Press release:
Flower Mound, TX – (2/13/15) — Just three months after unveiling its Broadcast Dubs, FUNimation is expanding this initiative to include ten new shows for the Winter 2015 season, as well as a brand-new live stream talk show in partnership with ScrewAttack Entertainment.
Fans are taking notice as FUNimation drives the North American anime industry into the future with the new Broadcast Dubs and a new live stream project. “The overwhelmingly positive response to Broadcast Dubs and the performance of the first two series—PSYCHO-PASS 2 and Laughing Under the Clouds—made it clear that we’re on the right path. We realize that this is where the future is headed,” commented FUNimation’s founder and CEO, Gen Fukunaga.
“We’ve listened closely to our fans and have made changes in both our content offering and technical streaming experience. Broadcast Dubs, combined with our Sub Pass, tent pole titles, industry leading library, and technical improvements, have really accelerated subscription streaming growth. We’re committed to giving our fans more anime and more ways to watch.” said Mike DuBoise, EVP & Chief Operating Officer.
On Wednesday, February 18 at 8 p.m. Eastern / 7 p.m. Central, FUNimation will premiere its new two-hour primetime block of anime content, featuring the three hottest Broadcast Dub shows of the season and a new live discussion and recap show, DubbleTalk.
FUNimation’s best-known fan staffers, Justin Rojas and Lauren Moore, will join ScrewAttack’s Chad James and fans for episode recaps, fan questions and answers, special guest appearances, contests, and much more every Wednesday night on Funimation.com and on Twitch.tv.
“We really want to provide an outlet for our fans to come and talk with us about the shows they’re watching right now,” Justin Rojas explained.
The schedule for the Wednesday night block is as follows:
- 8:00 p.m. ET Assassination Classroom
- 8:30 p.m. ET Death Parade
- 9:00 p.m. ET Tokyo Ghoul √A
- 9:30 p.m. ET DubbleTalk
Additionally, the following series will be getting the Broadcast Dub treatment this season: Phase I –
- The Rolling Girls – Saturdays at 12:58 p.m. ET starting February 21, 2015
- World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman – Sundays at 11:05 a.m. ET starting February 22, 2015
- Kamisama Kiss Season 2 – Mondays at 1:35 p.m. ET starting February 23, 2015
Phase II
- Absolute Duo – Mondays at 2 p.m. ET starting March 16, 2015
- Yurikuma Arashi – Mondays at 2:30 p.m. ET starting March 16, 2015
- Yona of the Dawn Season 2 – Tuesdays at 11 a.m. ET starting March 17, 2015
- Maria the Virgin Witch – Sundays at 10:30 a.m. ET starting March 22, 2015
