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Funimation: Fractale Simulcast Returns on Monday

The North American anime distributor Funimation issued the following statement on Monday:

In recent days we have been diligently tracking the online illegal distribution of the anime series simulcast each Thursday as planned.

Funimation had simulcast of Fractale after only one episode. The committee requested that Funimation eliminates unauthorized videos of the anime on the Internet before its simulcast would be allowed to continue.

While the North American simulcast was on hold last week, Wakamin Lance Heiskell discussed how unauthorized videos affected the licensing rights of anime in international territories in a Friday entry on Funimation's official blog.

The fantasy anime premiered in A-1 Pictures. Yamamoto discussed fan-subtitled versions of his works and Fractale's appeal to non-anime fans in an Asahi article published before Fractale premiered.

The story is set on an island at the far reaches of a continent where the "Fractale System" is on the brink of collapse. A boy named Clain embarks on a journey to search for Phryne — a girl who disappeared, leaving behind only a pendant. Clain will eventually learn the secrets of the "System."

Thanks to agila61 for the Hulu news tip.

Image © Fractale Production Committee

Update: More background information added.