Fall Schedule Features U.S. Television Premieres of Anime Series FLOWER MOUND, TX, August 18, 2008 ? The FUNimation® Channel, the premiere 24/7 digital anime network from FUNimation Entertainment & OlympuSAT, will be premiering five new animated series...

FUNimation just launched free episodes from four series on YouTube. Every week, FUNimation will be adding fresh new episodes for you to enjoy. Be sure to visit http://www.youtube.com/funimation to see what's new every week. Also, be sure to subscri...

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Funimation Entertainment Acquires AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION Starring Samuel L. Jackson Broadcast Premiere and DVD Release Coming Early 2009 FUNimation® Entertainment has acquired the home video, master toy and merchandising rights to AFRO SAMU...

At Anime Expo 2008 the U.S. cast of the anime series, Ouran High School Host Club signed a custom-made Host Club jacket in front of more than 2,000 convention attendees at the Ouran cast announcement panel. The signatures include Caitlin Glass (Direct...

Plaster your mobile phone with FUNimation anime! Fruits Basket, Fullmetal Alchemist, Shin chan, and Tsubasa mobile themes are now available on AT&T , Cincinnati Bell Wireless , Rogers , and Fido . Be sure to check with your carrier for more inform...

One can say that our FUNimation Films program reaches all corners of the Earth! First film festivals and now Afghanistan, FUNimation Entertainment® was proud to organize a recent screening of the animated film Vexille for the troops at ...

The New Mobile Video-on-Demand Service from Red Planet Media Three of FUNimation Channel's most popular anime series, MoonPhase, Gunslinger Girl and Galaxy Railways, are now available on over 30 million cell phones across the U.S. JumpInMobile.TV fr...

Sojitz's ARM Corporation Transfers Rights to More Than 30 Titles FUNimation Entertainment® , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Navarre Corporation , and the ARM Corporation , announced today their agreement to transfer ARM's interest in select serie...

U.S. Production Wraps on Popular Japanese Animated Series At a premiere event held today at Anime Expo 2008, FUNimation Entertainment announced the cast for the animated romantic comedy series Ouran High School Host Club . The all-star cast...

The first day of Anime Expo 2008 ended with the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Chief Executive Officer Ms. Trulee Karahashi announcing the winners of the fan voted SPJA Awards at the Wachovia VIP Lounge at the Nokia Theatre Live. FU...

FUNimation Entertainment and Geneon Entertainment Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement for North America FUNimation® Entertainment , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Navarre Corporation , and Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. , a leading p...

Leading Anime Company to Distribute Programming through New YouTube Channel FUNimation® Entertainment , a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Navarre Corporation , and YouTube? , the leading online video community that allows people to discov...

FUNimation is proud to announce the launch of Claymore and Ouran High School Host Club pencil boards for sale at AnimeExpo. The pencil boards are made of high-quality clear vinyl and measure 8x10. These pencil boards are in limited supply, so sto...

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Heroic Age from Kodansha Ltd. FUNimation® Entertainment today announced in its weekly podcast that it has acquired rights to the 26-episode sci-fi action-adventure anime series, Heroic Age from Kodansha...

OHSHC Update! Two names to hold you until Anime Expo! Hello Ouran High School Host Club followers - here's the latest scoop on additions to the OHSHC cast! Are you ready? The notorius Christopher J. Sabat will be playing the role of Ritsu Kasano...

Aaron Dismuke and Brittney Karbowski are the latest additions to the cast of Ouran High School Host Club. Aaron Dismuke will be Yasuchika "Chika" Haninozuka, the younger brother of Honey. He openly loathes his sibling's lack of discipline and acce...

AnimeonDVD.com selects xxxHOLiC ? Third Collection as it's PICK OF THE WEEK! "This series is visually engaging and filled with interesting characters that make me want to see it all over again already." Click here to read the full review: ...

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FUNimation Entertainment and American Cosplay Paradise present Ouran Academy at Anime Expo® 2008 Celebrating the U.S. debut of Ouran High School Host Club , FUNimation®Entertainment and American Cosplay Paradise (ACP) are proud to pres...

Ms. Jamie Marchi and Ms. Cherami Leigh have joined the cast of Ouran High School Host Club... Jamie Marchi will be playing the role of Chiziru Maihara, a high-ranking member of the St. Lobelia Academy Zuka Club and unfortunately for the boys of th...

Rumors are swirling that you - yes, you - my OHSHC obsessed dahlings, are questioning my abilities to swiftly bring you the news as I get it. Well, I'll let that slide this time - but only because I want to get right to it. As promised, I bring yo...

OMG SPOILER! Spotted: One Caitlin Glass at the FUNimation HQ, entering Studio D. Why you may ask? You're hearing it here first and for once the rumors are true: She's the director of the upcoming, and long-awaited, series Ouran High School Host Club. ...

