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May 2009 6:00 pm)
MUMBAI:
FUNimation Entertainment and Japanese powerhouse consortium of producer Toei Animation
Co., Ltd., publisher Shueisha, Inc. and broadcaster Fuji Television Network, Inc,
have entered into an agreement that gives the American anime leader exclusive
rights to the U.S. and Canadian online simulcast of the studio's signature animated
series One Piece.
Starting
30 May at 9 pm (CDT), just an hour after airing in Japan, FUNimation and the consortium
will stream the first, free, professionally-produced, accurately English-subtitled
One Piece series episode beginning with episode 403 via the official One Piece
website www.onepieceofficial.com, followed soon thereafter by FUNimation partner
sites.
In
addition, beginning 14 May, FUNimation has been streaming episodes from the Sabaody
Archipelago saga story arc starting with episode 391. FUNimation will also offer
both its produced uncut, English-tracked and English-subtitled adaptations of
the hugely successful series beginning with the first episode.
This
decision was taken by the production consortium
for the North American, English-language One
Piece DVDs, which comprises of Toei Animation
Co. Ltd, Shueisha, and Fuji Television Network,
Inc., with the goal of maximizing the business
potential of package media and merchandising
in North America, among other things, in consideration
of the growing online viewer market in the
United States in recent years.
