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Funimation, Right Stuf/Nozomi Ent. Announce Partnership for Anime Streaming
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
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Funimation announced at its Anime Expo panel on Thursday that it has partnered with Right Stuf and Nozomi Entertainment. Funimation will begin streaming the following titles on its FunimationNow service (Funimation did not announce debut dates for the titles):
- Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Gravitation
- Boogiepop Phantom
- Junjō Romantica
- Yakitate!! Japan
- Sweet Blue Flowers
Nozomi Entertainment released the Revolutionary Girl Utena series on Blu-ray Disc from 2017 to 2018. Nozomi Entertainment's YouTube channel is streaming the series in Japanese with English subtitles as well as with the English dub.
Nozomi Entertainment will release the Gravitation Blu-ray Collection on September 3. Right Stuf previously released Gravitation on DVD in 2004, and then again in a set in 2006 and 2010.
Right Stuf previously released Boogiepop Phantom on VHS and DVD from 2001 to 2002, and re-released it in 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012.
Right Stuf previously released Junjō Romantica on Blu-ray Disc in 2017.
Right Stuf released Yakitate!! Japan on DVD in 2015, and Crunchyroll is streaming the series.
Nozomi Entertainment previously released Sweet Blue Flowers on DVD in 2013, and released it on Blu-ray Disc in July 2018.
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