FUNimation Announces Last Exile & Nabari no Ou

FUNimation has formally announced its acquisition of distribution rights to the Last Exile and Nabari no Ou television series. Last Exile was previously distributed on North American DVD by Geneon. FUNimation negotiated a new distribution deal for the title with the series’ original production studio Gonzo Digimation Holdings.

The 2008 Nabari no Ou action series will be a North American premiere. Last August FUNimation issued an order to cease unlicensed online fan distribution of the series on behalf of Japanese distributor D-Rights. FUNimation has now secured distribution rights to the series from D-Rights.

Yen Press will begin publishing its English translation of Yukhi Kamatami’s original Nabari no Ou manga next May.