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Funimation Solicitations (Crunchyroll Solicitations: June 2022 & beyond)

Oh, I think I definitely want to pick up Star Blazers LE. They definitely hit my nostalgia button with that one.

BANG! Introducing concepts for the #CowboyBebop 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition(s)! Full details to come on Tuesday, 5/1!

WHAT IS IT, WHAT IS IT?

• We're presenting three options varying in price and style to pick from. You make the choice to reserve a copy and if your favorite design reaches 1,000 reservations it'll be made!
  
• Any set that reaches 1,000 reservations will be made. Depending on what fans choose, we could be making one, two, or all three sets! The best way to ensure you get the one you want is to reserve it now.
  

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• During a one-month period from May 1st to May 31st, you will have the opportunity to pick one or more of these three sets to reserve. By reserving your copy, you agree to buy the product you've chosen if it reaches 1,000 reservations by the end of the one-month period.
  
• Your card will not be charged at the time you reserve your copy.
  
• Reserving your copy early has its perks-as an early supporter we want to thank you by including a certificate of authenticity that is individually stamped and numbered*. Not only that, you'll get yours before anyone else!
  
• If the set you reserved does not hit 1,000 reservations, you will NOT be charged.
  

* Sets not numbered in order of purchase.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE RESERVATION PERIOD?

• After May 31st, if the set or sets you reserved successfully hit 1,000 reservations, your card will be charged. Any successful set will officially go into production and you will receive it later this year!
  
• Once the reservation period ends, a general purchase period will begin lasting from May 31st to July 13th. It will be open to all fans, including those who did not reserve previously-but only successful sets will be available to buy.
  
• As thanks for anyone who participated in the reservation period (regardless of the set's success) any sets that you add on during this purchase period will include the individually stamped and numbered certificate of authenticity and will be shipped to you before anyone else.
  
• While there is no limit to the number of sets that you can buy, there is a limit to when you can purchase them: either the reservation period or the general purchase period. At the end of the general purchase period, we will close off all orders, finalize the order quantity, and send it to production.
  

Bring home the entire crew in style with a set that's your jam! See all the details for this set:

• Two PVC figure bookends featuring the Bebop crew
  
• The complete series PLUS Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door on six Blu-ray discs in a digipak disc holder
  
• On-disc special features including a newly recorded extra-more details to come!
  
• Two-LP Vinyl record set of the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack
  
• 200-Page hardcover art book featuring illustrations and newly-translated intensive liner notes by Dai Sato
  
• Five lithographs
  

Get a collection that'll jive with you in all the right ways. See what tune this sets bringing:

• The complete series PLUS Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door on six Blu-ray discs in a digipak disc holder
  
• On-disc special features including a newly recorded extra-more details to come!
  
• A unique display rigid box with metal clasps
  
• Two-LP Vinyl record set of the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack
  
• 200-Page hardcover art book featuring illustrations and newly-translated intensive liner notes by Dai Sato
  
• Five lithographs
  

Bring home a bounty that's more than worth its weight! Get ready to see stars with this set:

• Limited Edition Rigid Collector's Box
  
• The complete series PLUS Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door on six Blu-ray discs in three steel collector cases
  
• On-disc special features including a newly recorded extra-more details to come!
  
• Two-LP Vinyl record set of the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack
  
• 200-Page hardcover art book featuring illustrations and newly-translated intensive liner notes by Dai Sato
  
• Five lithographs
  

Why 1,000 units?
In order to get the products manufactured, we have to meet a minimum order number.

If a set doesn't hit 1,000 reservations, will it really never be created?
Yes, as mentioned above, manufacturing requires a minimum quantity. So, if a set doesn't hit the goal, it doesn't get made.

What if none of the sets hit 1,000 reservations?
Then we're all gonna carry that weight-because none of the sets will be made.

Do I have to pay immediately?
No, your information will be gathered, but your card will not be charged until the set reaches its goal and is confirmed for production on May 31st.

Can I reserve more than one?
Yep, yep, yep! If you've got the woolong then you've got the means to reserve on multiple sets. You can even reserve multiple copies of each collector's edition if you so choose.

When will I receive my copy?
For any successful sets, products will ship in time for the holidays.

What if I just want to buy the soundtrack?
Per our agreement with the music company, Flying Dog, we can only sell this soundtrack vinyl bundled with the collector's edition. A vinyl only set will not be available.

What if I just want to buy the movie?
While we don't have all the details right now, we WILL be releasing the Cowboy Bebop movie as a standalone release in the future.

Is there a limit to the number of collector's editions that can be reserved or produced?
No. Keep in mind that there is a limited time to buy the collector's editions-either the reservation period or the general purchase period.

