FUNimation

Attention Fullmetal Alchemist fans! This is your chance to win a free trip to Comic-Con International 2010. Here are the details straight from FUNimation. Read carefully. 

Real 8

Much like its title, Real is about just that: the gravity of reality. Here, Takehiko Inoue returns to his well-known court of basketball. But instead of the usual hype and trash talkin’ that follows effortless skill, we find the challenges behind wheelchair basketball. 

Captain Tylor

On June 1, 2010, this rare fan-selected artwork will be released to the public. 

Junjo Romantica

On May 4^th 2010, the anime version of Shungiku Nakamura’s best-selling yaoi (boy’s love) manga will be available. This DVD collection contains the entire 12-episode first season, video extras, and a 24-page booklet with character bios and artwork.

Here is the latest streaming schedule from FUNimation as of 5/7/10, including YouTube and Hulu!

Gundam UC

If you’re in San Francisco, or can at least get there anytime from March 19^th to the 25^th, then you’re in luck. Viz Cinema will debut Mobile Suit Gundam UC, and this is roughly one month after its debut in Japan!

Here is the latest on FUNimation titles currently being streamed.

Piano

On Feburary 2, 2010 Piano: The Melody of A Young Girl’s Heart DVD Bundle will hit stores. This series follows the story of Miu, the once piano phenom, now introverted teenager struggling to improve her skills. But things seem to change when she develops a crush on the older Takahashi. Rediscovering love, both human and musical, abound in this coming-of-age tale.

Ikkitousen

In case you haven’t heard, a promotional video (108 seconds) for Ikkitousen Xtreme Xecutor is currently being streamed on the anime’s Japanese website. The actual premiere is set for April 11.

2009 TV Series (episodes 1-13). Director: Akira Mano. 315 minutes. DVD, bilingual, $59.98. Distributor: Funimation.

Gunslinger Girl Il Teatrino

A quiet war still rages on the streets of Italy between the government and a terrorist group known as the FRF. The front lines of this conflict, however, are not filled with the glaring stares of brutish soldiers, but the pig-tailed cuteness of little girls. The tender remnants of former lives, these cybernetic assassins are manipulated by the Social Welfare Agency, a covert anti-terrorist and intelligence outfit. And though killers they may be, they’re still little girls in those awkward stages of growing up.