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Originally Posted by CrowKenobi
So far the only confirmation of titles Funimation is letting expire are Higurashi and Familiar of Zero. Both titles have been removed from the licensed list.
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Originally Posted by relentlessflame
Incidentally, to the topic proper, I noticed that Funimation recently announced the license expiration for a number of additional Geneon shows.
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I think this
statement from Funimation's Sophie constitutes official confirmation that these licenses have expired:
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Our license has expired on the below list of rescued Geneon shows, and the product sell-off period has ended. As far as I know there are no plans to re-acquire these titles. The show pages and all content are no longer available for the below list of shows on this site.
* Paradise Kiss
* Kamichu
* Kyo Kara Maoh
* The Story of Saiunkoku
* The Law of Ueki
* When They Cry
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Might I nominate these shows as potential candidates for restoration to the main AS list?
We also have this reported
comment from Sophie about two other titles:
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After consulting Sophie on FUNimation's forums about Hellsing Ultimate and Black Lagoon, she confirmed to me that they still have the licenses to both properties and do intend to re-release them, "but not for a while."
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I'd guess we'll see Black Lagoon again when the OVA is released.
From what I've read, a lot of this mess is a consequence of the
merger of Universal Japan and Geneon. Some titles apparently need relicensing since they are now owned by the merged entity.