Funimation Reveals Summer 2016 Anime Streaming Simulcast Line-Up

06.24.2016 16:51

FUNimation Entertainment reveals its summer 2016 anime streaming simulcast line-up on Thursday. It will stream the D.Gray-man Hallow, Servamp, Tales of Zestiria the X, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Love Live! Sunshine!!, First Love Monster, Handa-kun, Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION, Time Travel Girl, Scared Rider Xechs, Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars, and Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! television anime as they air in Japan. In addition, Funimation will continue to stream Endride and One Piece, and also will announce more simulcast titles.

Most streams will be available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland. One Piece, Tsukiuta, and Regalia as exclusive to US and Canada on Funimation's press release lists, while One Piece and Love Live! Sunshine!! as the only US and Canada exclusives on Funimation's blog lists.

D.Gray-man Hallow, the new television anime of Katsura Hoshino's D.Gray-man manga will premiere on July 4 in Japan and will have 13 episodes.

"From the studio behind D.Gray-man comes the highly anticipated continuation to the popular series. Allen Walker is an exorcist working for the Black Order whose mission is to protect mankind from the evil Millennium Earl and his deadly Akuma. Allen and his comrades must recover lost Innocence while defending against the Earl's terrifying army. But if they fail, Innocence will be lost forever."

Yoshiharu Ashino directs the anime, with scripts by Michiko Yokote, Tatsuto Higuchi, and Kenichi Yamashita. Yousuke Kabashima adapts the character designs, and also serves as chief animation director. Yasuhiro Moriki is credited for design. Kaoru Wada composes the music.

Servamp will premiere in Japan on July 5.

"Mahiru Shirota dislikes difficult things, preferring to live a simple life. But after rescuing a cat he names Kuro, life takes a turn for the complex. Kuro turns out to be a "Servamp"—a servant vampire—named Sleepy Ash, and the two form a contract. Kissing his simple life goodbye, Mahiru is pulled into the world of vampires, the seven deadly Servamps, and war. Life couldn't be more complicated!"

Itto Sara serves as chief director. Hideaki Nakano directs the anime. Kenji Konuta is in charge of series composition, and Junko Yamanaka designs the characters.

Tales of Zestiria the X will premiere in Japan on July3.

"Legends speak of the Shepherd, a savior who will bring peace to the seraphim and human worlds. Sorey has spent his life studying ancient books and exploring ruins to learn more about the legendary savior. When he and his seraphim companion Mikleo encounter a mysterious girl in the ruins, the stories of the Shephard become Sorey's reality. Is he strong enough to take on the evil Lord of Calamity?"

Haruo Sotozaki directs the series, ufotable writes the script. Akira Matsushima adapts the character designs from Mutsumi Inomata, Kousuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura, and Minoru Iwamoto for animation, and Motoi Sakuraba and Gō Shiina compose the mucic.

Danganronpa 3 -The End of Hope's Peak Academy- serves as the conclusion of the "Hope's Peak Academy" series' original story. The series will have a "Future Arc", which will begin airing on July 11, and a "Despair Arc" which will begin airing on July 14.

The anime will premiere both its "Side: Future" and "Side: Despair" parts in July, so, there will be two new Danganronpa 3 episodes premiere every week. "Future Arc" will focus on the characters from the first game installment, while "Despair Arc" will tell the story of the characters of the Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair game. The anime will illustrate what happened to the characters before the events of the game.

Kazutaka Kodaka is in charge of the original scenario concepts and overall supervision. It is directed by Seiji Kishi, written by Norimitsu Kaihō, composed for by Masafumi Takada, and features character designs by Kazuaki Morita and Ryoko Amisaki. Rui Komatsuzaki is credited with the original character designs. Masafumi Takada composes the music, and Yoshinori Terasawa is the "Otasuke Producer."

Love Live! Sunshine!! will premiere in Japan on July 2 at 10:30 p.m.

"Nothing is more appealing than the bright, sparkling world of School Idols! The girls of Uranohoshi Girls' High School are swept into idol fever, wanting nothing more than to become the next-best School Idol group. And they plan to do just that. Chika Takami brings together eight of her classmates to form Aqours, their own idol group. As long as they don't give up, any dream can come true!"

