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Funimation to Stream Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Naruto, More Anime

Funimation announced during the FunimationCon 2020 online event on Friday that it will stream the television dub on Monday.

The following anime will debut on Funimation's streaming service in North America in July:

• Dokyū Hentai HxEros): July 3
• DECA-DENCE: July
• Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!: July 10
• Lapis Re:LiGHTs: July 4
• Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Season 2 (subtitled): July 7 (all of Season 1 (subbed) launches the same day as Season 2 premieres)

The following anime will continue on Funimation's streaming service this summer:

• Fruits Basket Season 2
• Fire Force Season 2: July 3
• Black Clover
• One Piece (simulcast continues)
• Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2: July 11
• No Guns Life Season 2: July 9 with episode 13
• The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED: July 30 with episode 3 (similcast)
• APPARE-RANMAN!: July 24 with episode 4 (simulcast)
• A Certain Scientific Railgun T (simuldub resumes)
• Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater: July 28 with episode 4
• Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement-: July 3 with episode 8

The following anime will debut on Funimation's streaming service in North America in 2020 and 2021:

• By the Grace of the Gods: fall 2020
• Akudama Drive: October 2020
• Adachi and Shimamura: fall 2020
• Higurashi: When They Cry - New – fall 2020
• Maesetsu! Opening Act: fall 2020
• Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World: fall 2020
• Ikebukuro West Gate Park: fall 2020
• Dropout Idol Fruit Tart: fall 2020
• MARS RED: 2021

Funimation Films is partnering with Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen) in theaters in North America.

In addition, Funimation will expand its streaming service to Mexico and Brazil sometime during fall this year, with plans to offer select anime titles subtitled and dubbed in Spanish and Portuguese.

The streaming service is currently available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Its content is available in Australia and New Zealand through FunimationNow service in those territories).

Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex.

became Funimation's general manager in May 2019, leads the t venture. The t venture operates under Funimation's name and acquires and distributes Japanese anime through the three component companies. Variety reported in September that the t venture would cover 10 languages in 49 countries with about 300 employees.

Manga Entertainment, which primarily distributes anime in the United Kingdom and Ireland, in May 2019.

Man Media Group Man Entertainment in February 2018.

In addition to Funimation, Sony owns the subsidiary anime production companies CloverWorks through Aniplex.

Source: Email correspondence