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For those of you interested in this, Funimation Entertainment has just announced that they will release the first 24 episodes of the hit series by manga creator Ken Akamatsu (Negima!, Negima!?!). This boxed set will contain the entire series in a four disk boxed set and will be released on Novemver 24th, 2009. While no further information is known about the Christmas Movie, the Spring Movie or Love Hina Again, one can only hope that these special releases will also be released sometime in the near future.

For those interested about the status of the 25th episode, this was a special episode that was included as a bonus on the Christmas Movie DVD release from Bandai Entertainment. One can only assume that this will be included either in the DVD release for the Christmas Movie or included as a bonus feature in a boxed set featuring the two movies and the OVA episodes. Just stay tuned to our blog and we’ll try to bring you the information as it develops.

No information regarding the English dub is available at this current time. It’s hopeful that Funimation Entertainment may be using the same English dub, although this is not verified at this time.

Love Hina: The Complete Series is available for Pre-Order for $34.99 at Right Stuf.com

Most of you already of the history regarding the breakup of ADV Films and Sojitz, the company that had acquired licenses to some 30 anime titles that Sojitz had taken over to FUNimation. As a result of this, FUNimation has taken to the process of trying to squeeze additional money out of anime fans by overcharging for the former ADV Films titles (possibly in a bid to try and soak the titles for as much as they can).

During their initial release schedule for such titles … Red Garden, Welcome to the N.H.K. and Pumpkin Scissors had originally been announced as boxed sets and that the releases would be *GASP* broken up into two “13 Episode” sets priced at the ghastly $50-60 tag for anime fans. FUNimation has always had the special knack of pricing their first release sets at such high prices but gouging fans (both sets for each series are released on the same day; Welcome to the N.H.K. Set 1 and Set 2 are to be released on November 4th) is too horrible a concept to realize.

I would like to make it clear that I’m a supporter of FUNimation. I have purchased such titles as Samurai 7, Solty Rei, Mushishi, Tenchi Muyu: Galaxy Police and where those self-same boxed sets are selling for $40-50 for a 26 episode series, I just don’t see how FUNimation’s good name is going to be anything but bad news for anime fans. To pay $100 or more for an economy packaged boxed set for a series is just preposterous to ever think about.

Until FUNimation revises its policy on the pricing structure for its former ADV Films titles/releases, I won’t be buying anymore FUNI anime in the near future.