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Funimation Relicenses Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Black Butler Anime for Streaming


Big News for Funimation series as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Black Butler anime, make their return on Funimation services on Wednesday.


The first two series of these anime will be now on for streaming on Wednesday. Not only this, but this will be available to stream in Japanese and English subtitles. There was also an interesting note from Aniplex that more content would coming to its service.

Funimation's home video and streaming rights for the 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood series and the Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa film expired in March 2016. The company's rights for the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist series expired in July 2016.


The Black Butler anime adapts Yana Toboso's manga of the same name. The series premiered in Japan in 2008, and Black Butler II followed in 2010. Funimation has released all three television anime, the Black Butler II OVA project, the Black Butler: Book of Murder OVA, and the Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic anime film on home video.

While we can’t wait to watch these series it’s super interesting for the audience and fans to now stream it and enjoy the binge this holiday season. Let the Anime fever begin!


Source: ANN

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