FUNimation announced on the 18th that they had acquired the home entertainment, broadcast, digital and merchandise rights to the first season of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi
anime series
Casshern Sins from
Tatsunoko Productions.

The anime series is directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi (Blood+, Digimon, Dragon Ball Z), produced by Tatsunoko Productions (Speed Racer, Robotech, Gatchaman) and is animated by Madhouse (Claymore, Hellsing Ultimate, Death Note, Gungrave). FUNimation plans to release the series in the Fall of 2010.
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