FUNimation Announces Evangelion 1.0 & Soul Eater

FUNimation has announced its acquisition of broadcast, digital, mobile and merchandise rights to the 2008 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone motion picture from Japanese broadcasting company NTV. Specifically, the version of the movie that FUNimation will release in America later this year is the revised Evangelion: 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone edit from 2008 that includes 266 audio and video enhancements not found in the original 2007 theatrical cut.

FUNimation has also announced its acquisition of broadcast, digital, mobile and merchandise rights to Japan’s currently airing Soul Eater television series from Japanese distributor Media Factory. The 51 episode show will be released in four half-season DVD collections beginning later this year.