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Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure to tour North America in 2020

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Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure
Promotional artwork for Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure.

A symphonic concert will tour North America as part of the thirtieth anniversary of the Dragon Ball series through 2020, starting with Chicago, Illinois on Friday, March 27th, 2020.

Funimation and Toei Animation have partnered with Overlook Events and AWR Music Productions (the group behind the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concerts), to bring the music from the Dragon Ball anime to life by a live orchestra using taiko drumming, and a score by Japanese composer Shunsuke Kikuchi.

While Chicago is listed as the first stop, no other cities were provided. As Funimation’s blog post mentioned “North America”, it is hoped that some Canadian cities would be included in the tour.

Tickets for the Chicago date of the Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure go on sale through Ticketmaster at 10:00 am CST, on Friday, November 15th, 2019.

Source: Funimation

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Goku to return to the 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York

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Last year, Dragon Ball‘s Goku made his first appearance in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the distinction of being the first anime character in doing so.

In partnership with Toei Animation and Funimation, Goku is presented in his Super Saiyan Blue form, used in the 2018 film Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

Images of Goku soaring about midtown Manhattan in 2018 were shared on Funimation’s Twitter account.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is being held on Thursday, November 28th, 2019 and starts at 9:00 am EST.

Source: Funimation

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New promotional artwork for upcoming My Hero Academia season

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My Hero Academia season 4 promo artwork
Promotional artwork for season four of My Hero Academia.

With the fourth season of My Hero Academia just over a month away, a new piece of artwork was released in Japan today. Funimation shared this visual on their Facebook this morning.

In the image, In the image, student heroes Katsuki Bakugo, Ochaco Uraraka, Shoto Todoroki, Momo Yaoyorozu, Izuku Midoriya, Tamaki Amajiki, Nejire Hado, Sir Nighteye, Eijiro Kirishima, and Mirio Togata pose on a massive “My Hero Academia” word art while a giant All Might stands behind destroyed buildings.

This fourth season is adapted from the Shie Hassaikai story arc from the manga series of the same name by Kohei Horikoshi.

Season four of My Hero Academia airs in Japan on October 12th, 2019.

Source: Facebook

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Fourth season of Attack on Titan anime to be final in 2020

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Pony Canyon, the distributor for the Attack on Titan anime series, announced that there is a fourth season coming in 2020, but that it will be the last for the animated series.

A brief, 15 second video posted to YouTube reveals this, and that it will be broadcast on NHK.

Funimation currently streams both subtitled and dubbed versions of Attack on Titan for North American viewers through their FunimationNow service.

Source: Funimation

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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes comes to Blu-ray/DVD combo on March 26, 2019

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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Blu-ray/DVD Combo
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack with limited-edition Deku button from Funimation.

If you missed catching My Hero Academia: Two Heroes in theatres last year, you can now take home the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019.

Izuku Midoriya, hero alias Deku, a young hero in training, receives an invite to attend a Quirk expo with his idol All Might. At the event, Deku encounters Melissa, a girl who had a similar Quirkless upbringing. The fun doesn’t last as a group of villains override the complex’s security system, putting their evil plan in action. Can the heroes help stop these villains and save the day?

The combo includes the feature film on Blu-ray, DVD and a digital download, an exclusive interview with the English vocal cast on Blu-ray and a Deku button (limited and only when purchased through Funimation’s web store).

Source: Funimation

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Dragon Ball Super: Broly surpasses $17 million USD

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Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Promotional artwork for Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

In the North American weekend premiere of Dragon Ball Super: Broly, the anime film exceeded $17 million USD in revenue, and has become the fifth top anime film in the United States according to a Facebook post by FUNimation.

The legendary Super Saiyan Broly is here and ready to exact his revenge on those who banished him after childbirth. Goku and his friends band together to take on all-powerful Broly, but will they be able to stop him and save the Earth from his terror?

Canadian fans, don’t worry, Cineplex is still showing Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Be sure to visit the Cineplex web site for locations and showtimes.

Source: Facebook

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FUNimation ends licensing deal with Crunchyroll

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FUNimation Entertainment's office in Flower Mound, Texas
FUNimation Entertainment’s office in Flower Mound, Texas

For the last two years, Funimation and Crunchyroll have shared a license agreement where Funimation-licensed titles would also appear on the Crunchyroll streaming service. As of today, October 18th, 2018, Funimation has ended that agreement in order to pursue their own streaming services under FunimationNow.

