Crunchyroll to Simulcast Wagnaria!! Season 2 This Fall
The family restaurant team of Wagnaria!! joins Crunchyroll this season to serve up a healthy plate full of laughs
San Francisco, Calif. (October 5, 2011) – Crunchyroll – the leader in streaming anime and Asian content – gears up to simulcast the second season of WAGNARIA!! on its site this week, starting on Saturday October 8 at 9 am PST. This week, Crunchyroll will air the first two (2) episodes, with the first episode being free to all users, and the second episode available to premium members. Free users will be able to see episode two (2) and all future episode one (1) week after broadcast on site. More information can be found on www.crunchyroll.com/wagnaria.
WAGNARIA!! 2 will be available in the following territories: the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Crunchyroll's brand manager Keith Kawamura said, “Having a part of the WAGNARIA!! franchise is a great addition to the site and should stir a lot of excitement with our users, especially when we will be able to showcase it to our anime-hungry users immediately after Japan broadcast.”
“The family restaurant WAGNARIA stands by itself in Hokkaido. One day Sota Takanashi, who loves all things small, meets tiny little Popura, who offers him a job working part time at the restaurant. Attracted to her petite stature, Sota accepts her offer. To his surprise, the restaurant is filled with eccentric characters. Get ready to dish up some wacky comedy together with Sota and his coworkers!”
Episodes can be accessed from Crunchyroll.com, the free iPad and iPhone application, the Android application, Roku, Boxee, Vizio VIA, WD TV Live and additional set-top channels, and affiliate partners.
Crunchyroll premium members will have access to the largest anime and drama selection, same-day access for simulcasted titles, no advertisements and can be viewed in 480p-to-720p quality on selected titles. More information about the Crunchyroll membership plan can be found at: www.crunchyroll.com/freetrial
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 iPhone, iPad, Android, TV set-top boxes, distribution partners and its own streaming website, 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 www.crunchyroll.com.
