
FUNimation announced two acquisitions over the weekend, both of which are planned for DVD and Blu-ray release in 2011: Chobits and the three Eden of the East features. The 26-episode Chobits anime series, based on the hit manga series from Tokyopop (in the U.S.), was previously released by Geneon.
The three
Eden of the East (
Higashi no Eden) films from Fuji Creative Corporation are all written and directed by
Kenji Kamiyama (
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and produced by Production I.G.
The story line follows the event in the
Eden of the East tv series.