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67-638: A remake of Yatterman aired on NTV and Yomiuri TV from January 14, 2008 through September 27, 2009, with the original voice actors for the Doronbo gang. A live-action adaptation was released theatrically in March 2009. Another entry in the franchise, Yatterman Night , began airing in January 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Time Bokan franchise. Fragments of a mysterious stone known as

134-406: A Wii title, Yatterman Wii: Bikkuri Dokkiri Machine de Takeshi Race da Koron ( ヤッターマンWii ビックリドッキリマシンで猛レースだコロン , Yatterman Wii: The Thrilling Takeshi Machine Race ) , released on December 11, 2008. Yatterman-1 and Doronjo (assisted by Boyacky and Tonzura) appear as playable characters in the crossover fighting game, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes , released by Capcom for

201-688: A Dreaming Girl theatrically in the U.S. on October 2, 2019, and in Canada on October 4, 2019. On September 24, 2019, Sony Pictures Television and Aniplex announced that they were consolidating their international anime streaming businesses under a new joint venture, Funimation Global Group, LLC., with Funimation general manager Colin Decker leading the joint venture. The joint venture would operate under Funimation's branding, and allow Funimation to acquire and distribute titles with Aniplex subsidiaries Wakanim , Madman Anime and AnimeLab . The first title under

268-407: A bank robbery, while its 1999 remake involves the theft of a valuable painting. The 1999 remake of The Mummy was viewed primarily as a "reimagining" in a different genre (adventure). Similarly, when the 1969 film The Italian Job was remade in 2003 , few aspects were carried over. Another example is the 1932 film Scarface which was remade in 1983 starring Al Pacino ; the 1932 version

335-597: A deal that was approved by the United States Department of Justice on August 22, 2017. This deal allowed Funimation to have synergies with Sony's Animax and Kids Station divisions and "direct access to the creative pipeline". The deal was closed on October 27, 2017. On February 16, 2018, it was reported that Shout! Factory's Shout! Studios division acquired the U.S./Canadian distribution rights to Big Fish & Begonia and partnered with Funimation Films again for distribution. On July 12, 2018, it

402-446: A distribution partnership with Viz Media , with Viz Media titles being made available to stream on Funimation's website. The deal was made after select Viz titles such as Part I of Naruto and the first 75 episodes of Hunter × Hunter were previously made available on FunimationNow. On December 2, 2020, Brazilian TV channel Loading announced a content partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment. Funimation titles being included in

469-407: A large mechanical dog, Yatterwan. Unlike previous series in the Time Bokan franchise, Yatterman does not cover any specific time/space travel. Instead, the places where the heroes travel to and the individuals they encounter are either a homage or parody . The fictional characters or places are usually represented by purposely misspelled names or familiar actions. For example, a revolution leader

536-554: A multi-year home video distribution deal. The deal allowed UPHE to manage distribution and sales of Funimation's catalog of titles. Universal began distributing Funimation's titles in October of that year. In January 2016, Funimation introduced a new logo and announced the rebranding of their streaming platform as "FunimationNow". In April 2016, they launched their service in the UK and Ireland. On September 8, 2016, Funimation announced

603-468: A partnership with Crunchyroll . Select Funimation titles would be streamed subtitled on Crunchyroll, while select Crunchyroll titles would be streamed on FunimationNow, including upcoming dubbed content. In addition, Funimation would act as the distributor for Crunchyroll's home video catalog. On May 18, 2017, Shout! Factory acquired the North American distribution rights to In This Corner of

670-891: A partnership with Kodansha Comics to host a series of weekly watch parties. On May 4, Funimation announced that they had struck a deal with NIS America to stream select titles on FunimationNow. On July 3, 2020, Funimation announced at FunimationCon that they would expand their streaming service to Latin America , starting with Mexico and Brazil in Q4 2020, with one of the first dubbed titles released being Tokyo Ghoul:re . Funimation later revealed that they would launch their Latin American services in December 2020. However, they launched their service early on November 18, 2020. On September 9, 2020, Funimation announced that they had reached

