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Funimation Acquires Nichijou – My Ordinary Life Anime

Written By Samantha Ferreira

You know… for an ordinary life, things really are pretty crazy as of late.

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Earlier today, Funimation announced that they acquired the domestic rights to Nichijou – My Ordinary Life. The series will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 7, 2017.

The company made the announcement at this year’s YoumaCon convention.

nichijou-visual-001-20161104Nichijou – My Ordinary Life is based on Keiichi Arawi’s manga of the same name. The series, which aired in the Spring 2011 broadcast season, was helmed by Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!, Sound! Euphonium) at Kyoto Animation. Jukki Hanada (Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!, Love Live! School idol project) was in charge of series composition, while Futoshi Nishiya (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya) provided character designs.

Bandai Entertainment originally held the domestic rights to Nichijou – My Ordinary Life and streamed the series on Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll described the series as:

If you think this is going to be a typical story of school life, you’ll be surprised to know that the ordinary definitely doesn’t happen in My Ordinary Life.

Source: Twitter (GlassReflection) – Thanks to M.J. Warren for the tip!

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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