Why aren't you hosting this project on a crowdfunding site like Kickstarter?
The short answer? We're not looking for crowdfunding for this set. By providing these three sets, we want to give you the power to choose what you're getting. Unlike Kickstarter campaigns, we're not asking for funding and we're not answering a yes or no question-we're trying to figure out what kind of set you want. While we love and support (and back!) lots of projects for new anime releases or new dubs for North America, we feel this project requires a different platform.

Things like vinyl and things like inconsistent record playback and record storage.

Wow... and I don't mean that in a good way...

Things like vinyl and things like inconsistent record playback and record storage.

we allow our possessions to define us. Nik Pollinger, a digital anthropologist who advises companies on the factors that motivate consumer behavior, told TIME in an email, “What we display in public is used to send social signals about our identities. Making our taste in music visible has historically played an important role in such signalling for many people.” Owning a vinyl collection, of course, “restores this ability.”

Vinyl record sales have been skyrocketing. More than 9.2 million records were sold in 2014, according to Time. In 2015, that number reached nearly 12 million, Hugh McIntyre wrote in Forbes. That year’s sales were the highest since 1988, pulling in $416 million, Fortune reported.

Episodes 1 -10

Special Features: Black Clover: Inside Studio J, Inside the Episode, Episode 4 Commentary, Episode 7 Commentary, Clover Clips Special Edition, Trailers

* Funimation exclusive: Asta keychain

Special Features: Textless Opening Song, Trailers

Special Features: Textless Opening & Closings Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Chapter 4 Video Commentary, Promo Videos, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Episodes 1-10 + OVA (uncut and uncensored fanservice content not seen in the broadcast)

Includes Artbook with original character artwork and previously Japan-exclusive illustrations; Collector's rigid box with glitter; Set of four lenticular cards of the main girls, allowing you to switch between their uniforms and their cute lingerie outfits!

Special Features: Episode 4 Commentary, Episode 6 Video Commentary, Promo Videos, Commercials, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Episodes 1-10 + OVA (uncut and uncensored fanservice content not seen in the broadcast)

Special Features: Episode 4 Commentary, Episode 6 Video Commentary, Promo Videos, Commercials, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Episodes 1-10 + OVA

Includes Chipboard box, Art book, Fabric poster
*all featuring special artwork that is not available on the standard edition release. These pieces of art feature the sexy demon girl characters in more appealing, less clothed variations, in contrast to the completely clean and safe standard edition version.

Special Features: Maria's Secret Video BURST, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Episodes 1-10 + OVA

Special Features: Maria's Secret Video BURST, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Trailers

Special Features: Episode 10 Commentary, 18if Episodes Explained in 18 Seconds, Commercial, Textless Opening Song, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 1 Commentary, Episode 7 Commentary, Episode 14 Commentary, Episode 17 Commentary, Interview with the Cast, Top 10 Moments, Episode 0 ""Meeting Time"", Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Previews for episodes 2-22, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Special Features: Stage 01 Audio Commentary, Stage 04 Audio Commentary, Stage 05 Audio Commentary, Stage 08 Audio Commentary, Stage 11 Audio Commentary, Stage 14 Audio Commentary, Stage 19 Audio Commentary, Stage 21 Audio Commentary, Turn 01 Audio Commentary, Turn 04 Audio Commentary, Turn 06 Audio Commentary, Turn 08 Audio Commentary, Turn 12 Audio Commentary, Turn 15 Audio Commentary, Turn 19 Audio Commentary, Turn 21 Audio Commentary, Final Turn Audio Commentary (Cast Side), Final Turn Audio Commentary (Staff Side), Picture Dramas, U.S. Voice Actor Interviews, Extra Flash: Baba Theater Redux, Broadcast Version of Next Turn (1-24), Textless Opening & Closings Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 1 Commentary, Episode 10 Commentary, Inside the Episode 1-12, Promo Videos, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Featurette 001: Key Words of Ergo Proxy, Featurette 002: Behind the Scenes, Featurette 003: English Staff Interview, Promo Trailer Full Version, Promo Trailer Half Version, Promo Trailer Quarter Version, Commercial Full Version, Commercial Half Version, Commercial Quarter Version, Textless Opening Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Hiroya Ozaki x Tomoki Kyoda x Dai Sato Crosstalk, Music Videos, Teaser, Theatrical Trailers, Commercials, Trailers

* Funimation exclusive: One-of-a-kind filmstrip with five frames from Eureka Seven - Hi-Evolution!, Protective sleeve, Two-sided card to display filmstrip, Filmstrip dimensions are 3.75" x 1.5"

