Cardfight!! Vanguard to Stream on Crunchyroll
Action-packed anime imagined by legendary card franchise creator Akira Itō and Bushiroad founder Takaaki Kitani to simulcast on Crunchyroll starting January 8, 2011
January 4, 2011
San Francisco, Calif. – Crunchyroll, Inc., announced today the streaming rights acquisition of Cardfight!! Vanguard from TMS ENTERTAINMENT, LTD., one of Japan's oldest and most famous anime studios and licensors of blockbuster audiovisual entertainment. Title stars current voice acting personality Tsubasa Yonaga in the lead role of Aichi Sendo, and features the highly anticipated single, “Vanguard” by the legendary JAM Project as its opening song. More information is available at http://www.Crunchyroll.com/vanguard.
Crunchyroll's Japan office President Vince Shortino said: “For anyone who grew up playing TCGs and watching their toons in the 90's, this is a kind of all-star team-up 10 years in the making. We have Mr. Card Game himself in Akira Itō, a great director in Hatsuki Tsuji who earned his metal animating video game adaptations then directing card game mega franchieses and we even have the legendary JAM Project providing what will probably be the most sung anime OP at karaoke parlors this winter!”
TMS Entertainment, Ltd.'s Katsuki Masai said: “We knew Crunchyroll would be a perfect first window for Cardfight!! Vanguard when we realized that the show would have a dual appeal: both to youth and adults, so it was a natural decision to start streaming there. We look forward to the reaction it will get online.”
Cardfight!! Vanguard will be available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
About Crunchyroll, Inc.
Crunchyroll is a leading global video network and developer of social media applications for Japanese anime and Asian media. Through applications like Crunchyroll for iPad and Naruto Shippūden Official, set top boxes, affiliate websites and its own site, Crunchyroll delivers officially-licensed content from leading Asian media producers directly to consumers.
Crunchyroll has offices in San Francisco, Calif. and Tokyo, Japan, and is a member of the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) and Licensing International Merchandisers' Association (LIMA). Founded in 2006, Crunchyroll is funded by leading venture capital firm, Venrock, Japanese entertainment giant TV TOKYO, digital publishing leader Bitway and a group of angel investors representing some of the brightest and most successful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. More information can be found at http://www.Crunchyroll.com.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, product delays, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, vendors and third-party developers, international economic and political conditions. The companies may change their intentions, beliefs or expectations, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in the companies' assumptions or otherwise. The companies undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
January 4, 2011
San Francisco, Calif. – Crunchyroll, Inc., announced today the streaming rights acquisition of Cardfight!! Vanguard from TMS ENTERTAINMENT, LTD., one of Japan's oldest and most famous anime studios and licensors of blockbuster audiovisual entertainment. Title stars current voice acting personality Tsubasa Yonaga in the lead role of Aichi Sendo, and features the highly anticipated single, “Vanguard” by the legendary JAM Project as its opening song. More information is available at http://www.Crunchyroll.com/vanguard.
Crunchyroll's Japan office President Vince Shortino said: “For anyone who grew up playing TCGs and watching their toons in the 90's, this is a kind of all-star team-up 10 years in the making. We have Mr. Card Game himself in Akira Itō, a great director in Hatsuki Tsuji who earned his metal animating video game adaptations then directing card game mega franchieses and we even have the legendary JAM Project providing what will probably be the most sung anime OP at karaoke parlors this winter!”
TMS Entertainment, Ltd.'s Katsuki Masai said: “We knew Crunchyroll would be a perfect first window for Cardfight!! Vanguard when we realized that the show would have a dual appeal: both to youth and adults, so it was a natural decision to start streaming there. We look forward to the reaction it will get online.”
Cardfight!! Vanguard will be available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
About Crunchyroll, Inc.
Crunchyroll is a leading global video network and developer of social media applications for Japanese anime and Asian media. Through applications like Crunchyroll for iPad and Naruto Shippūden Official, set top boxes, affiliate websites and its own site, Crunchyroll delivers officially-licensed content from leading Asian media producers directly to consumers.
Crunchyroll has offices in San Francisco, Calif. and Tokyo, Japan, and is a member of the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) and Licensing International Merchandisers' Association (LIMA). Founded in 2006, Crunchyroll is funded by leading venture capital firm, Venrock, Japanese entertainment giant TV TOKYO, digital publishing leader Bitway and a group of angel investors representing some of the brightest and most successful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. More information can be found at http://www.Crunchyroll.com.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, product delays, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, vendors and third-party developers, international economic and political conditions. The companies may change their intentions, beliefs or expectations, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in the companies' assumptions or otherwise. The companies undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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