Imagine my surprise recently when I discovered that I could no longer find any fansub releases for one of the better shows of this season. They had all magically disappeared from sight and I was left with only reading a C&D letter from Funimation. Turns out FUNimation has acquired the license for Shikabane Hime Aka and have been diligent about getting out C&D letters to everyone. A sad sad gloomy day indeed for American fans of the show.
Thankfully FUNimation isn't totally retarded for doing this as they are actually giving back to the fans right away with free LEGAL streaming subbed episodes of Shikabane Hime Aka through their own website and partner sites as well. Also fans are able to purchase episodes to own for $1.99. With this Funimation is following the footsteps of other companies who are seeing the benefits of releasing current subbed animes for free to fans around the world in real time. That actually should be a feel good moment for both FUNimation and the fans. We still get to watch a current show free and legally and FUNImation can cut down on Illegal Downloads. I think it's a good thing and will be watching this on Youtube from now on.
Other places you can watch Shikabane Hime Aka for free and legally are Joost, Hulu and of course FUNimation as well. Just an FYI though so far they are only up to episode 2 so it will be a bit of a wait to catch up to where I was but hopefully they'll get there soon enough.
Thankfully FUNimation isn't totally retarded for doing this as they are actually giving back to the fans right away with free LEGAL streaming subbed episodes of Shikabane Hime Aka through their own website and partner sites as well. Also fans are able to purchase episodes to own for $1.99. With this Funimation is following the footsteps of other companies who are seeing the benefits of releasing current subbed animes for free to fans around the world in real time. That actually should be a feel good moment for both FUNimation and the fans. We still get to watch a current show free and legally and FUNImation can cut down on Illegal Downloads. I think it's a good thing and will be watching this on Youtube from now on.
Other places you can watch Shikabane Hime Aka for free and legally are Joost, Hulu and of course FUNimation as well. Just an FYI though so far they are only up to episode 2 so it will be a bit of a wait to catch up to where I was but hopefully they'll get there soon enough.
