April Anime Licenses Round-up

The anime licensing deals announced over the past couple of weeks were pretty much split exclusively between FUNimation and Crunchyroll. Unless you're willing to give a flying fart about some ancient series resurrected by the likes of Right Stuf, which I certainly won't bother covering this time. Not when the other two companies have already scored 7 super-fresh anime series, that have just begun airing in Japan this month!

Well, Crunchyroll gets most of the credit for those. But what FUNi lacks in quantity, they more than make up for in quality, by grabbing the most resounding title; unarguably. You'll find it at the top of the list below, covering FUNimation's latest anime licenses.

- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (source)
- Strike Witches and Linebarrels of Iron (source)
- plus 7 titles from Toei Animation, mostly old stuff: Air Master, Captain Harlock, Digimon Adventure 02, Fist of the North Star, Galaxy Express, Pretty Cure and Slam Dunk (source)

As for Crunchyroll, here's what they're streaming these days.

- Hayate the Combat Butler 2nd Season (source)
- Kigurumikku V3 (source)
- Natsu no Arashi! (source)
- Saki (source)
- Mainichi Kaasan (source)
- Ristorante Paradiso (source)