Happy Monday! This is the Dub Check-In, your weekly anime news recap, breaking down the latest and greatest in this ever-changing landscape of entertainment insanity that is anime.

In this week's edition, we're breaking down two shifts in the dynamics of the anime streaming wars: HiDive/Sentai Filmworks' acquisition by AMC Networks, and Retrocrush is being acquired too! There's breaking down the near-final wave of TV anime licensed this season; the usual roundup of unlicensed announcements and Wakanim, Toonami and Bushiroad return to the roundup with some news to share!

Let's jump right into it!

Premieres

Spanish/Portuguese:

• The Future Diary launched all eps on Thursday. | Funimation

General

• Rail Romaneseque is receiving a LATAM Spanish dub.
• Japanese companies are have assembled (another) organization to tackle anime and manga piracy. Learn more.

The latest anime announcements, with licenses unconfirmed:

• Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie has a new visual, and premieres on April 2nd in Japan. | Doga Kobo
• In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki will premiere in April. | CloverWorks
• Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story- has a new key vis, and premieres in April. | Bandai Namco Pictures
• The Executioner and Her Way of Life has a subbed PV, and a new visual. They also revealed that it premieres in April. | J.C. Staff
• Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? S4 has an EN-subbed trailer, and a [new visual](https://cdn.animenewsnetwork

Unless I missed something, this should be every unit.

And remember, the synergy effect only work on units of those types.

Human - the most populous group with 7 units including apostle, and one of the two synergies that can get max bonus without apostle. Bonus is special attack reduce active skill's remaining CD.

-Isys, Niu, Mandarin, Soryun, Ezra, Knight of Moon/Sun

Beast - Normal attacks reduce normal attack CD (oraoraora)

-Isys, Goblin, Tau, Speninos(penguin), Combat Crab

Demon - increase crit chance, increase crit dmg when enemies die

-Delezie, Euclid, Dieuleve, Sarpoza, Nilvas

Undead - upon taking lethal damage, reset attacks' CD and keep on fighting for some time

-Delezie, Vangelis, Agram, Hailey, Rosenberg

Monster - when one dies, the rest get more atk.

-Lotus, Dimelia (spider lady), tentacle pod thing.

Organism - Lifesteal

-Lotus, Blinde

Spirit - at the start of battle, bless a random Spirit giving massive +atk/speed/damage reduction

-Anton, Rosaura, Nerbe, Alexandra

Rock - reflect part of damage taken

-Anton, Egene, Gravity Vice

Machine - using active skills increases atk

-Luke, Ikky, Tagor, Buster MK, Pulverizer

Armored - +evasion

-Luke, Twins, Rangelus, Jack the Ripper, Wordsworth

Plant - the only one without apostle, increases max HP

-Srim, Ivy, Blossom

Do your worst!

Note: was posted early by accident, forgive the incomplete title!

Good morning, happy Monday! Welcome back to the Dub Check-In - a weekly anime news recap, bringing you the latest in anime every Monday.

This week, we're checking in with Crunchyroll's list of new licenses and a glut of unlicensed anime announcements as the Winter 2022 season approaches at a rapid pace.

Meanwhile, Funimation and Crunchyroll are increasing their synergy while we await any concrete details on what the future of the platforms are.

It's another long one this week, bear with me, and let's just jump right into it!

Premieres

English:

• Ranking of Kings debuted on Wednesday. | Funimation
• Talentless Nana revealed all episodes on Sunday. | Funimation
• The Vampire Dies in No Time premieres today. | Funimation

Spanish/Portuguese:

• Season 1 of Sword Art Online and Noragami premiered on Thursday. | Funimation
• Dragon Goes House-Hunting launched all episodes on Thursday. | Funimation
• Plunderer kicked all of its episodes out, on Thursday. | Funimation

Multi/other:

• Sakugan launched on Wednesday. | Crunchyroll
• Platinum End premiered on Wednesday. | Crunchyroll/Funimation

General

• Funimation-Crunchyroll Announcements:
  • Attack on Titan Season 4 Part Two was confirmed for simulcast by Funimation and Crunchyroll (at the same time) last week.
  • Platinum End (unsurprisingly) is going to stream on Funimation too, while the previously split (CR-Sub; Funi-Dub) Restaurant to Another World is releasing its second season on Crunchyroll as well. Slow progress, but some nonetheless.

Bilibili event recap - on Nov 20th, Bilibili hosted a

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

They’re on standbi

Buenosdillas

Pilot on me!!

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

When I got home, they were still there.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

Well, Michigan FINALLY beat Ohio State and will be advancing to Indianapolis for their first appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game. They'll be facing Iowa for a chance to win their first outright Big Ten title since 2003.

The last time Michigan won the Big Ten outright, there wasn't even a conference championship game! It was simply who won the most games. The last time Michigan won the Big Ten outright, they made it to the Rose Bowl before getting blown out by eventual AP Poll National Champion USC.

But on Saturday, Michigan isn't just playing to win the Big Ten, they're playing to make it to the College Football Playoff for the first time ever. Will they be able to do it?

But before we find out, let's take a look at all the goodies that came out the last time Michigan won the Big Ten outright:

Video game releases:

• Tales of Symphonia (GameCube)

• Front Mission 4 (PS2)

• R-Type Final (PS2)

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)

• Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox)

• Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing (PC) - UGHHHHHHHHH!!!

• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GameCube, PS2, Xbox)

• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (GameCube, PS2, Xbox, PC)

• Tony Hawk's Underground (GameCube, PS2, Xbox, PC)

• Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)

• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA)

• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (GameCube)

• Call of Duty (PC) - Series Debut

• Beyond Good & Evil (GameCube, PS2, Xbox)

• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA)

• Wario World (GameCube)

• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (GBA)

• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (GameCube)

• True Crime: Streets of LA (GameCube, PS2, Xbox)

• Viewtiful Joe (GameCube, PS2)

• Manhunt (PS2, Xbox, PC)

• The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (GameCube)

• Need for Speed: Underground (GameCube, PS2, Xbox)

• SoulCalibur II (GameCube, PS2, Xbox)

• NCAA Football 2004 (GameCube, PS2, Xbox)

• Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA)

• WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne (PC)

• NBA Street Vol. 2 (GameCube, PS2, Xbox)

• Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (GBA)

• Boktai (GBA)

• F-Zero GX (GameCube)

• F-Zero GP Legend (GBA)

• Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (Xbox)

• Rise of Nations (PC)

• Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time (PS2)

• Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (GBA)

• Max Payne 2 (PS2, Xbox, PC)

• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (Xbox)

• Jak II (PS2)

• SimCity 4 (PC)

• Midnight Club II (PS2, Xbox, PC)

• Silent Hill 3 (PS2)

• Freedom Fighters (GameCube, PS2, Xbox)

You take away their little brooms

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

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Why

It’s pronounced “Noel.”

After all his first name is No-vac

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

• Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

• French/Finnish art

• Country/Canadian rap

• Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

• Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

There hasn't been a single post this year!

(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)

Nothing, it just waved

Bob

So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."

Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! 😀 Thank you for the awards.

Just to clarify, 12345678

There hasn't been a post all year!