737-436: A result of Sony Pictures Television's acquisition of Funimation. Despite the home video releases being unaffected and still going on as planned, select Funimation content would be removed from Crunchyroll, and subtitled content would return to FunimationNow. Additionally, it was also announced that Funimation would be removed from Otter Media-owned streaming service VRV entirely, being replaced by Hidive . In December 2018, it

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804-447: A total of US$ 1.175 billion in cash, placing the company under Funimation once the acquisition was finalized. The acquisition of Crunchyroll was completed on August 9, 2021, with Sony stating in their press release that they would create a unified anime subscription using their anime businesses as soon as possible. On April 12, 2021, it was announced that subsidiary Manga Entertainment would officially be rebranding as Funimation UK in

871-403: Is a re-interpretation of the comic book source material which also inspired 1966's Batman . In 1998, Gus Van Sant produced an almost shot-for-shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock 's 1960 film Psycho . With the exception of shot-for-shot remakes, most remakes make significant changes in character, plot, genre, and theme. For example, the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair is centered on

938-408: Is about the illegal alcohol trade, while the characters in the 1983 version are cocaine smugglers. Sometimes a remake is made by the same director. For example, Yasujirō Ozu 's black-and-white A Story of Floating Weeds was remade into the color Floating Weeds . Hitchcock remade his 1934 black-and-white The Man Who Knew Too Much in color in 1956 . Tick Tock Tuckered , released in 1944,

1005-454: Is an investigative crime drama based on the Danish series Forbrydelsen . In some cases, only models and environments are remade, while retaining the game's original code. Remakes are produced for the purpose of modernizing a game for newer hardware and new audiences. Typically, a remake of such game software shares its title, fundamental gameplay concepts, and core story elements with

1072-473: Is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same story as the original but uses a different set of casts , and may use actors from the original, alter the theme , or change the flow and setting of the story, in addition since a remake is released some time after the original work it may incorporate new technologies, enhancements, and techniques that had not existed or

1139-463: Is licensed in North America by Funimation , who simulcasted the series as it aired. Nikkatsu Corporation produced live-action film based on Yatterman . The film was directed by Takashi Miike , and character and mechanical designs were handled by Katsuya Terada , who worked on Blood: The Last Vampire and Cutie Honey . The film opened on March 7, 2009, and became Japan's top film at

1206-803: Is much more grounded to reality compared to the original series, as well as having a much more serious tone. Several video games have been released based on the series. NEW Yatterman: Nandai Kandai Yajirobe ( NEWヤッターマン 難題かんだいヤジロベエ ) was released for Super Famicom on March 22, 1996. A mobile game was released in 2003, developed by Hudson Soft. Two Nintendo DS titles based on the 2008 series, Yatterman DS: Bikkuri Dokkiri Daisakusen da Koron ( ヤッターマンDS ビックリドッキリ大作戦だコロン , Yatterman DS: The Great Thrilling Operation ) and Yatterman DS2: Bikkuri Dokkiri Animal Daibōken ( ヤッターマンDS2 ビックリドッキリアニマル大冒険 , Yatterman DS2: The Great Thrilling Animal Adventure ) , were released in April and October 2008, respectively, followed by

1273-418: Is named "Yashington", in homage to George Washington ; and a place resembling ancient Japan is named "Yametai" ("(I) want to stop"), as a spoof of Yamatai . The shape and function of their mechas is fully dependent on the theme of the scam they are running at the beginning of each episode. Their machines usually feature a familiar interior, with Boyacky and Tonzura sitting at the sides, and Doronjo sitting in

1340-511: The COVID-19 pandemic ; Subtitled simulcasts would continue as scheduled. On April 10, 2020, Funimation announced that an episode of My Hero Academia had been recorded and would be released on April 12. Funimation would later announce the scheduled release dates for SimulDubs that were produced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the corporate name change to Crunchyroll, LLC in 2022,

