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Funimation, BONES Anime on PlayStation Video Service (Update 2)

posted on by Egan Loo
Xam'd to be exclusively online

At its E3 2008 press conference on Tuesday, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has announced that PlayStation Network, and then watch the videos on the PS3 directly or transfer the videos onto the PSP portable console. Standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) television episodes will cost US$1.99, while movies will cost US$2.99 to US$5.99 for renting or up to US$14.99 for purchases.

SCEA's corporate parent collaborating with Bones on the anime's production, which will be presented on the store in SD and HD. The story follows a boy named Akiyuki who is heading to school with two friends when an explosion occurs. In the mysterious light from the explosion, Akiyuki transforms into a creature called Xam'd. Xam'd goes on a rampage which is only stopped when a red-haired foreign girl appears.

Source: G4, Video Business

Image © Xamdou Production Committee

Update: The PlayStation Network is now hosting a new able trailer for Xam'd: Lost Memories. Thanks, bahamut623.

Update 2: The PlayStation Store is now live. The following Funimation series are available for ing in standard definition at US$1.99 an episode:

The first two seasons of Astro Boy series are also available for the same price as above.

The following Bones series is available for renting in standard definition at US$2.99 and in high definition at US$3.99 for the first episode:

  • Xam'd: Lost Memories

The following Funimation feature is available in standard definition at US$7.99:


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