Posts Tagged ‘Simulcast’

The Anime Network has announced its forthcoming exclusive stream of romantic comedy anime Maid Sama! on its online portal. The show will first be available to premium subscribers on June 15th beginning with the first episode, then two days later on June 17th to all users.  The portal will then add episodes every Thursday going [...]

Viz has confirmed that it will simulcast Bleach via its “Quickcast” simulcast initiative that it currently runs with One Piece and Naruto Shippuden on its Viz Anime streaming portal.  This follows the announcement of the simulcast by Crunchyroll last week and pending launch this Tuesday after petitioning its user base to gauge demand for the [...]

Crunchyroll has announced that it has acquired the rights to simulcast Bleach from minority stakeholder TV Tokyo after holding a recent petition drive on the portal in order for fans to request the series for viewing on the service. The simulcast will begin on June 8th with the latest arc currently running in Japan. The [...]

Crunchyroll has just announced its forthcoming simulcast of the 26 episode slice of life sports series Giant Killing, animated by Studio Deen.  The series centers on the East Tokyo United soccer club which has lost almost all of its stars, fans and self-respect save for one veteran player. The team’s board of directors brings in [...]

Funimation has announced that it has acquired the license to stream Fuji TV’s noitamina (Animation spelled backwards) late night animation block, with House of Five Leaves currently available and the next program in the block in The Tatami Block beginning its simulcast on April 22nd. This represents a massive coup for Funimation, as shows from [...]

Crunchyroll has announced its final Spring 2010 simulcast with the upcoming broadcast of the second season of Shin Koihime Mousou in Otome Tairan, contiuing where the second season’s broadcast left off with the debut of two new characters in Kanu Unchou and Chihi Ekitoku. Synopsis:Towards the end of the Han Dynasty, the world is in [...]

Following the announcement of The Anime Network’s first ever simulcast in the recently premiered Ichiban Ushiro Daimao earlier this week, Crunchyroll has announced its own simulcast of the series. Ichiban Ushiro no Daimao follows Akuto Sai as the lead character, who on the day he enters Constant Magic Academy, receives a very unexpected future occupation [...]

Crunchyroll has confirmed its first Spring 2010 simulcast with the forthcoming premiere of the Stan Lee/Studio BONES co-production Heroman, which will premiere tomorrow and every Thursday at 3AM PDT following its Japanese broadcast an hour earlier. Heroman will feature the debut of rising Japanese TV drama star Mikako Komatsu in her first anime role as [...]

Crunchyroll has announced that select series will have their simulcasts extended through the Spring 2010 season which begins on Thursday April 1st. Crunchyroll will continue to offer premium access under its subscription plans to Naruto Shippuden, REBORN!, Kaasan ­ Mom’s Life and Yumeiro Patissiere one hour after first Japanese broadcast along with free, ad-supported access [...]

The Anime Network has announced that it will begin its first ever online simulcast with the Spring season show Ichiban Ushiro no Daimao on Friday via its online portal, with access limited to registered and premium users. The show is adapted from the manga of the same name and tells the story of an alternate [...]