1407-532: The Dragon Ball franchise to television via first-run syndication , Cartoon Network began airing Dragon Ball Z as part of its Toonami programming block in 1998, which quickly became the highest-rated show on the block and garnered a large following. The success of Dragon Ball Z is credited for allowing Funimation to acquire other licensed titles. In 2009, Funimation signed a deal with Toei Animation to stream several of its anime titles online through

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1474-619: The United States . Fukunaga met with co-worker Daniel Cocanougher, whose family owned a feed mill in Decatur, Texas , and convinced Cocanougher's family to sell their business and serve as an investor for his new company. The company was founded on May 9, 1994, as FUNimation Productions. They initially collaborated with other companies on Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z , such as BLT Productions, Ocean Studios , Pioneer and Saban Entertainment . After two aborted attempts to bring

1541-672: The Wii in Japan in 2008. An updated version, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars , released internationally in 2010, adds Yatterman-2 as a playable character. Doronjo, Boyacky, and Tonzura's voice actors reprise their respective roles, whilst Yatterman-1 and Yatterman-2 are voiced by Eri Kitamura and Emiri Katō , respectively. The Akihabara Accept skin for the AUG in Counter Strike: Global Offensive reads "Yatta!" at

1608-601: The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in June and December 2014, respectively. The app later launched on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms in March and July 2015, respectively. A Nintendo Switch app launched in December 2020. In January 2014, English dubbed episodes of Space Dandy premiered on Adult Swim 's Toonami programming block a day before the Japanese broadcast; one of the rare occasions an anime series premiered in

1675-497: The "Tatsunoko Mashup Set" downloadable content pack. Ai Kaminari debuted as a Virtual YouTuber on October 19, 2018, with the character's visuals designed by Fly, who is known as the illustrator for the Kemono Friends manga, Kemono Friends: Welcome to Japari Park! . She was later joined by Boyacky. Remake A remake is a film , television series , video game , song or similar form of entertainment that

1742-564: The American All in the Family , while All in the Family 's spin-off Maude was remade in the UK as Nobody's Perfect . Another example is the long-running US sitcom The Office (2005-2013), which was a remake of the 2001 BBC sitcom of the same name . The American version's pilot episode followed its British counterpart "nearly verbatim", though later episodes had their own unique plot. The American television show The Killing

1809-681: The Animation , Witchblade and Burst Angel . On January 25, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that they were going to release Jujutsu Kaisen 0 in theaters on March 18, 2022, in the United States and Canada. The film launched in over 1,500 theaters, as well as some IMAX theatres, in both sub and dub. They also stated that the feature would be coming soon to theaters in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, and Latin America among other countries. This

1876-675: The Argentine El secreto de sus ojos ), Let Me In (from the Swedish Let the Right One In or Låt den rätte komma in ), and The Ring (from the Japanese Ring ) . Remakes are rarely sequels to the original film. In this situation, essentially the remake repeats the same basic story of the original film and may even use the same title, but also contains notable plot and storyline elements indicating

1943-520: The Funimation company before the merger until it was shut down in April 2024. In the early 1990s, Japanese-born businessman Gen Fukunaga was approached by his uncle, Nagafumi Hori, who was working as a producer for Toei Company . Hori proposed that if Fukunaga could start a production company and raise enough money, Toei Animation would license the rights to the Dragon Ball franchise to

2010-830: The Funimation website. On October 14, 2011, Funimation announced a partnership with Niconico, the English language version of Nico Nico Douga , to form the Funico brand for the licensing of anime for streaming and home video release. From this point on, virtually all titles simulcasted by Niconico were acquired by Funimation. On February 18, 2012, Funimation announced that it would launch its video streaming app on April 6, 2012. In 2014, Funimation released Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods to theaters in partnership with Screenvision. Based on its success, Funimation launched its own theatrical division in December 2014. On June 22, 2015, Funimation and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment announced

2077-682: The Masters of the Universe (2002), La Femme Nikita (2010), V (2009), Hawaii Five-0 (2010), and Charlie's Angels (2011). One area where television remakes are particularly common is remaking British shows for the US market or, less frequently, American shows for the UK . For example, Three's Company is an American remake of the British Man About the House : not only

