The FUNimation Channel Thread

[jlaking]

For the first time, the FUNimation Channel will be airing “Soul Eater Not!” in English Subtitles starting May 2nd through June 6th @ 12am ET in their new programming block ‎Subtitle Saturday‬.

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[Takao]

If you're going to air subtitled shows, why not go for this season's simulcasts? Then again, is the Funimation Channel running the dub simulcasts?

 

[PapaGreg]

God the Funimation Channel sucks now, they use to air 2 new episodes of different shows on Mon-Weds but nowadays you barely get two new episodes and to add insult to injury Fairy Tail has over a hundred episodes and they flat out love to re run them

 

[Looney Tunes Fan]

If you're going to air subtitled shows, why not go for this season's simulcasts? Then again, is the Funimation Channel running the dub simulcasts?

None of the dub simulcasts are running at this time. Really hoping we get them soon though (I am watching some of them on Funimation's website, but would love to see them on TV).

As for Soul Eater NOT, isn't there a DVD set with an English dub coming out relatively soon? I mean, if Funimation Channel can air Ben-to's dub a month after it's physical release, why can't they do that with Soul Eater NOT? Regardless, I'll probably watch since I've been wanting to see SE NOT for a while. TV is the perfect way for me to do so.

 

[jlaking]

If you're going to air subtitled shows, why not go for this season's simulcasts? Then again, is the Funimation Channel running the dub simulcasts?

You have to remember that FUNi does not run the FUNimation Channel.

 

[Golden Geek]

Did whoever's behind FUNimation Channel give up on spreading to other providers?

Time Warner's so desperate for new channels they have a Spanish culture channel that shows Dexter for Pete's sake. They could push a little harder and get the FUNimation Channel to a much larger audience no problem.

 

[jlaking]

The FUNimation Channel has posted a question about subbed anime on the Channel:

We want to hear from you! Would you rather watch newer shows with English Subtitles before their English Dubbed version is released?

Here is the link to their poll.

Did whoever's behind FUNimation Channel give up on spreading to other providers?

No, last year the linear FUNimation Channel was added to 3 service providers.

 

[jlaking]

Here is a sneak peek of the shows coming to the FUNimation Channel this summer:

Here's a Sneak Peek at FUNimation Channel's Summer Lineup:

Hyperdimension Neptunia, Unbreakable Machine-Doll, Ping Pong: The Animation, D-Frag!, Fairy Tail Season 5, BlazBlue Alter Memory.

 

[jlaking]

For customers in Washington, Oregon, Indiana and Connecticut, Funimation is changing its name to TOKU. TOKU will continue to deliver Asian anime shows, but will add more variety including highly-rated Asian movies in the Live Action, Grindhouse and Independent genres. Customers in FiOS locations in OR, IN and WA can find TOKU on Channel 252. FrontierTV customers in CT will find TOKU on Channel 1484.

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[Frontier]

And yet I doubt they'll be releasing any Tokustatsu .

 

[jlaking]

SOURCE FUNimation

Leading Anime Entertainment Company Ends Olympusat Partnership; New Channel to Launch in First Quarter 2016

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FUNimation announced today that it is ending its content and brand partnership with Olympusat on December 31, 2015, to distribute the FUNimation Channel. After that time, Olympusat will no longer be broadcasting FUNimation titles. FUNimation confirmed that it will be relaunching the FUNimation Channel in 2016 with a renewed focus on delivering fans the very best selection of anime content in the market. Further details on the relaunch of the all new FUNimation Channel will be announced soon.

"We're committed to making it easy to discover and connect with anime, and our new cable channel will provide the best in anime entertainment that fans have come to expect," said Mike DuBoise, COO of FUNimation. "We are grateful to all subscribers who have supported the FUNimation Channel over the last 10 years. While we finalize the new channel for launch next year, I encourage viewers to subscribe to our streaming service now at FUNimation.com – so they don't miss a single episode of their favorite titles."

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[Gold Guy]

So this is potentially exciting news. Hopefully it's a channel that's actually accessible this time.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

At the end of every year, Uverse does a free preview of all their HD channels, which meant that I got a free week of the Funimation Channel. Not nearly enough time to watch a full series, but at the very least I could check in on it now and then to look for interesting shows to watch, and I did find a few. I first heard of Michiko and Hatchin there, and now it's on my DVD shelf.

This year I learned they've recently relaunched as TOKU, and...what the hell happened to it?

Now they do schlocky Japanese live-action movies on top of anime marathons. And does Funimation even run it anymore? Every anime on it (of the six or seven I've seen) is a Media Blasters title--one of which involved twincest, another was a bouncy-breast fanservice-heavy high school comedy, and the rest of them weren't all that interesting. Did the viewership get so low that they just decided "screw it, nobody's watching anyway"?

 

[Media Man]

At the end of every year, Uverse does a free preview of all their HD channels, which meant that I got a free week of the Funimation Channel. Not nearly enough time to watch a full series, but at the very least I could check in on it now and then to look for interesting shows to watch, and I did find a few. I first heard of Michiko and Hatchin there, and now it's on my DVD shelf.

This year I learned they've recently relaunched as TOKU, and...what the hell happened to it?

Now they do schlocky Japanese live-action movies on top of anime marathons. And does Funimation even run it anymore? Every anime on it (of the six or seven I've seen) is a Media Blasters title--one of which involved twincest, another was a bouncy-breast fanservice-heavy high school comedy, and the rest of them weren't all that interesting. Did the viewership get so low that they just decided "screw it, nobody's watching anyway"?

This has been discussed previously in another thread. In summation, Funimation ended their 10 year partnership with Olympusat and took the Funimation Channel's name with them. That is why the channel has been renamed. It is also not being programed by Funimation anymore hence the channel drift - network decay.

Funimation said that their channel is going to be relaunched some time this year. It is unknown on what platform. I personally believe that since they are walking away from the previous agreements they have made with cable operators and MSOs (over the last ten years on their linear channel) that it will be on some sort IPTV platform bypassing cable companies altogether for Roku, Sling TV, Apple TV, Amazon TV etc. Time will tell.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

This has been discussed previously in another thread. In summation, Funimation ended their 10 year partnership with Olympusat and took the Funimation Channel's name with them. That is why the channel has been renamed. It is also not being programed by Funimation anymore hence the channel drift - network decay.

Funimation said that their channel is going to be relaunched some time this year. It is unknown on what platform. I personally believe that since they are walking away from the previous agreements they have made with cable operators and MSOs (over the last ten years on their linear channel) that it will be on some sort IPTV platform bypassing cable companies altogether for Roku, Sling TV, Apple TV, Amazon TV etc. Time will tell.

I see.

I knew they broke up with Olympusat and heard about the rebrand only just before. I just wasn't entirely sure on all the details.

"Network decay" is right.

 

[Light Lucario]

I've only see a couple of the show they have on Toku through On Demand. Super Robot Wars: OG Divine Wars seems okay thus far, but Shamanic Princess is pretty much a confusing mess. There a couple of other series available, but they're heavy fanservice shows that I wouldn't want to watch anyway.

I'm glad that they're going to relaunch their own channel again this year. I just hope that i'll still be able to watch their shows On Demand. I've seen a lot of anime series that I really like and wouldn't have been able to give a chance if I didn't watch it through their On Demand service.