Crunchyroll announced a new 24/7 channel launching today, October 11, to promote the growing medium of anime! Amazon Freevee (October 17), LG Channels (October 11), The Roku Channel (October 11), and VIZIO WatchFree+ (October 11) will be the first to carry the channel.
24/7 Crunchyroll Channel
There has been a rise in popularity of anime in recent years. Now, viewers can watch this incredible artform that has taken the world by storm in a whole new way!
The Crunchyroll channel will immediately reach an anime-curious audience by making a telecast schedule of fan-favorite catalog anime available. Horimiya, Ranking of Kings, Moriarty the Patriot, PSYCHO–PASS, Arifureta, Sugar Apple Fairytale, To Your Eternity and Code Geass will be the series available at launch. New and premium anime content will remain on Crunchyroll’s SVOD and AVOD services.
Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll, said:
“The Crunchyroll channel is a gateway to the world of anime where we will guide viewers to discover new worlds, new stories and new characters. And thanks to our distribution partners at launch, millions of fans have easy access to the medium that is taking the world by storm!”
The network will be programmed with dubbed series in English at launch. Other promotional, genre, and theme programming blocks will be scheduled for viewers to sample the wide range of anime being created from Japan.
The channel is a collaboration between Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Crunchyroll and GSN.
Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across over 200 countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to providing ad-free and premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing.
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