Funimation to stream Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood on April 9th

[BeautifulEyes<3]

I hope Funi has a rep at SakuraCon, and I hope they have the brilliance to screen the episode at said con. Get the fangirls in a tizzy.

 

[wolfbane]

Im glad that Funi Acquired it, & Im guessing this will probably be the last Funimation anime to air on CN/AS for a while, if they offer them the dub that is, the way CN/AS treats anime nowdays id probably go to Scyfy!

 

[Tyler]

For those wondering whether it will be subbed or not on FUNimation.com, the answer is actually posted at ANN with the third update. The answer is yes, it will be subbed.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-04-03/funimation-entertainment-acquires-fullmetal-alchemist/brotherhood-for-north-american-release

 

[Kiyata-Sa]

Bandai/Sunrise work like drug dealers. Obviously the dealers don't make no money if they keep giving out free samples.

Given FUNimation seem to be UK friendly, I might be more inclined to watch this now. A minor delay but this online distribution neeRAB to be encouraged

 

[Jenny :)]

Of course there would be subs. That's just how FUNimation rolls. I mean, who do you think FUNi is? Some company that isn't FUNimation? That would be just crazy.

 

[Cullen G]

Or 4kiRAB, which uploaded Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh on Youtube, but no subs....

 

[Booboo the original!]

FUNimation is taking this show very seriously. They've even added up an official countdown timer to the first episode and everything! Talk about dedication!

 

[Mocha Latte]

That's just how awesome Funimation is....

Wait, I've said this before...Darn you FUNi and your continuous ways of being as epic as possible.

 

[Crazykid 55]

For some reason, I did not expect FUNimation to do something like this so early. I think that it's a great idea and it hopefully will decrease the chances of fansubs for the series to come out. I'm sure that they'll still dub the series since I'm sure that many people, including the voice cast from the first series, would like that. Great move, FUNimation.

 

[emotions]

Wow, between this and the other Toei news, that's a major move by Funimation to put all their bones in the online arena.

 

[Mazbomb]

Eh, they still have the linear channel which keeps getting in more and more householRAB as FIOS expanRAB out.

 

[Cameron S]

Kinda saw it coming, FUNi getting FMA2.

2009 looks to be an interesting year for the folks at Flower Mound.

 

[herth]

Humorously enough my last name means flower mound in french

 

[pinkymachiney]

Eh, not really. A timer on a website is really an old bit of PR internet hype. If it was something like print and TV aRAB doing it then I'd see the wow factor.

 

[pharmdcougargal12]

[strike]The funimation site won't load for me.
Is this happening to anyone else?[/strike]

EDIT
I think (and hope) I figured it out.

 

[mishelly]

The answer is yes, they've had problems with all the Funimation Web sites throughout Monday.