Tag: Anime
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Tubi Will Add Seven Anime Series and Six Films in New Content Distribution Deal
Free streaming service Tubi announced today a licensing agreement with Toei Animation to expand its current anime content lineup. The deal will include six TV special installments of the popular One Piece franchise – including 3D2Y, Episode of Sabo, Adventure of Nebulandia, Heart of Gold, Episode of East Blue and Episode of Skypiea – as well as episodes from the One…
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Sony’s Newest ‘Play At Home’ Offers Include Extended Funimation Anime Streaming Trials
Sony is bringing back its Play At Home program, which gifted popular games to PlayStation users for free during the pandemic. This time around, though, it’s also offering up some streaming perks as well. Starting on March 25th, anime streaming service Funimation will offer extended access for new subscribers. In all, those who take advantage…
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Pluto TV Gets Exclusive Rights to Yu-Gi-Oh! Series
Cinedigm announced today that Pluto TV will have exclusive rights to Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, the sixth anime series in the fan-favorite global franchise based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! collectible trading card game. The series will bypass broadcast and go straight to streaming on Pluto TV, reflecting the shift from traditional TV to streaming. Yu-Gi-Oh! series have aired…
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Netflix Signs Deals with Four More Anime Studios
Netflix is again building its anime collection, this time by signing deals with animation houses in Japan and Korea. In total, Netflix now has nine content deals with anime studios. The new partnerships include Anima & Company which owns Naz, Science Saru, and Mappa from Japan, along with Studio Mir from Korea. “In just four…
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AT&T Wants to Sell Crunchyroll for $1.5 Billion
According to sources for The Information, AT&T is in talks to sell the anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony, with an asking price of $1.5 billion. While Sony is reportedly unhappy with the high price tag, the addition of Crunchyroll to the company’s portfolio would solidify its position in anime streaming. Sony already owns Funimation, a competitor…
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DMR Launches RetroCrush, a Channel for Classic Anime
Digital Media Rights (DMR) has launched RetroCrush, a new digital channel devoted to streaming classic anime TV and movies. The channel has over 100 series and 40 features on the on-demand app for iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and smart TVs, and on desktop at www.retrocrush.tv. “Via our distribution partnerships, we are able to provide…
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Here are All the New Anime Shows Available on Netflix This Month
Recently we reported on Netflix expanding its anime library. And March is a reasonably busy month of new anime coming to Netflix in March 2020. We see the return of an awesome, and long-anticipated, Original series, not to mention one of the most in-demand anime since October 2019. Here are all the new anime series…
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Sony’s Funimation is Adding More Anime in the United States
Sony is consolidating Sony Music Entertainment Japan’s Aniplex with Sony Pictures Television’s Funimation into one streaming experience. According to a story by Variety, this merger combines U.S.-based Funimation with Aniplex’s French Wakanim and Australian Madman Anime Group. This means Japanese anime content will be acquired and distributed via Funimation across the U.S. under the JV…
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Tubi TV Doubles Down on Anime
Tubi TV today announced the release of a new slate of anime videos, including all 366 episodes of BLEACH, which will be available to viewers in the U.S. and Canada in its original Japanese language with English subtitles. Adding to Tubi TV’s growing library of free streaming TV and movies, the wildly popular Japanese series joins…
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Amazon is Launching a New Streaming Service
Amazon has long pushed Amazon Prime as its main streaming service. In the past it has picked up streaming services such as Twitch, the live game streaming service, to expand its catalog. Now, for the first time, Amazon is launching its own subscription-based streaming service. Anime Strike is $4.99 a month and comes with 1,000…