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2144-844: The Merrier . This is particularly true for films that are remade from films produced in another language such as Point of No Return (from the French La Femme Nikita ), Vanilla Sky (from the Spanish Abre los ojos ), The Magnificent Seven (from the Japanese Seven Samurai ), A Fistful of Dollars (from the Japanese Yojimbo ), The Departed (from Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs ), Secret in Their Eyes (from

2211-485: The Skull Stone ( ドクロストーン , Dokurosutōn ) are scattered across the globe. Once all four pieces are assembled, the location to the world's largest deposit of gold will be revealed. The villainous Doronbo ( ドロンボー , Doronbō ) gang are searching for the Skull Stone. Standing in their way are Gan and Ai, who become the masked heroes Yatterman-1 and Yatterman-2, respectively. The two are aided in their adventures by

2278-607: The Toy Kingdom!") and directed by Masakazu Hishida, the film opened at #10 with US$ 702,155 on 210 screens. A 2015 television series, Yatterman Night , began airing in Japan on January 11, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Time Bokan franchise. The series takes place several years in the future and follows the descendants of the Doronbo Gang as they fight against the Yattermen, who have become corrupt. The series

2345-599: The UK and Ireland, starting on April 19, 2021. On June 10, 2021, it was announced AnimeLab would begin the process of rebranding and transitioning its services to Funimation in Australia and New Zealand, on June 17, 2021. On June 16, 2021, Funimation launched in Colombia, Chile, and Peru. On September 1, 2021, Funimation and Gonzo announced a partnership to upload select remastered titles on their respective YouTube channels until November 30. These titles were Ragnarok

2412-571: The United States before Japan. Funimation would later introduce a new "SimulDub" program in October 2014, in which English dubs of their simulcast titles would premiere within weeks after their subtitled airing. This practice began with SimulDub versions of Psycho-Pass 2 and Laughing Under the Clouds , episodes of which were streamed roughly three weeks to one month following their original Japanese broadcast. On March 18, 2020, Funimation announced that production of SimulDubs would be delayed due to

2479-1030: The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and by Wakanim they were also available in select parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Via Crunchyroll, they also have over 5 million subscribers and 120 million registered users worldwide with over 1,200 anime titles, 200 dorama, and 80 manga currently available from a wide array of distributors such as Sentai Filmworks and Discotek Media . On September 19, 2006, Funimation created an official channel on YouTube where they upload advertisements for box sets, as well as clips and preview episodes of their licensed series. In September 2008, they began distributing full episodes of series on Hulu. In April 2009, Funimation began distributing full episodes of series at Veoh . In February 2012, Crackle began streaming select titles from Funimation, joining titles previously acquired from Funimation for their localized Animax hub. A dedicated Funimation streaming app launched for

2546-473: The United States. In 2009, they licensed Buso Renkin , Honey and Clover , Hunter × Hunter , Nana and Monster from Viz Media (their fellow rival) for the channel. They also licensed Ninja Nonsense and Boogiepop Phantom from Right Stuf Inc. 's Nozomi Entertainment division for it as well. The only title licensed for Funimation Channel which was not licensed by Funimation, neither Viz Media, nor Nozomi Entertainment or Central Park Media

2613-480: The World , with a U.S. theatrical release to take place on August 11, 2017, co-released by Funimation Films. In May 2017, it was reported that Universal Studios and Sony Pictures Television were interested in purchasing Funimation; however, Universal decided not to proceed with the bidding. On July 31, 2017, Sony Pictures Television announced that it would buy a controlling 95% stake in Funimation for $ 143 million,

2680-443: The box office in its first week. Video label Eureka released the film on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2012. Discotek Media released the film in North America in 2013. A live action drama loosely based on Yatterman's character aired in 2022. It focuses on the backstory of Dorokawa Nao, an up and coming boxer who would later become "Doronjo", as well as her relationship with another boxer, Hijirakawa Aika. The series

