2007:
Suzuka Volume 2 is missing the Kodansha logo on the spine of both covers.
http://i.imgur.com/hQTVS1C.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/D9NpgfW.jpg
Denial of ever cropping Dragon Ball Z and blaming it on overscanning on TVs.
http://dbzul.blogspot.com/2007/10/dr...emastered.html
2008:
Shuffle! Volume 1 wrongly lists 4:3 instead of 16:9 for the aspect ratio on the back cover.
[The disc itself is the proper aspect ratio.]
2010:
Trigun Opening 1 plays on every episode as FUNimation slapped credits on the only clean OP they received. This mistake was done on Geneon's original release as well, but fixed in the Remix singles and Limited Edition tins. FUNimation fixed this issue on the Anime Classics re-release 2.5 years later.
Birdy the Mighty: Decode ED and epilogues squished into a small box with FUNimation slapping credits on the side on a black screen with it due to a lack of creditless materials.
http://i.imgur.com/G7PbKeG.png
[The proper procedure in these instances is to do the credit-roll after the episode or at the very end of the disc.]
Birdy doesn't have a Blu-ray release in Japan, it's still DVD-only. Creditless materials do seem to exist however, so no idea why in the hell Aniplex didn't provide them. This still does not excuse their actions though, the correct way to do credits is the Sentai Filmworks way, roll the English credits after the untouched Japanese ones. The other alternative that is not as good, but not too annoying is the Media Blasters/Nozomi way, roll the credits at the end of the disc. Reason why it's not the best? The opening credits contain the general staff that doesn't change from episode to episode. The ending credits however are different for every individual episode as they include basically everyone, and different people work on different episodes.
Sekirei episode 1 ED cropped on bottom so FUNimation could insert their credits due to not receiving creditless materials.
https://fandompost.vbulletin.net/for...sons-1-2/page2
2011:
Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone silent repackage Blu-ray having the DVD logo on both the slipcover and case.
http://i.imgur.com/zoWEHjD.jpg
Trigun: Badlands Rumble dub recasting debacle.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs...154527#1154527
Upscaling Spice & Wolf S1 rather than using the Japanese Blu-ray Box masters.
https://fandompost.vbulletin.net/for...ge4#post114274
Screenshots
Spice & Wolf II audio issues. The dub dialogue is in mono, the Japanese audio is tinny.
https://fandompost.vbulletin.net/for...sons-1-2/page6
Attempting to release Strike Witches 2 and Heaven's Lost Property: Forte too close to the Japanese Blu-ray Box re-releases.
[This led to Kadokawa delaying said titles, and allowing FUNimation to release Kadokawa titles DVD-only for a while as punishment.]
Strike Witches 2: Kadokawa solicited the Blu-ray Box on November 11, 2011 for a 3/23/2012 release. FUNimation solicited their Strike Witches 2 release for 2/21/2012 on December 30, 2011. FUNimation's release was delayed until 10/2/2012.
https://fandompost.vbulletin.net/for...-engsub-engdub
Heaven's Lost Property: Forte: Kadokawa solicited the Blu-ray Box on July 22, 2012 for a 1/25/2013 release. FUNimation solicited their Heaven's Lost Property: Forte release for 3/30/2012 on December 7, 2011. The last Blu-ray single was released
5/27/11. FUNimation's original plan of it being a combo pack was scrapped, the MSRP was dropped from $69.98 to $64.98, became DVD-only, included 4 art cards for compensation, and was delayed to 4/17/2012. FUNimation's Blu-ray-only release of S2 was solicited on September 14, 2012 for a 12/18/2012 release, but was then delayed until a 6/25/2013 release due to the second Blu-ray Box.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...d-only-release
2012:
Sekirei: Pure Engagement Limited Edition artbox says "Sekirei: Pure Engagement" all over a box that's meant to hold both S1 and S2, not just S2, "Pure Engagement".
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection has the DVD logo on the bottom of both the slipcover and case on a combo pack release.
http://i.imgur.com/J2aNvt0.jpg
Nearly excluding certain extras from Shakugan no Shana Second until backlash caused them to delay the release to include them.
(Link is gone, will try to fix eventually)
Serial Experiments Lain Banding Disaster
http://www.kentaiblog.com/2012/11/se...965b3778082f31
Tenchi in Tokyo, Tokyo is spelled as Toyko on the spine.
2013:
Eureka Seven AO Limited Edition artbox has "Part 1" slapped all over a box meant to hold all of E7AO.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...qHLfL._SL_.jpg
Good Luck Girl! dropped frames on the OP and ED.
