Industry News: Funimation March 2017 Release Slate
Sunday, December 18, 2016
A few days late (well I've been occupied) but Funimation have continued to slowly put out new titles and bring in more re-releases.
In total we have 6 new titles joining the catalogue. The rest are continuations or re-releases from Funi's existing list. Like last time, this slate is split between New Additions and Catalogue.
New Additions - March 7th:
Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love - Complete Series [Seasons 1-2 & OVAs]
Region: 1
Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures
Format: Standalone DVD
Languages: Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $59.98
Price (Rightstuf): $41.99
Extras:
Textless Opening & Closing Songs
Trailers
STARMYU - Complete Season 1
Region: A|1
Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $54.98
Price (Rightstuf): $38.49
Extras:
Textless Opening & Closing Songs
Trailers
New Additions - March 21st:
Attack on Titan: Junior High - Complete Series (Limited Edition)
Region: A|1
Publisher: Kodansha
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $84.98
Price (Rightstuf): $59.49
Extras (Limited Edition Exclusive):
Chipboard Artbox
48-page Booklet
Eren Wall-cling
Extras (On-Disc Content):
Episode Commentaries
Promo Videos
Web Previews
Commercials
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Attack on Titan: Junior High - Complete Series (Standard Edition)
Region: A|1
Publisher: Kodansha
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $64.98
Price (Rightstuf): $45.49
Extras:
Episode Commentaries
Promo Videos
Web Previews
Commercials
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
New Additions - March 28th:
Heavy Object - Part 2
Region: A|1
Publisher: Showgate
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $64.98
Price (Rightstuf): $45.49
Extras:
Episode Commentaries
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Luck & Logic - Complete Series
Region: A|1
Publisher: Bandai Visual
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $64.98
Price (Rightstuf): $45.49
Extras:
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Steins;Gate: Load Region of Deja Vu
Region: A|1
Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $34.98
Price (Rightstuf): $24.49
Extras:
U.S. Commentary
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Catalogue - March 7th:
Wanna Be the Strongest in the World - Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)
Region: A|1
Publisher: YTV
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $29.98
Price (Rightstuf): $20.99
Extras:
Episode Commentaries
OVAs - Volumes 1-6
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Catalogue - March 14th:
Appleseed XIII - Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)
Region: A|1
Publisher: Production I.G.
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $29.98
Price (Rightstuf): $20.99
Extras:
Episode Commentaries
The Inside: Episodes 1-13
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Ben-To - Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)
Region: A|B|1|2|4
Publisher: ??????
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $29.98
Price (Rightstuf): $20.99
Extras:
Episode Commentaries
Bento Brawl with Justin Rojas and Joel McDonald
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Wolf Children (The Hosoda Collection Collector's Edition)
Region: A|1
Publisher: NTV
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $49.98
Price (Rightstuf): $34.99
Extras (Collector's Edition Exclusive):
52-page Booklet with Artwork and Interviews
Extras (On-Disc Content):
U.S. Actor & Staff Commentary
Stage Greetings
PR video Director's Versions 01 & 02
Promotional Video
Original Trailer
Original Teaser
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Catalogue - March 21st:
BlazBlue: Alter Memory - Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)
Region: A|1
Publisher: Showgate
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $29.98
Price (Rightstuf): $20.99
Extras:
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Catalogue - March 28th:
Fairy Tail - Collection 7 (Episodes 143-164)
Region: A|1
Publisher: Kodansha
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $54.98
Price (Rightstuf): $38.49
Extras:
Episode Commentaries
Fairy Tail Feud: With Todd Haberkorn and Newton Pittman
Being Lucy: with Cherami Leigh
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Inari Kon Kon - Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)
Region: A|1
Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $29.98
Price (Rightstuf): $20.99
Extras:
Pub Fox Theater: Episodes 01-09
Commercial Collection
Promotional Video
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar - Complete Series
Region: A|B|1
Publisher: VAP
Format: Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $69.98
Price (Rightstuf): $48.99
Extras:
Episode Commentaries
About Making the Closing Theme ''Destino'' by Alchemy+
Digest in Commemoration of Sales Release (Second Half of Episode 1 ~ Episode 2)
Stills of Recording the Music for Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar
A Taste of a Day Recording Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar's Radio Broadcast
Information and Sneak Peek of the Pay-Per-View Program 1-13
Presale Promotional Videos
Teaser Trailers 1-5
Web Trailers
Textless Opening and Closing Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers
Grav's Thoughts
This is a rather slow slate for new additions. Sure we finally got the Steins;Gate movie, but when it comes to other titles it's not as much but it's not a bad thing. Here's the list:
Attack on Titan: Junior High - Autumn 2015 Season
Heavy Object - Autumn 2015 Season (second half during Winter 2016)
Luck & Logic - Winter 2016 Season
STARMYU [Season 1] - Autumn 2015 Season
Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love - Kadokawa Pictures license
Steins;Gate: Load Region of Deja Vu - Kadokawa Pictures license
In case you haven't noticed, Funimation have a packaging deal with Kadokawa Pictures. And I can guarantee that there is plenty more titles left to release; Gosick and Hyouka for instance. But for the time being it seems to be focused on the titles Crunchyroll once had but got expired:
Fortune Arterial
Gosick
Fortune Arterial
Gosick
Kiddy GiRL-AND
Maburaho
Venus to Mamoru!
Uraboku
As for the other titles. I'm glad to see that War on Geminar has done well enough to get a re-release that's not part of any rebranding. I liked the spin-off to the Tenchi Muyo! series quite a fair bit. Though we have a bunch of S.A.V.E. sets which is becoming way more common than it used to be. More Fairy Tail collections is a good thing at least, and we have the third of fourth Hosoda Collection set (the remaining one being The Boy and the Beast) though I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to add the One Piece film he directed into the line-up.
That's pretty much it for March, stay tuned as the Sentai line-up for April will be around the corner.