2747-668: The channel. The television channel was replaced by Toku , while Funimation announced plans to relaunch Funimation Channel in 2016. Back in 2007, Funimation licensed Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie , the Record of Lodoss War series, the Project A-ko series, Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer and Grave of the Fireflies from Central Park Media and played them on the Funimation Channel on television in

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2814-485: The company would work with customers to provide "appropriate value" for their digital copies. Funimation Entertainment, along with OlympuSAT, launched the Funimation Channel on September 29, 2005, the second 24-hour anime digital cable network in North America (the first being A.D. Vision 's Anime Network ). OlympuSAT was the exclusive distributor of the channel. On March 23, 2006, a syndicated block

2881-587: The end of its description. Yatterman also makes an appearance in the third episode of Sket Dance as a playable character. Japanese pro wrestling fed Michinoku Pro is currently running a Yatterman tribute gimmick, with wrestlers Hercules Senga , Tsutomu Oosugi , and Misaki Ohata as "Yapper Man #1", "Yapper Man #2", and "Yapper Man #3". #1 and #2 have been Tohoku Tag Team Champions. Dead or Alive 5 Last Round features character costumes for Phase-4 , Kasumi , and Nyotengu , based on Yatterman-1, Yatterman-2, and Doronjo, respectively, appearing as part of

2948-496: The final episode using the original version by Yamamoto. The ending themes in order are "diverge" by mihimaru GT , "Total Eclipse" ( 皆既日蝕 , Kaiki Shitsushoku ) by Juleps, "Like Love Song" ( 恋想曲 , Rensōkyoku ) by Manami Kurose , "Now" ( 今 , Ima ) by ET-KING, "Give Me Up" by Nami Tamaki , "I Win!" ( 勝つんだ! , Katsunda! ) by Nakano-Bujo Sisters, and "A Story That Starts From ZERO" ( ZEROからはじめるストーリー , Zero Kara Hajimeru Sutōrī ) by Wakaba. The series, along with

3015-428: The former's UK business into the latter's. On July 5, 2019, Funimation announced at Anime Expo that they had reached a streaming partnership with Right Stuf Inc. , with select titles from Nozomi Entertainment being made available on FunimationNow later in the year. On August 31, 2019, Aniplex of America announced on Twitter that they would be partnering with Funimation Films to co-release Rascal Does Not Dream of

3082-638: The joint venture, Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia , would receive a 30-day exclusivity on FunimationNow, AnimeLab and Wakanim, and provide Funimation exclusive rights to the English dub for one year. In December 2019, Funimation launched a "Decade of Anime" poll in which fans voted for their favorite anime across multiple categories. On January 24, 2020, Funimation announced it would be merging its online catalog into AnimeLab for Australian and New Zealand audiences, and would shut down FunimationNow for Australia and New Zealand on March 30. On May 1, 2020, Funimation announced that they formed

3149-417: The middle, bossing them. The villains' machines are often seen packing a lot of weaponry and usually temporarily defeat Yatterman mechas at the beginning of each fight. Later in the show, the villains start to deploy their own armies of miniature robots to counter those of Yatterman. The original series aired on Fuji TV between January 1, 1977 and January 27, 1979, running for 108 episodes. For episodes 1-58,

3216-587: The opening theme is "Theme of Yatterman" ( ヤッターマンの歌 , Yattāman no Uta ) by Masayuki Yamamoto, whilst the ending theme is "Genius Doronbo" ( 天才ドロンボー , Tensai Doronbō ) by Noriko Ohara , Jōji Yanami , and Kazuya Tatekabe . For episodes 59-108, the opening theme is "Yatterking" ( ヤッターキング , Yattākingu ) by Yamamoto, whilst the ending theme is "Dorobo's Shirake" ( ドロンボーのシラーケッ , Doronbō no Shirāke ) by Ohara, Yanami, and Tatekabe. The series also aired in Spain, Italy, and Poland. Nearly 31 years following

