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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-31/funimation-adds-soul-eater-anime-from-media-factory

The North American anime distributor FUNimation Entertainment has announced that it has acquired Takuya Igarashi and BONES' ongoing anime adaptation of Atsushi Ohkubo's Soul Eater supernatural action manga. The story begins at the Shinigami Weapons Specialist Vocational School, a university run by Death himself for living weapons and their human partners. One of the student weapons specialists, the human Maka Alban, is paired with Soul Eater, a boyish figure whose true form is a scythe. Maka, Soul, and the rest of their class learn how to collect souls while plying their arts against the witches, werewolves, and zombies of the world. A trailer is available on the official North American website.

This Media Factory production reunites the publisher Square Enix with many of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime staffers, including scriptwriter Akatsuki Yamatoya (Gintama), character designer Yoshiyuki Ito, production designer Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed), and the BONES studio animators (Cowboy Bebop). Japanese pop artists T.M. Revolution (Gundam Seed), Tommy heavenly6 (Gintama), and others sing the theme songs. Before directing Soul Eater, Igarashi oversaw Ashita no Nadja, Ojamajo Doremi, Ouran High School Host Club, and Sailor Moon Sailor Stars. The Soul Eater anime premiered in Japan just this past April, and FUNimation's press release reveals that the anime will be 51 episodes long when it ends this spring. FUNimation will release the anime in four half-season sets beginning in late 2009.

Ohkubo's original "cool & pop action fantasy" manga has been running in Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine since 2004, and Yen Press publishes it in North America.

Update: ANN has posted a spotlight feature on this anime series.

Update 2: A trailer is now available for viewing. "Human weapons masters" has been reworded to "human partners." Thanks, Emerje.
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Freaking sweet.
 
has FUNimation gotten any better with the quality of their releases?
 
Eilistrae said:
has FUNimation gotten any better with the quality of their releases?
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Yes they have, One Piece is probably among their best at this moment and they are getting better. Claymore is also fantastic.
 
I remember being pissed off every time an anime I liked was licensed by FUNimation ; ; its good to hear they've gotten better
 
Eilistrae said:
I remember being pissed off every time an anime I liked was licensed by FUNimation ; ; its good to hear they've gotten better
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Hmm I never had that problem. Funimation's been kicking ass and doing a fantastic job on every anime I own that they've licensed. I've never had a problem with anything they've put out with exception to the early DBZ episodes right when they first started out as a company. Other than that their voice talent is pretty top notch. Even if they do use a lot of the same VA's in almost everything. I'm not sure what else you'd have to complain about.
 
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