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  • Crunchyroll announces merchandising and licensing partnership with Black White Orange

    Crunchyroll announces merchandising and licensing partnership with Black White Orange

    Mumbai: Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, has announced its partnership with Black White Orange, a leading brand licensing agency, to oversee and manage the licensing merchandise programs in India. This will involve the development of fresh licensing programs with new partners and across various categories.

    Crunchyroll’s platform launch event in India with stars and authentic anime fans Tiger Shroff and Rashmika Mandana earlier this year drew large crowds and excitement amongst fans, proving its increasing popularity across the country.  

    “Anime has captivated fans across India and this new partnership with BWO will allow us to better serve the local Indian anime community,” said Crunchyroll VP- global consumer products Anna Songco Adamian. “We’re looking forward to working with new partners to celebrate anime and grow the love of this dynamic artform across the nation!”

    Black White Orange will work closely with more than 35 anime titles available for streaming on Crunchyroll, including popular fan-favorite series like the comedic horror series Zom 100: Bucket List of The Dead, the classic mecha series Robotech, the beloved anime series following Vash the Stampede, the legendary gunman and pacifist, Trigun, and the romantic comedy My Dress-Up Darling, amongst others. Crunchyroll’s Associate Director Raphael Guimaraes will lead consumer products deals for India Subcontinent.

    “India stands as one of the burgeoning consumers of anime content, and this trend is on the rise, attributable to platforms like Crunchyroll and major fan events. According to a study by Rakuten Digital Commerce, anime enthusiasts in India display higher engagement levels and are inclined to spend 40% more on licensed products than the national average. Hence, we’re very confident in the success of this partnership and are super excited about collaborating with Crunchyroll to further fuel the anime love,” remarked Black White Orange Brands Pvt. Ltd. co-founder & COO Mitali Desai.

  • Crunchyroll announces further expansion in India at Anime event in Mumbai

    Crunchyroll announces further expansion in India at Anime event in Mumbai

    Mumbai: Crunchyroll, the world’s ultimate home for anime, announced more anime content and more dubs at a fan-filled premiere event in Mumbai this evening. The host of announcements signaled further investment in the India market and ambitions to super-serve anime fans in all parts of the country.

    Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini, travelled to Mumbai to celebrate the screening of the Hindi dub (S1 – E1 and E2) of JUJUTSU KAISEN where he shared some news with a room full of passionate fans. The event was also attended by super anime fans, Tiger Shroff and Rashmika Mandanna, who shared their love for anime with fellow fans at the event. 

    A roundup of the evening’s breaking news during Purini’s remarks:

    •     Expansion of content library: Crunchyroll announced that it would add 40 new series and 200 hours of content by the end of 2023, many of which will be available in Hindi. These series would join fan-favorites Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Naruto Shippuden, and My Hero Academia  already on the platform.
    •     Hindi dub for Chainsaw Man: Crunchyroll is making Hindi dubs of the popular Chainsaw Man available on 29 July. Chainsaw Man is the hit dark fantasy anime series based on the widely popular and award-winning manga of the same name written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Fire Punch; Look Back; Goodbye, Eri) and serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump. The Hindi dub cast list can be found below.
    •     JUJUTSU KAISEN will premiere season one dubbed in both Hindi and Tamil beginning 28 July, with three episodes airing every week. Dubbed episodes of JUJUTSU KAISEN season 2 will begin airing in the fall, but fans can catch new episodes subtitled in English streaming now on Crunchyroll.
    •     Telugu and Tamil Dubs: Finally, Crunchyroll will be introducing dubs in Tamil and Telugu by the end of the year, responding to the diverse linguistic preferences of Indian anime fans

    Over the last year, Crunchyroll has reaffirmed its commitment to India, by reducing subscription fees and making payments available in local currency, adding more library hours and series, making Hindi dubs available (in India and worldwide), attending India Comic Cons and more.

    Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini, “India is a special place for Crunchyroll. It has the second largest anime fandom on the planet and will drive 60 per cent of the global growth in anime interest in the next few years.We see first hand how much love there is for anime here, which is why we have been expanding our content catalog. We now have over 500 titles, 3800 hours of content and 7500 episodes – making us the largest anime catalog in India. AND: We’re adding nearly 40 new series and nearly 200 hours of content by the end of 2023”.

  • Crunchyroll brings excitement for anime fans in India

    Crunchyroll brings excitement for anime fans in India

    Mumbai: Crunchyroll, the ultimate anime destination worldwide, has made two wildly popular titles available in Hindi: “My Dress Up Darling” and “Ranking of Kings,” with more on the horizon. Adding to that, Crunchyroll also announced on Tuesday that anime fans in India have much more to be excited about now and in the months & years to come.

    Interestingly, the cost of a Crunchyroll premium membership is decreasing in India as the subscription tiers shift to Rs 79 per month for its fan subscription tier and Rs 99 per month for its mega fan subscription tier. The change also means that fans will be charged in local currency instead of the United States dollar. This price decrease will create consistency across Crunchyroll memberships across channels, including web, mobile, and home devices, and unlock more content for anime fans to enjoy.

    In India, Crunchyroll offers nearly 5,500 episodes of anime, with 1,000 hours dubbed in English.

    Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini said, “There is a massive appetite for anime in India with a growing number of fans who are craving more of what they love.”

    “Our team has worked hard to expand our service—including more content and more dubs—at a more affordable price,” he added.

    India’s price reduction is one of nearly 100 across international Crunchyroll territories.

    Crunchyroll offers fans and mega-fans premium subscriptions. The Crunchyroll fan membership offers ad-free viewing and access to Crunchyroll’s library of anime dubs, alongside access to Crunchyroll manga and simulcast series day and date with their premiere in Japan. The Crunchyroll Mega Fan membership offers all the benefits of Crunchyroll Fan, alongside access to anime on the go with offline viewing and the ability to stream Crunchyroll concurrently across four different streams.

  • Sony acquires Crunchyroll from WarnerMedia’s AT&T

    Sony acquires Crunchyroll from WarnerMedia’s AT&T

    NEW DELHI: WarnerMedia’s AT&T has agreed to sell Crunchyroll to Sony in a deal worth $1.175 billion.

    Crunchyroll is an anime direct-to-consumer service within AT&T’s WarnerMedia segment with three million plus SVoD subscribers. It currently serves 90 million registered users across more than 200 countries and territories offering AVoD, mobile games, manga, events merchandise and distribution.

    Funimation is a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) subsidiary, Aniplex.

    “The Crunchyroll team has done an extraordinary job of not only growing the Crunchyroll brand but also building a passionate community of anime fans. Crunchyroll’s success is a direct result of the company’s culture and commitment to their fans,” WarnerMedia CRO Tony Goncalves said. “By combining with Funimation, they will continue to nurture a global community and bring more anime to more people. I’m incredibly proud of the Crunchyroll team and what they have been able to accomplish in the digital media space in such a short period of time. They’ve created an end-to-end global ecosystem for this incredible art form.”

    “We are proud to bring Crunchyroll into the Sony family,” Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra said. “Through Funimation and our terrific partners at Aniplex and Sony Music Entertainment Japan, we have a deep understanding of this global art form and are well-positioned to deliver outstanding content to audiences around the world. Together with Crunchyroll, we will create the best possible experience for fans and greater opportunity for creators, producers and publishers in Japan and elsewhere. Funimation has been doing this for over 25 years and we look forward to continuing to leverage the power of creativity and technology to succeed in this rapidly growing segment of entertainment.”