FUNimation Ent. is partnering with Japanese production company Media Factory for the U.S. digital distribution of the 26-episodes of REQUIEM FOR THE PHANTOM, which debuted on Japan's TV Tokyo network April 2nd and airs Thursdays at 2:15 am.
FUNimation has begun streaming the first four episodes. A new episode will debut each week as it airs in Japan. Each episode will be high-quality, free, with the original Japanese dialogue accompanied by professionally created English subtitles and will stream via www.funimation.com/video.
Bee Train produced the series based on Nitroplus' videogame PHANTOM OF INFERNO. Written by Gen Urobuchi (BLASSREITER), the story centers around a mysterious organization called Inferno and its "Phantom," the organization's most elite assassin. This assassin's true identity is compromised by an unwitting witness. Witnesses are usually killed but this witness is brainwashed into become Inferno's newest assassin and enters a world of intrigue and violence.
“Requiem for the Phantom” is directed by Koichi Mashimo (BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, NOIR).
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