By Kevin | May 1st, 2009
FUNimation has partnered with the Japanese production company Media Factory to stream the action anime, “Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom” on the FUNimation Video Portal. The first five episodes are now available for streaming, and are all rated TV-MA. Each episode is free to stream and will be presented in its original Japanese dialogue with English translations.
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom is produced by the popular animation company Bee Train (.Hack//Sign, Tsubasa), and is directed by Koichi Mashimo (Blade of the Immortal, Noir). The show is an adaptation of the “Phantom of Inferno” visual novel, which follows an unsuspecting witness that is brainwashed into joining a mysterious organization called Inferno and becoming their newest assassin.
The fifth episode of Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom was released onto the FUNimation Video Portal within 45-minutes of its Japanese broadcast debut on TV Tokyo. Future episodes are expected to be released online within 24 hours of its Japanese broadcast debut.
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By Kevin | April 8th, 2009
FUNimation will begin to steam the first episode of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood with its original Japanese dialogue and English subtitles on Thursday, April 9th.
The episode will be available at Funimation’s Video Website (link below) and will go live at 9 a.m. Pacific, 10 a.m. Central, and 11 a.m. Eastern (respectively).
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a series restart, and will largely follow the storyline of the manga. While Edward and Alphonse will retain their original voice actors from the first TV series, several key cast members have been replaced. Roy Mustang will be voiced by Shinchiro Miki, Winrey Rockwell will be voiced by Megumi Takamoto and Riza Hawkeye by Fumiko Orikasa.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood debuted in Japan on April 5th. FUNimation will continue to stream new episodes on its website the Thursday following every Japanese debut.
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