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    #482
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭Evade


    There's a few subscriber only movies that'd be for catching. I've noticed we don't actually get ads on Funimation here, it buffers as if there is one and then keeps playing.


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    #483
    megaten
    Registered Users Posts: 1,886 ✭✭✭megaten


    Yeah I've found I can watch most funi stuff for free on ps4 if you don't mind the week delay but I might sub for a month to watch the Utena movie and the few other pay walled series.


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    #484
    Juliet799
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭Juliet799


    Does anyone watch Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) movie? I'm already looking forward to watching the next sequel.


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    #485
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭Evade


    I haven't seen it yet but I'm looking forward to it.


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    #486
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,806 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    I mad looking forward to it, is it coming out anytime soon? I know it was released already in Japan, but I don't want to watch a dodgy low res version, Demon Slayer warrants the best picture possible.


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    #487
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭Evade


    The international release is supposed to be early next year but there's not much info on whether it'll go straight to streaming or they'll attempt cinema showings.


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    #488
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,483 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    It's done extremely well, best titanic and only behind spirited away for box office.


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    #489
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Sony/Funimation purchase of Crunchyroll confirmed giving Sony pretty much a global monopoly on anime streaming owning Funimation Now, Crunchyroll, Anime Lab, Animax and Wakanim.

    https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/12/09/crunchyroll-and-funimation

    This also bodes poorly for anime home releases in English territories outside North America considering the massive gap in the catalogue that still hasn't been filled from the previous deal.


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    #490
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭Evade


    So that makes Netflix the only real competition then, and they have more than a few issues.


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    #491
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    4th season of Danmachi and 2nd season of Goblin Slayer confirmed.

    https://twitter.com/GA_bunko/status/1355848835726073856?s=19

    https://twitter.com/Crunchyroll/status/1355850759611568138?s=19


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    #492
    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    Danmachi: *shrug* still not watched past the first season.

    Goblin Slayer: yes, yes, YES!


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    #493
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    The new English dub of Memories is being streamed on Twitch on Sunday morning at 2am.

    https://twitter.com/discotekmedia/status/1356396915248697344?s=19

    The Black Clover anime is ending at the end of this cour.

    https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/02/02-1/black-clover-tv-anime-to-air-final-episode-on-march-30

    Not surprising as it is very close to the manga, expect it to return in a year or two like what happened with Fairy Tail.


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    #494
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Season 2 of Demon Slayer announced for later this year.
    Hopefully I'll get to see Mugen Train beforehand as this continues on from it.

    https://twitter.com/AIR_News01/status/1360931520303616004?s=19


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    #495
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,806 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    There was no doubt, but still awesome news! But yeah, won't be watching until I've seen Mugen Train, whenever that'll be!


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    #496
    Cotts72
    Registered Users Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Cotts72


    Saw this picture from some anime show earlier but have no idea what it is.. Can anyone enlighten me?


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    #497
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Cotts72 wrote: »
    Saw this picture from some anime show earlier but have no idea what it is.. Can anyone enlighten me?

    It's Bleach


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    #498
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭Evade


    Crunchyroll have adding or relisting a lot of back catalogue series lately.


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    #499
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Evade wrote: »
    Crunchyroll have adding or relisting a lot of back catalogue series lately.

    Yeah, a bunch of Discotek licences, unusually most of them available here.

    Afaik the only Discotek releases playable on region B blu ray players are City Hunter, Robot Carnival and the 4K version of Lupin the Third: Castle of Cagliostro.


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    #500
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,794 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Having watched and enjoyed Final Boss recently and previously enjoyed other time loop films like Happy Death Day, Groundhog Day, Palm Spring and many others along with tv episodes like the SG1 I was wondering are there any good time loop anime, film or series?

    It was the reason I started watching Re:Zero but they abandoned that as the episodes went on.

    I won't say Endless Eight


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    #501
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,806 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    The Fate series kinda does time loops. Kinda. Same characters in different roles throughout different times, but sometimes remembering their previous lives/actions. If you're going to watch, I recommend Stay/Night and Unlimited Blade Works. The battle sounds are excellent. Steins/Gate is another alleged time loop anime, but haven't seen it myself. That's my knowledge on it.


