News FUNimation acquires Conan
posted on 2003-07-05 15:13 EDT
Although FUNimation's panel has yet to occur, it seems extremely likely that they will be announcing Detective Conan, as the series has been added to their website today. According to the site Conan is due out in 2004.
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