FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Online Media Distribution Leader
Expands Its Anime Offerings
San Francisco, CA (August 9, 2008)
Online media distribution leader
Crunchyroll today announced an
agreement with ADV Films, one of the
top
producer-distributors of anime in
North America, to provide streaming,
subscription, and download-to-own
viewing for twelve animated series
and
feature film properties. These new
offerings will begin appearing
online
ADV maintains one of the largest
anime catalogs outside of Japan and
has
played a key role in building
animeıs worldwide popularity over
the past 16
years. Crunchyroll is the largest
online community focused on Asian
entertainment, serving over four
million fans worldwide. Todayıs
announcement substantially expands
Crunchyrollıs anime content and
extends
ADVıs online reach dramatically.
Vu Nguyen, co-founder of Crunchyroll,
said ³Crunchyroll is delighted to
partner with a pioneering US anime
distributor to bring these great
titles
to our passionate online community
of anime fans.²
³Consumers particularly the 18-34
year old demo are hungry for what
we
have to offer, whether itıs at the
video store, on cable, and
increasingly
over the Internet,² said ADV Films
co-founder and president John
Ledford.
³As the largest community of its
kind, Crunchyroll is the perfect
platform
to reach new, tech-savvy anime
fans.²
Over the next twelve months,
Crunchyroll will host nearly 72
hours of ADV
Films content, including TV series,
animated features, and live-action
films. A full list is provided
below.
Angelic
Layer
26 episode animated
BASToF
Syndrome
26 episode animated series
Best Student
Council 26
episode animated series
Chance Pop
Session
13 episode animated series
Lady
Death
animated feature
Magical
Play
22 episode animated
Martian Successor Nadesico:
Prince of
Darkness
animated feature
Nurse Witch Komugi
6 episode animated series
Parasite
Dolls
animated feature
Saiyuki
50 episode animated
Yesterday
live-action film
ADV Films is the #1
producer-distributor of Japanese
animation (³anime²) in
North America and has the largest
English-language anime library in
the
world. With best-selling titles such
as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Elfen
Lied,
Gantz, Robotech, Azumanga Daioh, and
Hello Kitty, ADV Filmsı extensive
catalog is fueling the popularity of
anime around the globe. Parent
company
A. D. Vision, Inc. encompasses a
variety of complementary media
divisions
including television, licensing and
merchandising and continues to
expand
into new areas. Founded in 1992, the
company is headquartered in Houston.
Headquartered in San Francisco,
California, Crunchyroll is hailed as
a
leading online entertainment brand
with the largest international
online
community and destination focused on
Asian entertainment including anime,
drama and music in addition to
electronic entertainment and auto
content.
Crunchyrollıs distribution channel
and partnership program delivers
content
to over four million passionate fans
worldwide. Crunchyroll is funded by
the
premier group Venrock. For more
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