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NEWS: Crunchyroll to Simulcast Reborn! Anime Worldwide

I have been praying for this and now it is reality, I am sooooooo happy. but I do hope we get an r1 dvd release and an english dub.

"Why a DVD release"? a few simple answers

1. Not every customer has a computer/internet connection (NA market is shrinking in numbers of those who fall under that category, but still the number is still there, like my anime start, no interwebs means no streaming.)

2. Dubbing, they generally sell better, so if there would be a dub on the DVD release it would be for those who have that preference.

3. Collectors, hey some people have a hoard mentality when it comes to their hobbies (and putting them on shelves and talking at length about them) Almost like a conversation piece when you have guests or salesman in your home.

Well atleast this might boost the popularity of Reborn to convince someone to license and dub it. More people should look into this series, the manga's getting even better now that the story is less focused on comedy and more focused on action.

The majority of anime fans do though, and lots of media are moving to a simulcast/streaming format anyway. If anything, anime's just late in the game.

Dubbing's only worth it if the series profits from it. It costs more money to sub and dub than it does just to sub. With the fansub boom, people became more accustomed to subs, and with the number of dubs on TV dwindling, how can you say that's the preference when people aren't even tuning in to watch them for free?

Collecting is taking a nosedive with the economy. For the most part, people want their anime but they can't shell out like they used to. Crunchyroll is a free, legal alternative, and given the disposability of many anime series this day, it's a good one.

I'm all for simulcasting new episodes of stuff, but why do they keep picking shows that are already past their 100th episode? I'd be a lot more excited for something new starting with episode 1. Great that we get to see Reborn episode 140 the same day that Japan does, but what about us who haven't seen episodes 1 through 139?

Teriyaki Terrier wrote:

magicalgirlj wrote: Teriyaki Terrier wrote: There goes yet another anime that could have been brought to USA. I was hoping that Funimation would license this, but now that Crunchyroll has this, I don't think we'll this is in the states any well Funimation did license two shows that were orginally streamed by crunchyroll. so I think that this was a C and D title. the chances of this getting licensed is pretty high Well lets hope so. I do remember the cease and desist. I don't trust Crunchyroll to do the right action so this is why I am worried.

As you know, Crunchyroll is still allowing Blassreiter and Tower of Druaga to be shown on their website in the original Japanese language, even though Funimation have licensed them for the English-language release. The reason why is that Crunchyroll still retains the right to stream the anime series as they still have the content streaming deal with Gonzo.

Since Reborn is a TV Tokyo-produced anime, and along with Naruto, and several other anime that are produced by TV Tokyo, Reborn will go the same way and be shown on Crunchyroll.

You can go ahead and worry, if that is what you want to do, but the fact remains that CR has asked for and received permission to stream the Reborn anime from TV Tokyo.

I, for one, am excited about this.

Well atleast this might boost the popularity of Reborn to convince someone to license and dub it. More people should look into this series, the manga's getting even better now that the story is less focused on comedy and more focused on action.

So, will all the previous episodes be up on Crunchyroll, too?

Hn so this is why Funi was sending all those C&D letters out. This was the devious plan all along! I, thankfully, don't have a CR account and Katekyo is not gonna make me get one (even if it's free).