Funimation Reveals More Summer 2021 Anime Simulcasts with The Detective is Already Dead, Dungeon of Black Company, The Duke of Death and His Maid & More
Streaming service and distributor Funimation has revealed their next batch of anime they will be streaming as part of the Summer 2021 season in July. These five anime shows were revealed throughout the past week.
All titles below will stream in Japanese audio with English subtitles for the United Kingdom and Ireland territories as well as United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Australia and New Zealand regions.
The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru.)
Based on light novel series by nigozyu, and adapted into an anime by studio ENGI. Simulcast begins Sunday 4th July at 2:30pm BST.
Also available to stream in France, Russia, Germany and Scandinavia on Wakanim.
“Kimihiko Kimizuka has always been a magnet for trouble and intrigue. For as long as he can remember, he’s been stumbling across murder scenes or receiving mysterious attache cases to transport. When he met Siesta, a brilliant detective fighting a secret war against an organization of pseudohumans, he couldn’t resist the call to become her assistant and join her on an epic journey across the world. …Until a year ago, that is. Now he’s returned to a life that is normal and tepid by comparison, knowing the adventure must be over. After all, the detective is already dead.”
Plot Synopsis via Yen Press
The Duke of Death and His Maid (Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid)
Based on manga series by Koharu Ikami, and adapted into an anime by studio J.C.Staff. Simulcast begins Sunday 4th July at 2:30pm BST.
Also available to stream in France, Russia, Germany and Scandinavia on Wakanim.
“The series follows a young lord, cursed to kill every living thing he touches, who was exiled to a mansion in the forest by his family. Fortunately, he isn’t all alone. His butler, Rob, and his maid, Alice, are also there with him.
As the young lord, nicknamed Duke of Death, begins to develop feelings for Alice, he becomes determined to free himself from his curse.“
Plot Synopsis via Funimation
The Dungeon of Black Company (Meikyuu Black Company)
Based on manga series by Youhei Yasumura, and adapted into an anime by studio SILVER LINK. Simulcast begins Friday 9th July at 3:00pm BST.
Also available to stream in France, Russia, Germany and Scandinavia on Wakanim.
“Kinji had it made – a swank apartment, a real estate empire, and enough cash to lounge around living the good life. After a freak magical accident, he washes up in another world, all but enslaved to a crooked corporation. In a fantastical land where money is everything, there’s only one way for an Earthling to get ahead: make your fortune, by any means necessary! Dragons, goblins, and the occasional dubious potion won’t stop Kinji’s quest for the world’s biggest bank account. The Black Company is open for business!.”
Plot Synopsis via Seven Seas
Kageki Shoujo!!
Based on manga series by Kumiko Saiki, and adapted into an anime by studio Pine Jam. Simulcast begins Saturday 3rd July at 5:00pm BST.
Also available to stream in France, Russia, Germany and Scandinavia on Wakanim.
“Watanabe Sarasa has always dreamed of being an otokoyaku, an actress who plays male roles in an all-female theater troupe. Narata Ai also has a dream: the disgraced former idol wants to live in a world full of women and not have to deal with men at all. When they both get into a competitive all-girls theater school, the stage is set for Ai and Sarasa to enter the limelight and take their first step toward stardom.”
Plot Synopsis via Seven Seas
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan (Uramichi Oniisan)
Based on manga series by Gaku Kuze, and adapted into an anime by Studio Blanc. Simulcast begins Monday 5th July at 5:00pm BST.
Also available to stream in France, Russia, Germany and Scandinavia on Wakanim.
“Uramichi is a 31-year old children’s TV host who leads physical exercises and teaches life lessons colored by one main theme: adulthood sucks. Alongside mascots played by a couple of bushy-tailed millennials, and a singing duo whose music embodies the notion of being kicked while you’re down, Uramichi wades through the misery of working life, one sardonic comment at a time…”
Plot Synopsis via Kodansha Comics
Source: Funimation Blog (May be geo-restricted for non-UK/IE/US/CA users)
