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Funimation Adds Barakamon, Sengoku Basara Judge End, Black Butler: Book of Circus

Psycho-. In addition, the company has also added the home video rights for the Psycho- film.

Funimation describes Barakamon:

An aspiring artist's world is about to be turned upside down. Seishu exiles himself to a small island to rediscover his ion as a calligrapher after violently attacking one of his most vocal critics. While the Goto Islands appear to be a tranquil paradise on the surface, this young mapmaker soon learns that wacky neighbors and hyperactive children just might provide him the sense of humor he needs on his journey towards self-discovery.

Patlabor 2: The Movie) is handling the music.

The series streaming on Thursday.

Funimation has yet to announce stream times. stream the series as it airs.

Sengoku Basara: Judge End will stream on Saturdays at 1:05 p.m. EDT. The series is based on Sengoku Basara 3 (Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes), and it will depict the epic Battle of Sekigahara. NTV's English website lists the anime as Sengoku Basara -Judgement- with 12 episodes.

Telecom Animation Film is producing the animation.

The first episode of Black Butler: Book of Circus will launch on Thursday at 3:50 p.m. and stream weekly on Thursdays at 3:20 p.m. Funimation describes the series:

In Victorian London, the breathtaking performances of the Noah's Ark Circus have captured the attention of people all across the city. But the spell of magic and wonderment woven under the big top is not without consequences. Children have suddenly begun to vanish, and some suspect these mysterious performers are responsible. In an attempt to get to the bottom of these disturbing disappearances, the dashing duo of demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, and his young master, Ciel Phantomhive, will infiltrate the circus and uncover whatever darkness may lie at its core!

streaming the series as it airs.

Psycho- 2 will premiere this fall and continue the story of the original Psycho anime, which premiered on Noitamina programming block last year. Funimation streamed the 22-episode series as it aired and released the series on DVD.

The "new edit version" will take the first series and re-cut it into 11 one-hour episodes with new cuts of footage. Funimation will stream the first episode on Thursday at 1:40 and subsequent episodes every Thursday at 1:20.

Psycho- takes place in the near future, when it is possible to instantaneously measure and quantify a person's state of mind and personality. This information is recorded and processed, and the term "Psycho->" in the anime's title refers to a standard used to measure an individual's being. The story centers around the "enforcement officer" Shinya Kōgami (Akira Amano (Reborn!) designed the characters.

The film is slated to premiere in Japan this winter.