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Highly-Anticipated Epic Anime Series Romeo x Juliet from GDH K.K. A young couple are star-crossed lovers in the latest acquisition by FUNimation® Entertainment. FUNimation announced today at Anime Central that it...

Historical Adventure Anime Series to come to the United States FUNimation® Entertainment today officially announces that it has acquired DVD, digital, licensing and broadcast rights to 51 episodes of the anime series D. Gray-Man from Dentsu....

Ouran High School Host Club Update School may be out for summer vacation - but the summer session has begun at FUNimation Entertainment! Ouran High School Host Club studio sessions, that is! Expect news from OHSHC starting May 30th! ...

G4's Chris Gore & Anime Critic Jeff Wong talk about Baki the Grappler! The Baki segment starts at about 1:20 into the clip. Click here to watch the video on G4! ...

Anime Leader Expected to Make Two Big Reveals at Anime Central This Weekend New additions to the FUNimation roster include: Save Me! Lollipop: - 13-episode comedy-romance anime series from Kodansha. Nina was just another girl who dreamed of ...

Film critic Chris Gore gave a fantastic review on a recent episode of G4's Attack of the Show of the just released SHINOBI: HEART UNDER BLADE on Blu-Ray. Watch the video review here . Set in 17th Century Japan, SHINOBI tells the story of two...

The staff at FUNimation Entertainment had the pleasure of meeting Jay Dunn, a 16-year-old anime fan from Bastrop, Texas as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America program. As part of her wish, the Texas Film Commission gave her the V.I.P. t...

Stylish CG-animated Film From Creators of APPLESEED Wins Jury Award The 17th Philadelphia Film Festival has announced that Vexille, the animated action-thriller, is the first jury prize winner in its newly added animation category. Director ...

Zune Expands Beyond Music to Deliver Integrated All-in-One Entertainment Experience New software updates bring popular television shows to online store, enhancements to online music community and subscription service. Microsoft Corp. today announced...

Shochiku Co. and FUNimation® Entertainment Present The Exclusive Screening of the third film from Yoji Yamada's Samurai Trilogy A follow up to the two very successful samurai dramas, The Twilight Samurai and The Hidden Blade , Oscar nominated direct...

Big-name filmmakers are buying up the Asian cartoons, hoping film goers buy it, too Having snatched up virtually every comic book title to ever hit shelves, Hollywood studios are plumbing new depths in search of a blockbuster genre. And they think th...

Right Stuf's ANIME TODAY Interviews SHIN CHAN Writers Jared Hedges, Joel Bergen and Alex Muniz Plus maid cafes, Budo Grape, contests and more in episode 65! Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to welcome the write...

Definitive Collector's Edition of Awarding-winning Film Showcased in High-Definition Blu-Ray Disc Format FUNimation Entertainment, in collaboration with Harmony Gold, is proud to announce at this year's New York Comic Con that it is bringing another t...

CEO plans to tap into youth market By SAM THIELMAN Gen Fukunaga has a great idea for a business model: illegal downloading . No, he doesn't want to compete with Limewire - Fukunaga is the president and CEO of FUNimation, the largest anime distribu...

Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Announces SPJA Industry Award Finalists The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the overseeing body of the nation's largest anime/manga convention (Anime Expo®), has announced the SPJ...

Shin chan is back! Twenty-six new episodes of the irreverent comedy series Shin chan will debut on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on Friday, April 12, 2008. The series will air Fridays at 12:00 a.m. and 3:00 am ET/PT. For those of you who haven't m...

FUNimation Entertainment Named as Independent Video Vendor of the Year by Trans World Entertainment FUNimation Entertainment received an honor from Trans World Entertainment when the leading specialty retailer recently named FUNimation Entertainment the ...

Shochiku Co. and FUNimation® Entertainment Present Vexille The Exclusive Screening of the CG-Animated Film with Director Fumihiko Sori Vexille continues its North American festival run at the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival as part of AFI's Maveri...

Three films. Three weeks. One experience. New York City , NY ? December 7th, 2007 ? FUNimation® Entertainment and The Bigger Picture announce The Foreign Exchange Program. Coming in February 2008, the program will present three Japanes...

Flower Mound, TX - December 4, 2007 ? FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Navarre Corporation, and one of the nation's leading brand management and independent home video entertainment companies, today announced that it has nam...

Uncut Network Acquires Witchblade , Speed Grapher and Hell Girl from FUNimation Entertainment New York , NY , December 10, 2007 ? IFC announced today the addition of three all-new Japanese anime series to its growing 2008 prog...

Xcellent anime from FUNimation is now in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace Top anime titles from FUNimation will bolster the anime offerings on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Anime and gaming fans can now download quality anime series like "Samurai 7," which is the ep...