Special Features: Episode 01 Commentary, Episode 07 Commentary, Fantasy Jiggles Unleashed, New Material from Ichiei Ishibumi! Fantasy Full-blast Gentleman's Disc Club Promos, Promotional Video, Commercial Collection, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Special Features: Trailers

Includes HG 1/144 GUNDAM BAEL Metallic Gloss Injection Ver., an exclusive metallic finish version of the Gunpla mobile suit model kit that you won't find anywhere else!; 24-page artbook

Special Features: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Pilot Video, Trailer, Commercial Collection, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 2 Commentary, Episode 9 Commentary, Episode 13 Video Commentary, Play Play Pleiades, Special Preview Collection, Episode 1 Preview, Promotional Videos, TV Spots, DVD/BD Spots, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Textless Closing Song, Commercial, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 05 Commentary, Episode 11 Commentary, Episode 13 Commentary, Episode 18 Commentary, PSYCHO-PASS at Sakura-Con Part 1-2, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Special Features: Trailers

Special Features: Episode 1 Commentary, Episode 8 Commentary, Episode 16 Commentary, Episode 24 Commentary, Episode 11 Video Commentary, Episode 21 Video Commentary, ""Seraph of the endless"" Parts 1-13, Promo Videos, BD/DVD Promos, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Special Features: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Next Episode Previews, Trailers

Special Features: Inside Look: A Conversation on Escaflowne, Inside Look: A Conversation with the Creators, Club Escaflowne Part 1-6, Escaflowne at the Bar: A Special Round-Table Chat, Music Videos, Special Thanks to Escaflowne Kickstarter Backers, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Japanese with English subtitles

Special Features: Japanese Trailer: Graduation Version, Trailer

Special Features: Web Previews, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Textless opening and closing songs, trailers.

Contains episodes 1 - 13.

Special Features: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Contains episodes 1-12 plus the OVA.

Special Features: Promo Video, Commercials, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers.

Contains episodes 292 - 316

Special Features: Trailers

Special Features: Textless opening & closing songs, trailers.

Special Features: Episode 13 Commentary, Promo Video, Textless Opening Song, Trailers

Special Features: Re: PETIT ~Re: Starting Life in Another World From PETIT~, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Promo Videos, Commercials, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Contains episodes 14 - 26 of the anime series.

Special Features: Hanae Natsuki & Han Megumi's Twin Star Room Vol. 4-6, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Trailers

Special Features: Episode 03 Commentary, Episode 05 Commentary, Episode 15 Commentary, Episode 23 Commentary, The Many Faces of Koro Sensei, Top Ten Moments: Assassination Classroom Season 2, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Previews, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 3 Commentary, Episode 12 Commentary, OVA - Death Billiards, Playing with House Money, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: High School DxD New Broadcast Commemoration Special: Yoko Hikasa's Voice Acting School, New Material from Ichiei Ishibumi! Fantasy Full-blast Gentleman's Disc Club Promos, Commercials, Promotional Videos, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Special Features: Maximum Titillation OVA, Promotional Videos, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, and Trailers

Contains episodes 517-540.

Special Features: Episode 519 Commentary, Episode 526 Commentary, Episode 532 Commentary, Episode 534 Commentary, One Piece Cast Goes to Matsuricon 2016: Live Dub, One Piece Cast Goes to Matsuricon 2016: Q and A Panel, Textless Opening Songs, and Trailers

Special Features: All the World's a Stage, Sleepy Life of Servamp Parts 1-3, Episode 1 Audio Commentary, Episode 11 Video Commentary, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 01 Commentary, Episode 12 Commentary, Moms Watch SHIMONETA, Promotional Videos, Web Previews, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, and Trailers

Special Features: Episode 05 Commentary, Episode 13 Commentary, Episode 20 Commentary, Episode 23 Commentary, Omake #5 Yomotsu Hirasaka (Yoshihisa Kawahara Version), Omake #10 Minene Uryuu, Masumi Nishijima (Clear Dialogue Version), TV Spots, Promotional Videos, U.S. Trailer, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers.

Special Features: Kankei in Black and White, Episode 4 Commentary, Episode 12 Commentary, Textless Opening and Closing, Japanese Commercials, Promotional Videos, Preview Collection, U.S. Trailer, Trailers.

Special Features: Episode 1 Commentary, Episode 12 Commentary, Episode 7 Video Commentary, Promotional Videos, Textless Opening Song, U.S. Trailer, and Trailers

Special Features: Episode 4 Commentary, Episode 8 Commentary, Episode 16 Audio Commentary, Episode 24 Audio Commentary, Promotional Videos & TV Spots, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers.