FUNimation news - Witchblade on iTunes and Manga distribution deal
I was remiss in not posting a couple of bits of FUNimation-related PR we received yesterday…
FUNimation has made an episode of the Witchblade anime adaptation available at no cost thrugh Apple’s iTunes.
Witchblade, the anime series, is now available on iTunes! Download the first episode for free from now until October 26th.
From the renowned anime studio GONZO, Witchblade is the saga of a woman who must bear the burden of a terrible force of destruction known as the Witchblade. Based on the comic book series from Top Cow Productions, the anime series goes into the future to tell the tale of a new bearer of the Witchblade and the conspiracy that surrounds her burden. Witchblade is the first U.S. comic book property to be made into an anime.
Masane Amaha is a woman on the fringe of society, bouncing rootless from town to town with no memory of the past and no clue as to what the future holds. Upon her return to Tokyo, chance and circumstance conspire to unleash the fury of the Witchblade.
A new bearer of the Witchblade has been chosen.
The link to download the free episode is (link)
…and here’s a little tidbit about a new distribution deal recently worked out between FUNimation and Manga Entertainment UK.
MANGA ENTERTAINMENT UK SIGNS LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT TO DISTRIBUTE ANIME TITLES IN UK, IRELAND
London – 13 October, 2008 – Manga Entertainment UK has licensed the exclusive rights to market, sell and distribute a number of new anime titles from FUNimation® Entertainment, the leading distributor of Japanese animation in North America, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the two companies announced today.
Among the FUNimation titles licensed to Manga Entertainment UK are “Claymore,” “Negima Season 2,” “Darker Than Black,” “Ghost Hunt”, “Jyu Oh Sei”, “Ouran High School Host Club,” “Sasami,” “My Santa,” “Save Me Lollipop,” Baldr Force EXE”, and “xxxHOLiC,” with the first releases set for later this month and November.
“Our sales and marketing expertise, coupled with Funimation’s strong lineup of titles, convinced both companies that these could be some of the best selling new franchises of 2009 in the UK,” said Colin Lomax, Managing Director, Anchor Bay Entertainment UK/Manga Entertainment, a Starz Media company.
About FUNimation Entertainment
FUNimation® Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is the leading company for home video sales of Japanese animation in the United States. FUNimation has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights for most of its brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution. For more information about FUNimation Entertainment and its brands, visit www.funimation.com.
About Manga Entertainment
Manga Entertainment Ltd. is an entertainment company specializing in the production, marketing and distribution of Japanese animation for theatrical, television, Internet, DVD and home video release worldwide. The Manga film library is marketed and distributed in the U.S. through Anchor Bay Entertainment. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York and London. Manga is a division of Starz Media, a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. It includes the Film Roman and Anchor Bay Entertainment brands. Its units create animated and live-action programming – including theatrical films – and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and internationally. Starz Media (www.starzmedia.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Capital Group.
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