FUNimation to Acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion

FUNimation, or more specifically FUNimation’s Global Group owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, have announced plans to acquire AT&T owned Crunchyroll for $1.175bn. 

In Another World With My Smartphone Blu-Ray & DVD Combo Pack Confirmed for October Release

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have recently confirmed that the latest ‘FUNimation’ related anime title within the UK will be Production Reed’s anime adaptation of In Another World With My Smartphone as a Complete Series Blu-Ray & DVD Combo Pack release on the 29th October 2018.

YURI!!! ON ICE Confirmed For September Blu-Ray & DVD Combo Pack Release By Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK

Last month we reported that listings for a UK Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Pack release of YURI!!! ON ICE had appeared at UK retailers with a September release date; and today Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK have provided confirmation that they will be releasing the series within the UK.

In Another World With My Smartphone & Drifters UK Blu-Ray & DVD Releases Spotted on Zavvi

Online listings on UK retailer Zavvi have revealed that In Another World With My Smartphone and Drifters will be coming to the UK later this year on both Blu-Ray and DVD. 

Black Clover – Season 1 Part 1 Release Moved Back to 20th August 2018

Originally announced for release on the 6th August 2018, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK have now announced that their Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Pack release of Black Clover – Season 1 Part 1, otherwise known as Black Clover – Part 1, has been moved back to the 20th August 2018.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK To Release Yuri!!! on ICE as a Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Pack in the UK

It seems Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK can not catch a break from retailers leaking there products as updated product listings on MVM Entertainment’s online store Anime-On-Line have revealed that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK will be releasing the highly popular Yuri!!! on ICE as a complete series Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Pack this September.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Confirms Black Clover Blu-Ray & DVD Combo Pack Release Details

Earlier in the week we reported that a listing for the Shonen Jump anime Black Clover had appeared on Zavvi as a Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Pack; well today publisher Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have formally announced that they will be publishing Black Clover as a Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Pack in the UK, but more importantly this release is just the first installment.

Black Clover Blu-Ray & DVD Combo Pack Listed on Zavvi

It seems online retailer Zavvi may have just leaked the next Sony Pictures Home Entertainment anime release; as the online retailer have listed Studio Pierrot’s anime adaptation of the popular Shonen Jump Manga Black Clover as a Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Pack for release during August.

My Hero Academia – Season 2 Part 2 To Release on Blu-Ray & DVD Next Month

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced that the second-half of My Hero Academia Season 2 will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray within the UK next month.

My Hero Academia – Season 2 To Be Released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in the UK; Part 1 Release Details Confirmed

Earlier in the year online listings revealed that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK would be releasing My Hero Academia – Season 2, specifically My Hero Academia – Season 2 Part 1, on DVD, Blu-Ray and Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Pack within the UK. Today the distributor have confirmed, via an article on AnimeUKNews, that these product listings are real and that My Hero Academia – Season 2 Part 1 will be available in the UK from the 2nd April 2018.