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    #502
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,794 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Maybe there would be more of they didn't make so many of the "guy from our world gets pulled into a fantasy world" series.
    Seriously, how many of those do we need?


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    #503
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,806 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    Gotta love the Isekai! But yeah, stupid amount of them, and I keep getting confused between characters so end up having to watch the series again (not necessarily a bad thing). Going back through Irregular at Magic High School again. Not Isekai though. Have plenty of them.

    Time loops would work well in anime though. I reckon we'll see some coming soon, a lot of films and tv are starting to mess with that genre again so only a matter of time for it to spill over to anime. It's the new zombies.


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    #504
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭Evade


    -Stein's Gate is more like time travel induced parallel timelines.
    -The Girl who Leapt Through Time has a time loop, more or less.
    -I'm not sure how else to reccomend this because the time loop aspect is a plot twist but
    Madoka Magica
    fits the bill.
    -Almost a third of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a time loop that can only be described as a massive troll.

    I'm not sick of isekais either I'm watching four this season, five if you count Yashahime.


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    #505
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭Evade


    Anohana is getting a 10 year anniversary something. Get the tissues ready.

    ExjVZYmVcAAjbYF.jpg


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    #506
    Cotts72
    Registered Users Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Cotts72


    This has been the worst week for anime...

    Attack on titan season finale (returning winter 2022 wtf! )

    Jujutsu Kaisen finale

    Promised Neverland (will there even be a season 3 after that rushed ending! )

    I also finished Dr Stone season 2 (emotional roller-coaster finale haha)

    Only positive so far tho is MHA is back!

    All in an all the winter season of anime was an awesome lineup

    Let's hope spring is similar with shaman King, to your eternity, edens zero, Mars Red, full dive and season 2 of how not to summon a demon lord being the few I'm interested in


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    #507
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Cotts72 wrote: »
    This has been the worst week for anime...

    Attack on titan season finale (returning winter 2022 wtf! )

    Jujutsu Kaisen finale

    Promised Neverland (will there even be a season 3 after that rushed ending! )

    I also finished Dr Stone season 2 (emotional roller-coaster finale haha)

    Only positive so far tho is MHA is back!

    All in an all the winter season of anime was an awesome lineup

    Let's hope spring is similar with shaman King, to your eternity, edens zero, Mars Red, full dive and season 2 of how not to summon a demon lord being the few I'm interested in

    If you haven't read it the entire Shaman King manga is on Kindle Unlimited.

    If you are on 3 they are doing 3 months free Kindle Unlimited when you sign up for carrier billing on it, same with Prime Video.


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    #508
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,794 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    MHA is another one I watch the dub of so not sure how much of a delay there'll be for that


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    #509
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    MHA is another one I watch the dub of so not sure how much of a delay there'll be for that

    Usually 4-6 weeks, though I think it's closer to 8 atm for the dubs due to Covid.

    Will probably speed back up due to Texas being run by idiots.


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    #510
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭Evade


    I haven't watched it yet, and probably won't, but from what I've read the Promised Neverland ending is the manga ending, that's why it was so rushed.

    So far I'll be watching MHA, Slime slice of life, Nagataro san (the highschool accompaniment to middle school Takagi san and college Uzaki chan), Shaman King, and eventually SSSS.Dynazenon which I'll watch in chunks because if all the hoops I have to jump through to get Funimation to work right.


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    #511
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Evade wrote: »
    I haven't watched it yet, and probably won't, but from what I've read the Promised Neverland ending is the manga ending, that's why it was so rushed.

    So far I'll be watching MHA, Slime slice of life, Nagataro san (the highschool accompaniment to middle school Takagi san and college Uzaki chan), Shaman King, and eventually SSSS.Dynazenon which I'll watch in chunks because if all the hoops I have to jump through to get Funimation to work right.

    Pretty much, but far worse as they skipped multiple arcs causing it to have far less impact.

    You know something is a s**tshow when it doesn't have a single credited writer for the last 2 episodes, even the manga author had their name removed.

    Also if you have a PlayStation you can get 3 months free Funimation Premium atm if you don't have an active account. Download the Funimation app on a PS console and create a free account, a promotional code for a 3 month subscription will then be sent to that email.


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