3283-876: The original developer or copyright holder, although some are made by the fan community. If created by the community, video game remakes are sometimes also called fan games and can be seen as part of the retrogaming phenomenon. Funimation Funimation was an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. Launched in 2016, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America . It streamed popular series, such as Dragon Ball , One Piece , YuYu Hakusho , My Hero Academia , Attack on Titan , Fairy Tail , Black Clover , Fruits Basket , Assassination Classroom and Tokyo Ghoul among many others. The service and its parent company were acquired by Sony , who ran

3350-653: The original show, was streamed in North America via Yomiura Group's Anime Sols video service, as of spring 2013, but due to an unsuccessful campaign to crowd-fund the series' DVD release, the series was removed from the site, with the possibility of a new crowd-funding opportunity in the future. An anime film based on the 2008 television series was released in Japan on August 22, 2009. Titled Yatterman: Shin Yatter Mecha Daishūgō! Omocha no Kuni de Daikessen da Koron! ( ヤッターマン 新ヤッターメカ大集合!オモチャの国で大決戦だコロン! , lit. "Yatterman: All New YatterMechas Assembled! Great Decisive Battle in

3417-520: The original. With the advent of such notable video game remakes such as Resident Evil 2 in 2019 (followed by Resident Evil 3 in 2020) and Final Fantasy VII Remake in 2020, these strict notions are being called into question and brought into a broader perspective. This can even be seen as early as 2004 with the release of Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes as that title features newer gameplay additions and voice acting. Remakes are often made by

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3484-761: The partnership was hinted at, but not confirmed. Five days later, it was officially confirmed that Funimation titles would be included in the partnership. On November 24, 2020, Funimation announced they had partnered with Sunrise to stream select Gundam titles such as Mobile Suit Gundam , Mobile Suit Gundam SEED , and later Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam . Some Gundam titles already streamed on Funimation prior to said partnership like Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans . On December 9, 2020, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that it would acquire Crunchyroll from AT&T 's WarnerMedia (later spun out by AT&T and merged with Discovery, Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery ) for

3551-556: The practice of SimulDubs officially continued with series such as Spy × Family , the second season of Classroom of the Elite , and Tomo-chan Is a Girl! . The streaming service was available through Funimation's official website in the United States , the United Kingdom , Canada , Ireland , Australia , New Zealand , Mexico , Chile , Colombia , Peru and Brazil . In select parts of Europe , Africa , and Asia , it

3618-558: The previous series, a remake of the series, also titled Yatterman ( ヤッターマン , Yattāman ) , aired on YTV between January 14, 2008 and September 27, 2009, running for 60 episodes. The story is a retelling of the original series, with more modern references to suit current tastes. The actors who played the Doronbo Gang and Dokurobei all reprise their voice roles for the series. The opening themes are variations of "Yatterman's Theme", sung by (in order), Saemon Onyakichi, ET-KING, Yuki Nishio, Nakano-Bujo Sisters, and Toshihiko Takamizawa, with

3685-514: The service through Sony Pictures Entertainment from 2017 to 2019 and then through SPE and Sony Music Entertainment Japan 's Aniplex from 2019 to its closure in 2024. In 2021, Sony acquired Crunchyroll . In March 2022, Funimation Global Group, the service's parent company, was rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC and a large majority of its catalog was moved to Crunchyroll; despite this, the Funimation streaming service remained active and continued to distribute titles that were originally licensed by

3752-448: The two films are set in "the same universe". An example of this type of remake is the 2000 film version of Shaft , which was the second film adaptation of the original novel but was also a canon storyline sequel to the original 1971 film adaptation . The 2013 remake of Evil Dead was also a storyline sequel, featuring a post-credits cameo from Ash Williams . The Italian film Perfect Strangers ( Perfetti sconosciuti ; 2016)

