Crunchyroll Adds More Funimation Backlog including Record of Lodoss War & WIXOSS
Crunchyroll and Funimation’s partnership continues with another batch of catalogue titles joining each other’s services. Funimation only has 1 new addition while Crunchyroll has a total of 7 (+ 3 more if you live in United States & Canada).
For those who don’t know, Crunchyroll streams the Japanese audio with English subtitles versions while Funimation streams the English dub when available.
The following titles that were added are as follows:
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (Season 1)
Now Streaming on Crunchyroll
English Dub also available on FunimationNow
Full Regions for Crunchyroll: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands.
Saiki Kusuo is a typical 16-year-old high school student… except he has psychic powers. He can use them to get whatever he wants, but he also knows everything that people are thinking. Everything. No surprises, no secrets, no normal human experiences. He’s kept his powers in check since childhood, but with the temptations of high school now on his mind, he’s bending the rules—and spoons.
Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
Now Streaming on Crunchyroll
English Dub also available on FunimationNow
Full Regions for Crunchyroll: US, Canada, UK, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands.
A super-powered terrorist has threatened the island of Cenancle. To fight him off, Nene Nanakorobi, a cybernetic girl-next-door, will have to team up with famous inventor Delilah Uzal and her adorably grumpy cyborg assistant, Clarion.
Prince of Stride: Alternative
Now Streaming on Crunchyroll
English Dub also available on FunimationNow
Full Regions for Crunchyroll: US, Canada, UK, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands.
Nana and her classmate, Takeru, are desperate to resurrect their school’s Stride Club—but will they be able to get the prickly Riku, who insists he hates Stride, to join the team?
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Now Streaming on FunimationNow
Subtitled Version also available on Crunchyroll
Full Regions for Funimation: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he’s lost and confused in a new world where he doesn’t even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she’s looking for…
Record of Lodoss War (OVA Series)
Now Streaming on Crunchyroll
English Dub also available on FunimationNow
Full Regions for Crunchyroll: US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands.
In a land torn by war, young Parn and a ragtag team of adventurers set out to restore peace to the island of Lodoss. While an evil sorcerer seeks the destructive power of an ancient goddess, the Grey Witch presides over all with a cold-hearted bent for neutrality. The ensuing battles cost many lives before a brave new generation of heroes rises to face the sinister enemies once and for all.
Scar-red Rider XechS
Now Streaming on Crunchyroll
Subtitled Version also available on FunimationNow
Full Regions for Crunchyroll: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands.
The Blue World, a world symbolizing reason, is under attack by fierce creatures known as the Nightfly O’Note sent from the Red World, a world symbolizing instinct. Elected to lead the Blue World, 17-year-old researcher Akira Asagi will take charge of the combat unit “IS”. These six riders, also called the Scared Rider Xechs, will fight at the Ryuukyuu LAG to protect their world and each other.
Selector Infected WIXOSS
Full Regions for Crunchyroll: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands.
In the popular game WIXOSS, there are special cards called LRIGs that possess personalities and wills of their own. Ruko is a teenage girl who just found one of these rare cards. Now, she can use her LRIG to battle in a strange, dark plane of existence.
Selector Spread WIXOSS
Now Streaming on Crunchyroll
English Dub also available on FunimationNow
Full Regions for Crunchyroll: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands.
Get ready for the thrilling second season of the WIXOSS series! Immerse yourself in a game where special cards called LRIGs—cards that possess personalities and wills of their own—can change your life forever. Teenager Ruko holds one of these rare cards, and if she wins, her wish will be granted. But what happens if she loses?
That’s a good amount of titles now available, plus Selector Infected WIXOSS returns for UK Legal Streaming after initially being made available through Animax UK.
The titles that were added which are available outside the UK & Ireland territories on Crunchyroll are Date A Live, Date A Live II, and Space Battleship Yamato 2202.