Z/X Ignition Blasts Off on Crunchyroll's Simulcast Lineup
San Francisco, Calif. (January 4, 2013) – Crunchyroll, Inc., continues its title acquisitions for the winter 2014 season with the addition of Z/X IGNITION, which is set to broadcast every Thursday starting on January 9 at 10:50 am Pacific Time for its premium members. Free users will be able to view this series one (1) week after initial broadcast on Crunchyroll. More information can be found on www.crunchyroll.com/ignition.
Based off BROCCOLI's trading card game in collaboration with Nippon Ichi Software, the anime adaptation will feature some powerhouse names in the voice acting community. Protagonists Asuka Tennoji, Rigel, and Sera Kurashiki will be respectively portrayed by Hiro Shimono (Asura Cryin', Kotoura-san, Uta no Prince Sama), Aya Uchida (Mitsudomoe, Strike Witches, Space Battleship Yamato 2199), and Hisako Kanemoto (Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Squid Girl, Bodacious Space Pirates).
“In the not-so-distant future, five portals suddenly appeared acting as gateways to alternative worlds. However, these five worlds are actually the same world, but in different timelines. As the situation becomes increasingly dire, the inhabitants of each world will stop at nothing to ensure the survival of their own timeline, even at the expense of the other timelines. The key to survival lies in one card-shaped device...”
Z/X IGNITION will be available to users in the following territories: United States of America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Central America, South America, French speaking Europe, United Kingdom, Ireland, German speaking Europe, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.
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: http://www.crunchyroll.com/freetrial/
About Crunchyroll, Inc.
Crunchyroll is a leading global destination and platform for Japanese anime and Asian content. Through applications like Crunchyroll for iPhone, iPad, Android, PlayStation®3, XBox Live®, Apple TV ®, Internet-enabled TVs, set-top boxes, affiliate websites and its own streaming website, Crunchyroll delivers over 25,000 episodes and 15,000 hours of officially-licensed content from leading Asian media producers direct to viewers translated professionally in multiple languages within minutes of TV broadcast.
Crunchyroll has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, and is a member of the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) and Licensing International Merchandisers' Association (LIMA). Officially launched in 2009, 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.
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