Kazuo Sakai directs the series, and Jukki Hanada handles the series composition. Yūhei Murota designs the characters, and Tatsuya Katou composes the music.

The Love Live! Sunshine!! Project has three key phrases "Reader Participation," "Inspired by μ's," and "Seaside Town Setting." The group's name Aqours was chosen by fans by popular vote.

First Love Monster (Hatsukoi Monster) will premiere in Japan on July 2.

"When fifteen-year-old Kaho Nikaidou leaves her sheltered home to start life anew in a Tokyo high school dormitory, the last thing she expects is to nearly get hit by a truck! Saved in the nick of time by a handsome stranger, Kaho falls head over heels for him and, after finally tracking him down, boldly confesses her feelings. Turns out Kaho's mystery savior, Kanade, is the son of Kaho's new landlord! The handsome object of Kaho's affection agrees to go out with her, but her newfound bliss is short-lived when it turns out that her new boyfriend...is a fifth-grader?!"

Takayuki Inagaki directs the anime, and Mariko Oka designs the characters.

Handa-kun will premiere in Japan on July 7. The series is a spinoff of Satsuki Yoshino's Barakamon manga.

Yoshitaka Koyama directs the anime, while Michiko Yokote supervises and pens the series' scripts alongside scriptwriters Mariko Kunisawa and Miharu Hirami. Mayuko Matsumoto is designing the characters.

"Handsome teenage calligrapher Sei Handa is worshipped by all his classmates as an aloof superstar--too bad Sei's inherent negativity makes him believe that everyone actually hates him...?! A youthful comedy of misunderstanding and melancholy unfolds in the first volume of this hilarious prequel to Barakamon!"

Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION will premiere in Japan on July 6. The anime is adaptation of a music and original drama CD series about anthropomorphized months.

Itsuro Kawasaki directs the series, with scripts by Sayaka Harada. Yukiko Ban adapts Jiku's original character designs for animation. Fujiwara is credited as the original creator.

Tsukiuta has two versions — a male version and a female version. The male version focuses on two rival male units Six Gravity and Procellarum. While the former represent the months of December to May, the latter represent June to November.

Time Travel Girl will premiere in Japan in July. Osamu Yamasaki directs the anime and supervises the series scripts.

"Mari Hayase is on a mission to go back in time and meet eight of the most prominent scientists and inventors in history. With the help of her two friends Waka Mizuki and Jun Mizuki she'll find herself up close and personal with famous figures like Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and so many more! What's her purpose and mission? Hopefully not getting stuck in the past!"

Scared Rider Xechs will premiere in Japan on July 6.

"The Blue World, a world symbolizing reason, is under attack by fierce creatures known as the Nightfly O'Note sent from the Red World, a world symbolizing instinct. Elected to lead the Blue World, 17-year-old researcher Akira Asagi will take charge of the combat unit "IS". These six riders, also called the Scared Rider Xechs, will fight at the Ryuukyuu LAG to protect their world and each other."

Hideto Komori directs the anime. StoryRiders' Naruki Nagakawa supervises and writes the series scripts. Additionally, Jun Kumagai and Naohiro Fukushima also write the scripts. Koji Haneda adapts the game's original character designs by pako, and is also credited as chief animation director.

Infinite's Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars will premiere in Japan on July 7.

"In the show's story, 12 years ago, in the country of Rimguard, a big incident left an unsolved mystery that has begun to fade from people's memories. Time passes, and sisters Yui and Rena are living peacefully in the Enastria Empire. However, one day, a large mecha attacks Enastria. This day marks the turning point when the two girls get caught in the vortex of fate."

Susumu Tosaka directs the anime. Keigo Koyanagi is in charge of the series composition. QP:flapper handles the original character design, Kimitake Nishio serves as the chief animation director and adapts those designs for animation, and Kanta Suzuki handles the mechanical design. TRUE is performing the show's opening theme song "Divine Spell," and Minami is performing the ending theme song.