The one-armed swordsman and the blind samurai

Just when I think I’ve got it pegged, the anime industry comes up with something completely unpredictable. Later today, our family-friendly anime publisher Funimation (with emphasis on fun) is going to announce that they’ve licensed Shigurui. That’s right, coming to your local Walmart in 2009, sitting in-between that funny volume of School Rumble and the mis-placed tin of economy-value baked beans is our favourite self-fellating, incestuous murder-death-kill Shigurui. You can’t make this stuff up, but credit to Funimation for trying. I just remembered that they have released Mushishi too, so, clearly, they aren’t adverse to trying something new every now and then. All eyes turn to Baccano! this weekend.