FUNimation Licenses Some Cool Stuff

At Anime USA, FUNimation announced that they have acquired some interesting new titles. Tetsuwan Birdy Decode, Sekirei, Full Metal Panic! and Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu. I haven’t seen any of these series, so I’ll just post my thoughts based on what I’ve read.

Obviously, I’m most excited for Sekirei, which is an ecchi harem series. This is always a good thing. It’s nice to see FUNimation broadening their horizons a bit as of late. I’ll definitely be taking a look at this when it comes out.

Tetsuwan Birdy Decode is a sci-fi series that seems pretty weird. It’s about a guy who… dies… and in order to stay alive, he has to merge his body with another’s. I’ll give it a whirl.

Unfortunately, I’ve never seen any of the Full Metal Panic! series, so I can’t be too excited for this announcement (which is actually a license rescue from ADV). I’ve heard very good things about FMP though, so I will be sure to try it sometime. If they release a box set with all the seasons, that would certainly give me great incentive to buy it.

Anyway, good job FUNimation! Glad to see these exciting announcements.