The Anime News Network is reporting that FUNimation has acquired the
The protagonist of Spider Riders is an 11-year-old boy who discovers the subterranean world of Arachna, where giant insects dominate everything save for the remnants of a lost civilization, defended only by a small band of warriors who ride into battle on giant spiders. The Spider Rider anime just debuted in Japan and, after a mix of movie premiere and weekly showings this spring, the series will be shown daily in Canada on Teletoon, the Canadian all-animation channel, starting in June. There is no word yet on when FUNimation will release the first Spider Rider DVDs in the