This change will see “several hundred new shows” appear on FunimationNow, with the loss of some titles; the titles shared with Crunchyroll would continue with some minor changes. My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Black Clover, Dragon Ball Z and One Piece are a few of the series shared between the two companies. A finalized list of affected titles was not provided.

An added casualty of this is Funimation leaving the VRV streaming service on November 9th, 2018.

Crunchyroll streams anime series in Japanese with subtitles, where as Funimation was involved with dubbing shows and films in English and handling physical distribution through DVD and Blu-ray.

Sony Pictures Television announced their acquisition of a 95% stake in Texas-based Funimation on July 31st, 2017.

AT&T acquired Crunchyroll’s parent company Otter Media on August 7th, 2018.

Sources: Funimation, Crunchyroll

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Fourth season of My Hero Academia announced

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With the third season of My Hero Academia finished, a fourth season was announced on FUNimation’s Facebook page. U.A. High School’s Big Three (Mirio Togata, Nejire Hado, and Tamaki Amajiki) and the villain Overhaul are expected to be central to this story arc.

A date was not mentioned for when this upcoming season will air.

The popular action/superhero series is based on the manga by Kohei Horikoshi also recently had a feature film released, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.

Source: Facebook

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My Hero Academia film coming to Cineplex theatres September 2018

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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Promotional artwork for My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.

When FUNimation revealed that the My Hero Academia would be coming to theatres in Canada and the United States in September 2018, there wasn’t a list immediately available of participating theatres for the great white north.

That list is now available, with a number of Cineplex locations across Canada (excluding Alberta, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island) hosting multiple screenings in English, and in Japanese with English subtitles in late September.

  • Cineplex Cinemas Coquitlam and VIP
    170 Schoolhouse Street, Coquitlam, BC
  • Cineplex Cinemas Langley
    #20090, 91A Avenue, Langley, BC
  • The Park Theatre
    3440 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC
  • Cineplex Odeon Park & Tilford Cinemas
    200-333 Brooksbank Avenue, N. Vancouver, BC
  • Cineplex Odeon McGillivray Cinemas and VIP
    2190 McGillivray Boulevard, Winnipeg, MB
  • Cineplex Cinemas Mount Pearl
    760 Topsail Road, St. John’s, NL
  • Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane
    5657 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS
  • Galaxy Cinemas Guelph
    485 Woodlawn Road West, Guelph, ON
  • SilverCity London Cinemas
    1680 Richmond Street, London, ON
  • Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough
    320 Water Street, Peterborough, ON
  • Cineplex Cinemas Winston Churchill
    2081 Winston Park Drive, Oakville, ON
  • SilverCity Burlington Cinemas
    1250 Brant Street, Burlington, ON
  • SilverCity Thunder Bay Cinemas
    850 North May Street, Thunder Bay, ON
  • Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas
    22 Lebovic Avenue, Toronto, ON
  • Cineplex Odeon South Keys Cinemas
    2214 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON
  • SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas
    355 Barrydowne Road, Sudbury, ON
  • Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas
    7555 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls, ON
  • Galaxy Cinemas Barrie
    72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, ON
  • SilverCity Windsor Cinemas
    4611 Walker Road, Windsor, ON
  • CinĂ©ma Cineplex Quartier Cavendish
    Le Mail Cavendish, 5800 boulevard Cavendish, Cote Saint-Luc, QC
  • Scotiabank Theatre Saskatoon and VIP
    347-2nd Avenue South, Saskatoon, SK
  • Cineplex Cinemas Normanview
    420 McCarthy Boulevard North, Unit 26, Regina, SK

Be sure to check with the theatre for dates and times as they may change.

Source: Cineplex

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My Hero Academia movie coming to Canada and US September 2018

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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Promotional artwork for My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.

Plus Ultra! The heroes of Class 1-A are coming to the big screen this September in their first feature film. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes will screen at select theatres in Canada and the US across five days in both Japanese with English subtitles and in English.

The announcement came earlier today at San Diego Comic Con when English voice actors Justin Briner and Christopher Sabat in an interview with IGN. Briner and Sabat lend their voices in the English dub of My Hero Academia which is licensed by FUNimation.

The English dub will screen on the September 25th, 27th, and 29th; the Japanese with English subtitles on September 26th and October 2nd.

Izuku Midoriya, alias Deku, a young hero in training, receives an invite to attend a Quirk expo with his idol All Might. At the event, Deku encounters Melissa, a girl who had a similar Quirkless upbringing. The fun doesn’t last as a group of villains override the complex’s security system, putting their evil plan in action. Can the heroes help stop these villains and save the day?

Source: FUNimation