(Same link thing, ditto)
Released Sankarea censored (TV version) initially by mistake.
http://funimation.tumblr.com/post/62...nkarea-release
[It was later
re-released uncut. The uncut release did not receive an LE.]
Messed up Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing Part 2 product page.
https://web.archive.org/web/20160816...son-2-Part-2_2
[This issue still hasn't been fixed
http://shop.funimation.com/Season-2-Part-2_2] (
EDIT: Holy s**t it's still broken. Thanks FUNi)
Cowboy Bebop degrained then regrained.
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...3#post11645893
OniAi Missing Extra.
(Ditto link thing)
2014:
Heaven's Lost Property Anime Classics release with wrong slipcover size.
https://twitter.com/NormanicGrav/sta...80632803012608
Nearly releasing Ben-To censored (TV version).
(Link ditto)
[It received a delay, and was later released uncut.]
Rebranding the Shangri-La and Shiki Limited Editions with Part 2 inside as S.A.V.E. instead of bundling the two together for a discount until the stock is finally gone, then soliciting the S.A.V.E. set.
(Ditto)
Missing line in Eureka Seven Blu-ray.
(Ditto)
Property Title Goes Here: The Complete Series, Shangri-La S.A.V.E. Rebrand Disaster.
Senran Kagura specials disaster.
Official statement from FUNimation:
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2014...agura-release/
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...pisodes/.77094
https://twitter.com/rootsofjustice/s...93833877061632
Quote:
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Oh shit, FUNimation apparently got booed at their panel over Senran Kagura.
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[The issue here wasn't that they didn't have the specials. The problem was they didn't tell people in advance. If they were like "Hey, we actually don't have these specials due to licensing issues, and have sent this info out to retailers to update their listings.", everything would be fine. But no, they quietly delete the specials info from their own store, then issue that statement. This is proof that NO ONE did ANY QC AT ALL. This still remains by far one of FUNimation's worst PR disasters ever.]
2015:
Danganronpa: The Animation dub recasts, FUNimation not contacting many people from the game's cast.
High School DxD BorN Broadcast Dub PR Disaster
Cast list
Reason why Scott Freeman
couldn't return later revealed
[While FUNimation was right to sever ties, they should have worded their initial PR statement better. As you can see, it riled people up.]
One episode of Mikagura had this disaster:
[Apparently all the lines were like this. This is (ironically) the only screenshot I have.]
Darker Than Black: Premium Edition, discs falling out/getting glue stuck to the discs.
(If you want a visual representation, look for some unboxing videos)
Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation Limited Edition box being too big. Sized to fit two 4-disc BD cases, not two 2-disc BD cases.
http://i.imgur.com/e3sTDDz.jpg
Snow White with the Red Hair Episode 3 uploaded with audio from next week's episode, Episode 4.
https://twitter.com/FUNimation/statu...66715761950720
https://twitter.com/Mendinso/status/623185595712540672
Lying about the Dragon Ball Z Survey Results
https://twitter.com/lheiskell/status/621190503548129280
https://twitter.com/lheiskell/status/623695483081351169
Ranpo Kitan Episode 4 subtitles staying on-screen for too long.
https://twitter.com/Yuyucow/status/624351855842316288
Fullmetal Alchemist Blu-ray Missing Info
[This was
fixed in later pressings.]
Prison School GamerGate Line Controversy
Original line
FUNimation Broadcast Dub
FUNimation Response
Statements from one of the script writers
The home video version
does not have this line.
[Good on FUNimation for realizing it didn't belong there at all. For once I can mention something positive about them.]
Attack on Titan Live-Action Movie "I've been waiting for this day!" line.
https://twitter.com/tiffako/status/649421479801524224
Quote:
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The subtitle had been "I've been waiting for this day!" for 20 minutes.
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FUNi response
Answerman Article
Holding a panel about Dragon Ball Z, and also talking about Dragon Ball Super without having the license.
(Links are gone)
Scalping the OOP Dragon Boxes
https://twitter.com/FUNimation/statu...30866042077184
https://twitter.com/JGwinn1048/statu...31305844191232
Seraph of the End Episode 22 (S2, Episode 10) uploaded with the audio track used for dubbing.
https://twitter.com/FUNimation/statu...77831943364610
[This meant that there was no dialogue, just only sound and effects.]
2016
FUNimation when unveiling FUNimation Now at CES decided to search "Anime Collage" on Google Images, and used the very first result for one of the screens on the TVs. This image included characters to series they didn't have the license to, as well as video game characters, and characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
https://twitter.com/BigOnAnime/statu...12234730434560
Not translating 99% of the Japanese credits for Evangelion 3.33.