetwork.com >
Hulu and Hulu Plus: < www.hulu.com/network/anime-network >

RELEASE SCHEDULE:

Mondays at 2 PM Eastern, starting November 21st on Anime Network Online;
available on Hulu and Hulu Plus within 24-hours.
All 12 episodes will be available to Guest Users.

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Hey guys,

Due to licensing restrictions, we will need to remove the following shows on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 11:59pm PST. You still have a month left to watch all you want!

-Hyakko
-Glass Maiden
-CATMAN

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Hey guys,

Due to licensing restrictions, we regret to inform you that the Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu series will be removed on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 11:59pm PST. Watch them all before it's too late!

-Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
-Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu - Purezza -

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Official US trailer for LAGRANGE -The Flower of Rin-ne

Coming to http://www.vizanime.com/ January 2012

By Studio XEBEC (Broken Blade, Martian Successor Nadesico, To Love Ru, Stellvia)

Produced by Production I.G. ( Ghost in the Shell, Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, FLCL, Blood+)

Robot Design: Nissan (http://www.nissan.co.jp/ENTERTAINMENT/LAG-RIN/) Japanese only

Director: Tatsuo Sato (Martian Successor Nadesico, Ninja Scroll, Stellvia)

Screenwriter: Shotaro Suga (Blood+, Resident Evil: Degeneration, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Darker than Black, Eureka Seven)

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Natsume Yuujin-chou Shi (Brains Base) - Jan. 2nd | Crunchyroll; home video rights licensed by NIS America

The New Prince of Tennis (MSC) - Jan. 4th | Crunchyroll

Amagami SS+ (AIC) - Jan. 5th
Kill Me Baby (J.C. Staff) - Jan. 5th
Recorder to Randoseru (Seven) - Jan. 5th | Crunchyroll
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2 (J.C. Staff) - Jan. 5th | NicoNico

High School DxD (TNK) - Jan. 6th | FUNimation / Niconico; DVD / BD planned to be released by FUNimation
Senhime Zesshō Symphogear (Encourage Films) - Jan. 6th | NicoNico

Area no Kishi [The Knight in the Area] (Shin-Ei Animation) - Jan. 7th | Crunchyroll
BRAVE10 (Studio Sakimakura) - Jan. 7th | Crunchyroll; home video rights licensed by NIS America
Mōretsu Pirates (Satelight) - Jan. 7th | Crunchyroll; DVD / BD rights licensed by Sentai Filmworks
Nisemonogatari (SHAFT) - Jan. 7th | Crunchyroll, ??? rights licensed by Aniplex of America
Zero no Tsukaima F (J.C. Staff) - Jan. 7th | Crunchyroll; DVD rights licensed by Sentai Filmworks

Aquarion EVOL (Satelight x 8-Bit) - Jan. 8th
Rinne no Lagrange: Flower declaration of your heart - Jan. 8th | streaming rights licensed by Viz Media
Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki (Dax Production x Möbius Tone Tone) - Jan. 8th | Crunchyroll

Ano Natsu de Matteru (J.C. Staff) - Jan. 9th | Crunchyroll; DVD rights licensed by Sentai Filmworks
Another (P.A. Works) - Jan. 9th | Crunchyroll; DVD / BD rights licensed by Sentai Filmworks
Daily Lives of High School Boys (Sunrise) - Jan. 9th | home video rights licensed by NIS America

Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! (Feel) - Jan. 10th | Crunchyroll; DVD rights licensed by Sentai Filmworks

Inu x Boku SS (David production) - Jan. 12th | Crunchyroll; DVD / BD rights licensed by Sentai Filmworks
Thermae Romae (DLE Inc.) - Jan. 12th

Danbōru Senki W (Oriental Light and Magic) - Jan. 18th

Gokujyo—. ~Gokurakuin Joshi Kōryō Monogatari~ - Jan. 30th

BLACK★ROCK SHOOTER (Ordet & SANZIGEN) - Feb. 2nd

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TMS to Stream Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo, Cobra Films
posted on 2011-12-30 21:00 EST

Hulu to stream both with English dub; Mamo last released on U.S. DVD in 2003

TMS Entertainment will begin streaming both the Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo and the Space Adventure Cobra - The Movie films with English dubbing starting on January 1. The company will stream both films on Hulu. The 1978 film Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo film was last released on DVD by Genon Entertainment in 2003; the upcoming Hulu version will have the dub from Geneon.

Buichi Terasawa launched his Space Adventure Cobra manga about a space pirate and his female android partner in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1978, and the manga adapted by Osamu Dezaki into an animated television series and film in 1982. Urban Vision released the 1982 movie in North America.

TMS is currently streaming the Panda! Go, Panda! and Little Nemo - Adventures in Slumberland films on Hulu.. Little Nemo - Adventures in Slumberland was re-released on DVD by Eastern Star on September 25, and Crunchyroll began streaming the film earlier this month. TMS Entertainment is streaming both the Panda! Go, Panda! and the Panda! Go, Panda!: Rainy Day Circus films. The North American anime distributor Discotek Media will release both Panda! Go, Panda! films next year.

TMS Entertainment confirmed with ANN it plans to release more of its titles on Hulu in the future.

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