MONONOKE

Release dates added for Berserk, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Time Travel Girl FUNimation Entertainment's online store is listing the following release dates for Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo packs that are part of its collaboration with Crunchyroll: Ace Attorney season one : January 23 Berserk (2016) season one: January 16 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: January 16 The Morose Mononokean: January 16 Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches: January 9 All five series will have both English and Japanese audio, and Funimation will offer limited editions for Berserk and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. The English dub of Berserk is already streaming on Funimation's website. In addition, Funimation's subtitle-only DVD release of Time Travel Girl is slated for January 2. Funimation and Crunchyroll announced in 2016 that Funimation planned to release Ace Attorney and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, among other series, as part of a collaboration between the two companies. Funimat

Funimation's BD/DVD slated for January 16 FUNimation Entertainment began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for The Morose Mononokean on Monday. The company has not yet the English dub cast. Funimation plans to release the anime on Blu-ray Disc and DVD combo pack on January 16. Crunchyroll streamed the 12-episode series as it aired beginning in 2016. Crunchyroll is also publishing Kiri Wazawa's original manga digitally in English. Funimation describes the story: Ashiya Hanae's life is turned upside down when he's possessed by a yokai! His only help comes in Abeno Haruitsuki, a handsome young man known as the “Master of the Mononokean.” But his aid comes at a price, one that has Ashiya working as his assistant to pay it off! Can they stop bickering with each other long enough to help the yokai trapped in this world? Akira Iwanaga (Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Corpse Party: Tortured Souls, Isuca) directed the anime adaptation of Wazawa's manga at Pierrot Plus. Takao Yo

Mononoke follows the story of a man simply known as the Medicine Seller. However, it is not medicine he sells, but rather he travels feudal Japan ridding villages of malevolent spirits called mononoke. However, in order to kill each spirit he encounters, he must first learn its Form, Truth, and it’s Reason. There is something so satisfying about an episodic supernatural mystery of the week, and if that is what you liked about Mononoke, you will enjoy these anime recommendations too. For Fans of Japanese Folklore Ayakashi Ayakashi features three classic Japanese horror stories: The story of the betrayed wife and her quest for vengeance, the story of a forbidden love between human and goddess, and the story of a cat monster with a grudge against a particular family. The similarities here are obvious. Mononoke presents short mysteries based on Japanese folklore and Ayakashi tells different folklore horror arcs that are longer than just one episo