Funimation, the distribution company behind Dragon Ball Super: Broly, responded to voice actor Vic Mignogna’s name not appearing on the cast listing on iTunes.
Mignogna, who voiced Broly in [easyazon_link identifier=”B07MLB1DBG” locale=”US” tag=”boundingintocomics-20″]Dragon Ball Super: Broly[/easyazon_link], did not have his name credited on the iTunes’ listing of the film.
YouTuber and lawyer Nick Rekieta, who also set up a GoFundMe for Vic Mignogna’s legal team, spotted the removal and brought it to the attention of Funimation. Mignogna has been at the center of sexual misconduct allegations that have seen him fired from Rooster Teeth and Funimation.
Wait a minute? Did @iTunes remove @vicmignogna from #DragonBallSuperBroly credits or did @FUNimation ?
I HOPE that didn’t violate some contractual agreement… pic.twitter.com/w2BrZiIGD1
— Rekieta Law: Speech is Free, but Lawyers Aren’t (@NickRekieta) March 8, 2019
Funimation would respond explaining Mignogna’s name not appearing is “an error on the iTunes listing.” They then point to the Best Buy listing which has Mignogna properly credited. They also note, “We are working to get the iTunes listing fixed.”
Hey there, Nick. Thanks for spotting this for us.
This is an error on the iTunes listing. He is appropriately listed on other retailers (here is Best Buy’s listing, for example: https://t.co/fzHUoLiQsw).
We are working to get the iTunes listing fixed.
— Funimation (@FUNimation) March 9, 2019
Funimation would also respond to similar complaints regarding Mignogna’s name on Fullmetal Alchemist. Mignogna voiced lead character Edward Elric in the popular anime series.
Wonderful. Now if you could get the same thing done for google play with FMA, that would be grand.https://t.co/19y1fOHtne
— Mallic (@Mallic_D) March 9, 2019
Funimation would indicate they are not the licensor on Fullmetal Alchemist and have “not had the rights to Fullmetal Alchemist since 2016.”
A little further clarification: We have not had the rights to Fullmetal Alchemist (or the movie mentioned in this video) since 2016.
— Funimation (@FUNimation) March 9, 2019
They would clarify that they have The Sacred Star of Milos available to purchase on their website, but they do not have the rights for the TV and [easyazon_link identifier=”B000FS2VZO” locale=”US” tag=”boundingintocomics-20″]Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie – Conqueror of Shamballa[/easyazon_link].
Yep! We do have the home video for that one movie available on our shop. However, for the TV series and Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie – Conqueror of Shamballa, the rights expired in 2016. Here’s the blog we posted back then regarding this: https://t.co/czrdInv8V4
— Funimation (@FUNimation) March 9, 2019
Rekieta would thank Funimation for responding while also pointing out the problem with Google Play. He also notes that Mignogna had been removed from RWBY as well.
Thank you for the response. That helps clear it up. He also appears to have been removed from Google play and I’m hearing FMA credits as well.
Please inform @RoosterTeeth that he appears to have been removed from RWBY. https://t.co/JtifMCgkB8
— Rekieta Law: Speech is Free, but Lawyers Aren’t (@NickRekieta) March 9, 2019
Funimation would respond explaining that “The Google Play listing is not our official listing. It may be pulling the cast list from somewhere else on the internet.”
The Google Play listing is not our official listing. It may be pulling the cast list from somewhere else on the internet. We’ll be sure to let fans know when the official listing is available!
— Funimation (@FUNimation) March 9, 2019
They would then once again explain they don’t have the rights to Fullmetal Alchemist.
As for Fullmetal Alchemist, we haven’t had the rights to the TV series or the Conqueror of Shamballa movie since 2016. Our blog from back then announcing this can be found here: https://t.co/czrdInv8V4
— Funimation (@FUNimation) March 9, 2019
As of this writing, we can confirm Mignogna does now appear on the cast listing for [easyazon_link identifier=”B07MLB1DBG” locale=”US” tag=”boundingintocomics-20″]Dragon Ball Super: Broly[/easyazon_link] on iTunes.
While Mignogna is listed on the cast list for Dragon Ball Super: Broly, if you actually click his name it only shows Dragon Ball Super: Broly as his only film credit. This is not the case for Sean Schemmel and the other voice actors.
Hey @FUNimation I'm glad that you got @vicmignogna listed back on @iTunes for Super Broly.
But please compare the screenshots below. One is a new, incomplete profile for Vic, the other is the real profile. I assumed the new one was temporary, I guess these take a while to fix. pic.twitter.com/I1XEif2qWs
— Rekieta Law: Speech is Free, but Lawyers Aren't (@NickRekieta) March 11, 2019
Mignogna is still not credited on Google Play for Dragon Ball Super: Broly.
What do you make of Funimation’s response? Do you think there is some kind of conspiracy as to why Mignogna’s name wasn’t credited?
**Editor’s Note: This article was updated at 3:45 PM ET to include information on the Dragon Ball Super: Broly Vic Mignogna profile.**