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Anime Boston 2011: FUNimation Acquires "Aria the Scarlet Ammo", "Shin Chan" S3

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FUNimation has announced the acquisition of the simulcast rights for Aria the Scarlet Ammo, set in a school where everyone gets firearms training. Aria, a new female student, comes in sporting some extra supernatural powers. Girls with guns show. The simulcast will begin on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. FUNimation also announced the upcoming release of Shin-Chan season 3 during the Summer

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The full press release announcement for Aria the Scarlet Ammo follows:


Flower Mound, Texas (April 23, 2011) – FUNimation Entertainment announced today it is partnering with Media Factory, Inc. for the exclusive U.S. online simulcast of the action comedy series “Aria the Scarlet Ammo.”

The first two episodes will be available at www.funimation.com/video starting Tuesday, April 26 at 10:00 am CST, following its Japanese broadcast debut on TBS. Each week a new episode will be added to the site in addition to third-party streaming partners.

Takashi Watanabe (“Freezing,” “Ikki Tousen,” “Slayers” franchise) directs this anime adaptation of Chūgaku Akamatsu’s light novel series about a special school where the teenaged students are trained to use weapons and become mercenaries. Kinji Tooyama is a second-year-student who has a special ability, but he keeps it a secret to maintain an ordinary, peaceful life. Unfortunately, this ability is beyond his control – especially around girls. This becomes clear one day when he is targeted in a bombing and he meets H. Aria Kanzaki, a fiery transfer student who wants to recruit him as her partner.