Crackle added two series recently from Funimation to its service and now it’s expanding its offerings again. The latest comes in the form of The Future Diary anime series which is now available in full. Due to it being an older license, the rights only extended to the US and Canada. It’s in its English dubbed with closed captioning subtitles.
Based on the light novel series by Sakae Esuno, Future Diary is a twenty-six episode series that gives us more fun with cell phones. It originally aired in 2011 and was animated by Asread. You can read our review of the first DVD set here and the second set here.
Plot concept: This psychological thriller, based on the manga written and illustrated by Esuno Sakae, is about Yuki, a loner who’s not very good with people. He prefers to write a diary on his cell phone and talk to his imaginary friend, Deus Ex Machina – The God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is more than a figment of his imagination when he makes Yuki participate in a battle royale with eleven others. The contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future, each diary possessing unique features that give it both advantages and disadvantages. Within the next 90 days, the contestants must try to survive until there is only one left standing. The winner will become the new God of Time and Space.
