Genres: action
Vintage: 2012-04-10

Plot Summary: Jonah is a child soldier, born into the chaotic conflicts that rage across Africa, his family lost to a war fueled by weapons supplied by the so-called "Merchants of Death"--international arms dealers. Despite Jonah's hatred of weapons and violence, he employs both extremely well in the service of high-flying arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and her band of mercenaries. Their journey through the dark underbelly of the world's arms markets may lead only to damnation, but will Jonah one day make his way back to the light. Only one thing is certain: it's going to be a long, hard road out of Hell...

Just to throw this out here for those who are curious...Jormungand (Showgate) and Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope) (Fuji Creative) are getting simulcasts in France (Dybex). It remains to be seen if both series will be simulcasted by anyone here in North America.

Jormungand Simulcast Launches on FUNimation.com

The first two episodes of Jormungand are now available on FUNimation.com. The series will simulcast on FUNimation.com every Friday at 10:30 am CT. It will be available on Hulu the following week.

Are you excited for this new series? You can find out more information on the official website at www.funimation.com/jormungand

Funimation Adds Blood-C Film, more Ikki Tousen, Michiko & Hatchin

posted on 2012-06-30 20:56 EDT

Appleseed XIII also licensed; Funi to stream Binbogami ga!, Aesthetica; more Aria the Scarlet Ammo, Blood-C, Jormungand, Eureka 7: AO rights added

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North American distributor Funimation announced at its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it has licensed the Blood-C: The Last Dark film, Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians, Ikki Tōsen: Xtreme Xecutor, the Michiko & Hatchin (Michiko to Hatchin) television anime series, and the Appleseed XIII series. It also announced that it will simulcast the Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero (Hagure Yūsha no Aestetica) and Binbogami ga! television anime series. The company announced it has acquired additional rights to the following series:


• Aria the Scarlet Ammo (broadcast, home entertainment, streaming, mobile)
• Jormungand (broadcast, home entertainment, mobile)
• Blood-C (broadcast, home entertainment, streaming, mobile)
• EUREKA SEVEN AO (broadcast, home entertainment, theatrical)

Funimation has acquired the broadcast, home entertainment, streaming, and mobile rights to both the Blood-C television anime series and the Blood-C: The Last Dark film. Manga creator team CLAMP developed the story and original character designs for both the Blood-C television series and the film. Production I.G animated both projects. Funimation streamed the television series as it aired in 2011 on the Nico Nico website. The sequel film, Blood-C: The Last Dark, opened in Japan on June 2.

Funimation has acquired the broadcast, home entertainment, streaming and mobile rights to Michiko & Hatchin. The 22-episode television anime series premiered in Japan in October 2008. Manglobe (Samurai Champloo, Ergo Proxy) produced the series, which marked the directorial debut of Sayo Yamamoto (Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine). The series tells the story of sexy criminal Michiko (Yoko Maki) and abused runaway Hana "Hatchin" Morenos (Suzuka Ohgo). The two team up to cross the lawless frontier, searching for a man from their pasts while eluding the police and Hatchin's foster parents.

Funimation has acquired the broadcast, home entertainment, and streaming rights for the Appleseed XIII series. Appleseed XIII is a 2011 13-episode direct-to-video retelling of Masamune Shirow's Appleseed future paramilitary manga, separate from Kazuyoshi Katayama's previous original video anime and Shinji Aramaki's two computer-animated movies.

Funimation will simulcast both Binbogami ga! and Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero. Binbogami ga! adapts Yoshiaki Sukeno's supernatural comedy manga of thqe same name. The story revolves around Ichiko Sakura, a girl whose blissful life comes from her bountiful "happiness energy" — gained by sapping that energy from other people. To restore the balance, the Binbō-gami (Poverty God) Momiji Binbada attempts to eliminate her. Yoichi Fujita (Gintama) is directing the series at Sunrise with Kento Shimoyama (Bleach) handling series composition. Kenji Tanabe (Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds) is designing the characters. The series will premiere on July 4.

Aesthetica of a Rogue Heroadapts Tetsuto Uesu's light novel series. The story follows an international training organization named Babel which protects the young people returning from another world. A wayward hero named Akatsuki has come back to the real world from a world of sword and magic called Areizaado, along with a beautiful girl who is a demon king's daughter. Rion Kujo (Samurai Harem, Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku) will direct the series at studio ARMS. Ryunosuke Kingetsu (Ninja Nonsense, Tales of Symphonia the Animation) is handling the series composition. The series will premiere on July 6.

Funimation added broadcast, home entertainment, streaming, and mobile rights for the Aria the Scarlet Ammo television anime series. Funimation previously streamed the series as it aired in 2011. The company has also acquired the broadcast, home entertainment, and mobile rights to the complete anime series of Jormungand. Funimation simulcast the 12-episode first season starting in April, and Funimation will also simulcast the second season that premieres in October.

Lastly, Funimation has added broadcast, home entertainment, and theatrical rights for the EUREKA SEVEN AO television anime series. Funimation previously revealed it had acquired the home media rights for the series in April, and the company is simulcasting the series as it airs.

Maon Kurosaki, Nagi Yanagi Sing for 2nd Jormungand Season

posted on 2012-08-19 16:15 EDT

Kurosaki performs "Under/Shaft" opening; Yanagi returns for "Laterality" ending

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Maon Kurosaki (Hakuōki, Highschool of the Dead, Toaru Majutsu no Index II, Shakugan no Shana III (Final)) is providing the opening theme "Under/Shaft" for Jormungand Perfect Order, the second Jormungand anime season which will premiere in October.

Singer Nagi Yanagi (Waiting in the Summer) is returning to perform the ending theme "Laterality." Yanagi previously performed the first season's closer "Ambivalentidea." Elements Garden's Junpei Fujita (Senki Zesshō Symphogear) is composing and arranging for Yanagi's song again.

Funimation streamed the first anime season in North America, and Viz Media will publish the 10th volume of the manga next January. (Keitarō Takahashi ended the manga series this year after 11 volumes.)

HOW did this show get a second season?

Jormungand Perfect Order Slated for October 10

posted on 2012-09-14 23:44 EDT

The official website for Jormungand Perfect Order, the second season of the anime adaptation of Keitarō Takahashi's Jormungand manga, has announced that the season will begin airing on Japanese television at 0:30 on Tuesday, October 9 (effectively at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 10).

Funimation streamed the first anime season in North America, and the manga is published in North America by Viz Media. (Keitarō Takahashi ended the manga series this year after 11 volumes.)