We're just about into the Q4 of the year, which means holiday shopping season, which means big releases. Funimation has been busy this week previewing some of these with new English dubs and clever promos.

Castle Town Dandelion

Rating: TV-PG

Retail Price: $64.98

Price: $48.74





Summary



The Sakuradas are a perfectly normal family living in a perfectly normal apartment. Except that their father happens to be a king, making them all royalty. And they’re watched by over 200 surveillance cameras and are kind of their own reality show! There’s also the fact that each sibling has their own special power.

Ok maybe they’re not so normal after all!

The nine Sakurada siblings have a common goal to become king! But only one can hold the throne, so they must compete to win the hearts and votes of their people. For one year, they’ll campaign their hardest and prove who is most fit to be king. That means making speeches, showing off their special skills, and even becomingpop idols?! But campaigning is easier for some than others. Especially with powers like transportation, creating clones, or even materializing anything you want! But for middle sister Akane, even the power to control gravity won’t be enough to help her. Between the constant surveillance and embarrassing situations galore, Akane has a long way to go to prove she’s a worthy candidate.

Only one super-powered sibling can take the throne! Who will win the crown?





CHARACTER CAST AKANE Bryn Apprill AOI Tia Ballard SHU Ricco Fajardo KANADE Michelle Rojas HARUKA Josh Grelle MISAKI Jād Saxton HIKARI Sarah Wiedenheft TERU Jeannie Tirado SHIORI Kristin Sutton SOICHIRO Phil Parsons SATSUKI Stephanie Young SATO Jill Harris KAREN Kristen McGuire AN Brittany Lauda FUKUSHINA Anthony Bowling SACHIKO Alexis Tipton MATSUOKA Sonny Strait KUSUNOKI Chuck Huber MR. MASHIMA Alex Organ HITOMI Lynsey Hale SAOTOME Dawn M. Bennett NANAO Sara Ragsdale UZUKI Felecia Angelle SHIZURU Caitlin Glass CHIKA Natalie Hoover TAKEDA Tyson Rinehart

…. ADR Director Clifford Chapin DETAILS Includes: 1-12 Format: Blu-ray & DVD Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Rating: TV-PG Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Special Feature Video: 1080p High Definition 16x9 (HD Native) Main Feature Video: 1080p High Definition 16x9 (HD Native) Special Feature Audio: Dolby TrueHD: Japanese 2.0 Main Feature Audio: Dolby TrueHD: English 5.1, Dolby TrueHD: Japanese 2.0 Main Feature Runtime: 300 Special Feature Runtime: 3 Region: 1|A Number of Blu-ray Disc: 2 Number of DVDs: 2 Studio: FUNimation UPC: 704400073205 SPECIAL FEATURES Textless Opening Song ''Ring Ring Rainbow!!''

Textless Closing Song ''Honey' Come!!''

U.S. Trailer

Trailers

CHARACTER – ACTOR

DECIM – Alex Organ

WOMAN – Jamie Marchi

NONA – Jad Saxton

QUIN – Anastasia Munoz

CLAVIS – Z. Charles Bolton

TAKASHI – Eric Vale

MACHIKO – Trina Nishimura

CREW

ADR Director – Zach Bolton

Assistant ADR Director: Cris George

ADR Engineer – Cris George

Translator: Steve Simmons

Script Writer: Bonny Clinkenbeard

series synopsis: There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too. From Studio Madhouse (Death Note, Black Lagoon) comes a thrilling new series where the stakes are high and the rules are simple: your life is on the line. Rating: TV-MA DVD/Blu-ray set: Retail Price: $64.98 Price: $48.74 Limited Edition: Retail Price: $84.98 Price: $63.74





Funimation's cast includes

Van Fanel - Aaron Dismuke

Hitomi Kanzaki - Caitlin Glass

Merle - Alexis Tipton

Allen Schezar - Sonny Strait

Folken Fanel - Vic Mignogna

Dilandau Albatau - Joel McDonald

Millerna Ashton - Colleen Clinkenbeard

Dryden Fassa - Eric Vale

Eriya - Felecia Angelle

Naria - Michelle Rojas









The Vision of Escaflowne

The Complete Series + Movie - Collector's Edition Release Date: 10/18/2016 Retail Price: $179.98 Store Price: $134.99

DETAILS Includes: 1 - 26, Movie Format: Blu-ray Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Rating: TV-14 Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Special Feature Video: 1080p High Definition 4x3 (SD Remaster), 480 Standard Definition Main Feature Video: 1080p High Definition 4x3 (SD Remaster) Special Feature Audio: Dolby TrueHD: English 2.0, Dolby TrueHD: Japanese 2.0 Main Feature Audio: Dolby TrueHD: English 2.0, Dolby TrueHD: English 5.1, Dolby TrueHD: Japanese 2.0 Main Feature Runtime: 745 Number of Blu-ray Disc: 6 Number of DVDs: 0 Studio: FUNimation UPC: 704400079702 The Vision of Escaflowne The Movie Blu-ray & DVD Rating: TV-14 Retail Price: $34.98 Store Price: $26.24 DETAILS Includes: Anime Movie Format: Blu-ray & DVD Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Rating: TV-14 Special Feature Video: 1080p High Definition 16x9 (HD Native) Main Feature Video: 1080p High Definition 16x9 (HD Native) Special Feature Audio: Dolby TrueHD: English 2.0, Dolby TrueHD: Japanese 2.0 Main Feature Audio: Dolby TrueHD: English 5.1, Dolby TrueHD: Japanese 5.1 Main Feature Runtime: 99 Number of Blu-ray Disc: 1 Number of DVDs: 1 Studio: FUNimation UPC: 704400014505

Domo, civilian, I am Ninja Slayer! Once a common, non-ninja, nine-to-five man, it's now my duty to send all ninja souls to hell. It's an insatiable thirst that I must quench to avenge the tragic death of my family. A mysterious spirit filled with rage has penetrated my soul giving me the ultimate power to fulfill my vengeance and destroy any ninja who dares to cross my path. Hell-bent on ninja carnage, I won't stop slashing and bashing until I hear my enemies kiss their pathetic lives goodbye with a bloodcurdling scream of ''Sayonara!'' Die ninja. DIE! I am your Grim Reaper! Ahem. Won't you live in my fury, friend Join me in unleashing burning rage, and watch me spray the blood of a gagillion ninjas all over this nightmarish hell. For I am Ninja Slayer, killer of all ninjas!





Rating: TV-14 Retail Price: $64.98 Price: $48.74