3819-739: Was Haré+Guu , which was licensed for North American distribution by AN Entertainment and Bang Zoom! Entertainment and had its North American DVD release published by Funimation, while its licensors were the producers. The only Enoki USA titles Funimation licensed for Funimation Channel were Revolutionary Girl Utena and His and Her Circumstances . Funimation's catalog of series and films, as well as official Japanese simulcasts, were available for streaming on their website and dedicated apps. They streamed over 800 titles from their catalog, Aniplex of America , Viz Media , Nozomi Entertainment , NIS America , and TMS Entertainment among other distributors. Their titles were available for streaming in

3886-484: Was a color remake of Porky's Badtime Story , released in 1937 with Daffy Duck in Gabby Goat 's role. Cecil B. DeMille managed the same thing with his 1956 remake of his silent 1923 film The Ten Commandments . Sam Raimi directed Evil Dead 2 in 1987, a quasi-remake of his 1981 film The Evil Dead , blending original elements with an emphasis on comedy. In 2007, Michael Haneke ' remake Funny Games ,

3953-535: Was an English-language remake of his original German-language Funny Games (this is also an example of a shot-for-shot remake), while Martin Campbell , director of the miniseries Edge of Darkness , directed the 2010 film adaptation . Not all remakes use the same title as the previously released version; the 1966 film Walk, Don't Run , for example, is a remake of the World War II comedy The More

4020-438: Was announced for Colours TV. A few months later, it was announced that the channel was launched in a few cities via VHF and UHF digital signals. Both services were discontinued in favor for a more successful expansion on digital cable, fiber optics and DBS systems. The channel launched its HD feed on September 27, 2010. On December 31, 2015, Funimation and OlympuSAT ended their deal and no longer broadcasts Funimation titles on

4087-494: Was announced that Funimation Films had picked up licensing rights for Dragon Ball Super: Broly in North America and that its English dub would premiere in theaters sometime in January 2019 in the United States and Canada , only around a month after its national premiere in Japan. On August 7, 2018, AT&T fully acquired Otter Media , owner of Crunchyroll. On October 18, 2018, Funimation and Crunchyroll announced that their partnership with would end on November 9, 2018, as

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4154-418: Was announced that the Funimation app and website would shut down on April 2, 2024, and that all Funimation subscribers could choose to migrate their account data to Crunchyroll until then. As part of the merger of services, legacy Funimation subscribers would see a price increase and users would lose access to their digital library. Following complaints from users, Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini stated that

4221-427: Was commonly used when the original work was created. A similar but not synonymous term is reimagining , which indicates a greater discrepancy between, for example, a movie and the movie it is based on. A film remake uses an earlier movie as its main source material, rather than returning to the earlier movie's source material. 2001 's Ocean's Eleven is a remake of 1960's Ocean's 11 , while 1989's Batman

4288-498: Was included in the Guinness World Records as it became the most remade film in cinema history, with a total of 18 versions of the film. Remakes occur less often on television than in film, because television mostly favours the concept of "reviving" a series instead. But some remakes have happened from time to time, especially in the early 21st century. Examples include Battlestar Galactica (2003), He-Man and

4355-540: Was reported that another reason the partnership ended was due to a dispute concerning international expansion. On December 4, 2018, Funimation inked an exclusive multi-year first-look SVOD deal with Hulu . On March 23, 2019, at AnimeJapan 2019, Funimation announced that they had partnered with Chinese streaming service Bilibili to jointly license anime titles for both the U.S. and Chinese markets. On May 29, 2019, Funimation announced that they had acquired Manga Entertainment 's UK branch , and immediately consolidated

4422-413: Was the first and only Crunchyroll film to be distributed in association with Funimation Films. On March 1, 2022, it was announced that the Funimation, Wakanim and VRV SVOD services would be consolidated into Crunchyroll. Despite this, the Funimation streaming service remained in operation, and continued to simulcast newer titles acquired by Crunchyroll, LLC after the merger. On February 7, 2024, it

4489-456: Was the original show re-created (with very few characters or situation changes initially), but both series had spin-offs based on the Ropers (in the UK, George and Mildred , in the US, The Ropers ), and both series were eventually re-tooled into series based on the male lead (in the UK, Robin's Nest , in the US, Three's a Crowd ). The British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part inspired

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