[Streaming] Funimation licenses Horimiya

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https://twitter.com/aniplexUSA/statu...31234765094913

New rom-com anime series "Horimiya" is headed our way January 2021 from Director Masashi Ishihama (PERSONA5 the Animation) and Animation Production by CloverWorks (The Promised Neverland)!

[GingaDaiuchuu]

I've been waiting for this for years, and everyone involved is pretty promising.

[Buckeye]

Seeing that this is one of the most-requested manga titles to get an anime adaptation that it's not surprising that it's Aniplex is putting this out given their tremendous profile. While Funimation will at least be one of the places it will stream from the look of things, it remains to be seen if anybody else is going to get it as Aniplex is trying all sorts of different things to try and take advantage of their close relationship with Funimation as a result of both being owned by Sony.

[mamochan]

I was not expecting this. This means we'll expect a very expensive Blu-ray set from Aniplex.
At least it'll be streamed through Crunchyroll. I'll be waiting

[Zalis]

At least it'll be streamed through Crunchyroll. I'll be waiting

I don't know that it will; it seems like Aniplex has been moving away from their past "put it on every service" approach, and towards keeping their titles only on Funimation. That's what we saw with Kaguya-sama S2, anyway.

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https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020...n-this-january

Horimiya arrives January 9 on Funimation.

The romantic comedy series will stream on Funimation in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland; on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand; and on Wakanim in France, Germany, Russia and Scandinavia. Simulcast begins on January 9.

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[mamochan]

I take it this will be like Demon Slayer release? Blu-ray Collectors Edition by Aniplex and regular BD releases by Funi?

[WTK]

I take it this will be like Demon Slayer release? Blu-ray Collectors Edition by Aniplex and regular BD releases by Funi?

It looks like AoA may not be involved with this series. We are starting to see more Aniplex Japan titles with no AoA involvement.

[Buckeye]

Well, the press release article did say that Funimation is bringing this show over through their partners at Aniplex, but without any mention of Aniplex of America just like with the Gymnastics Samurai. It used to be that Aniplex won't let anybody but Aniplex of America have the home video license, and AoA would only take it if they had control of the streaming rights. But AoA has since changed their business model due to both them and Funimation being owned at the top by Sony. Only time will tell what will happen.

[Slowhand]

Horimiya | Anime Teaser Trailer

https://youtu.be/W3dimUB-Rbo

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Streaming URLs:
- https://www.funimation.com/shows/horimiya
- https://www.hulu.com/series/horimiya...c-bc734b79132d

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via Aniplex (Japan) for a limited time (uploaded Jan 9):

OP: https://youtu.be/pobm9-hQ9Xk

ED: https://youtu.be/ScQ2FYdhOrg

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https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021...-crew-revealed

Episode 1 of the Horimiya English dub arrives on Funimation on February 6 (that’s tomorrow!).

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https://www.reddit.com/r/funimation/...ya_director_on

AMA with Masashi Ishihama (Horimiya Director) on February 24!

Get your questions ready, because we've another amazing AMA on the way! Masashi Ishihama (Shin Sekai Yori, PERSONA5 the Animation) is joining us to talk all about the hit Winter 2021 series, Horimiya.

On February 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET, join us here on r/funimation with your questions ready! We'll be chatting with Ishihama-san for about an hour, and we can't wait to see what you want to know about the creation of the Horimiya anime series!

Note: We'll be posting the AMA thread a few hours before the AMA starts to allow for as many people as possible to submit their questions.