Crunchyroll and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation Reveal a Secret

Sequel to Anime Adaptation of ASCII MEDIA WORKS Inc. Light Novel Coming to Crunchyroll Same Day as Japan Starting October 5th

San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (October 2, 2009) -- Crunchyroll and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) announced today the addition of NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU 2 ~Purezza~ to Crunchyroll's Fall 2009 Anime Lineup. Adapted from the hit light novel series published by ASCII MEDIA WORKS Inc. by Yūsaku Igarashi and animated by diomedéa inc. formerly known as Studio Barcelona, NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU 2 ~Purezza~ features singer and actress Mamiko Noto in the titular lead role. More information can be found at http://www.Crunchyroll.com/nogizaka.

"NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU 2 ~Purezza~ caters to the core fan," said Rob Pereyda, Crunchyroll's Vice President of Licensing. "What is interesting is that it is about a girl who is afraid of being caught as being a mega anime fan and deals with these topics as an anime itself."

NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU 2 ~Purezza~ will be available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand in standard definition free of charge to all visitors of Crunchyroll's website and across the Crunchyroll network one week after airing in Japan. Crunchyroll's Anime Members will receive early access to the program in 480P within two hour after its Japanese airing, starting October 5th. In addition to the sequel, the first series will be available on Crunchyroll as well.

NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU 2 ~Purezza~ joins over 20 other titles to form Crunchyroll's Fall 2009 Anime Lineup. Find out what else will be simulcasting at http://www.Crunchyroll.com/lineup <http://www.crunchyroll.com/lineup> today.

All fans can enjoy all content on the site for free, but Crunchyroll Anime Members benefits include higher quality streams of all shows (in some cases at 720p High Definition Video) with no advertisement and early access to all simulcast shows as early as one (1) hour after its Japan Broadcast. Crunchyroll Anime Membership costs as little as $5 a month and goes directly towards supporting Japan Animation companies. More information, including a two week free trial membership can be found at http://www.Crunchyroll.com/freetrial.

Title Synopsis:

NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU 2 ~Purezza~
Y?to Ayase attends Hakuj? Academy, a private high school in Japan. His classmate, Haruka Nogizaka, is not only very attractive, but is intelligent and rich, garnering her the title as the school's idol. However, one day when Y?to's friend asks him to return a book to the library, he unexpectedly stumbles across Haruka and her deepest, darkest secret--she is an otaku!! Promising to keep her secret hidden, Y?to and Haruka become close friends, helping Haruka with her secret hobby and developing their relationship together. Season two of NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU picks up where we left off in the first season, making for a romantic-comedy adventure that everyone is sure to enjoy!

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