Crunchyroll to Simulcast Mushibugyo Anime This Spring
The leading online Asian entertainment stream service adds the samurai action series Mushibugyō to its Spring 2013 lineup.
San Francisco, Calif. (March 30, 2013) – Crunchyroll, Inc., has acquired the anime series Mushibugyō as part of its spring simulcasts, and is set to broadcast every Monday starting on April 8, at 3:00a.m. Pacific Time for its premium members, and April 15 for free members. More information can be found on www.Crunchyroll.com/Mushibugyō.
Mushibugyō will be available to Crunchyroll's audience worldwide except for the following territories: Japan, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Phillippines, and Singapore.
Based off of the original manga Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyō by Hiroshi Fukuda, Mushibugyō is set in an alternate history version of Edo-era Tokyo, where a special unit called the “Mushibugyō” protects the city's denizens from the giant insects that run rampant throughout the city. Jinbe Tsukishima left his home to join the Mushibugyō, and now fights alongside his fellow comrades to exterminate the giant bugs while striving to be a warrior who never loses. He and the rest of the Mushibugyō risk their lives to protect not only the peace in Edo, but the smiles of the people as well!
Mushibugyō is being produced by Seven Arcs, whose other works include Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, the Dog Days series, and Asura Cryin'. The cast includes voice actor/singer KENN as Jinbe Tsukishima, whose debut role was Judai Yuki in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and also plays Hibito Nanba in Space Brothers. Voice actress Satomi Akesaka, also known as krkr in gdgd Fairies, stars as Oharu, and Rumi Ookubo, whose other roles include Chinatsu Yoshikawa from YuruYuri, is Hibachi.
Episodes can be accessed from Crunchyroll.com, the free iPhone and iPad application, the Android application, Windows Phone, PS3™, XBox Live®, Panasonic TVs with Viera Connect, Roku, Boxee, Google TV, Samsung TV, Vizio VIA, WD TV Live, additional set-top channels, and affiliate partners.
Crunchyroll premium members have access to a large selection of anime and drama, same-day access for simulcast titles, no advertisements and can stream in up to 1080p quality on select 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®, 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
San Francisco, Calif. (March 30, 2013) – Crunchyroll, Inc., has acquired the anime series Mushibugyō as part of its spring simulcasts, and is set to broadcast every Monday starting on April 8, at 3:00a.m. Pacific Time for its premium members, and April 15 for free members. More information can be found on www.Crunchyroll.com/Mushibugyō.
Mushibugyō will be available to Crunchyroll's audience worldwide except for the following territories: Japan, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Phillippines, and Singapore.
Based off of the original manga Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyō by Hiroshi Fukuda, Mushibugyō is set in an alternate history version of Edo-era Tokyo, where a special unit called the “Mushibugyō” protects the city's denizens from the giant insects that run rampant throughout the city. Jinbe Tsukishima left his home to join the Mushibugyō, and now fights alongside his fellow comrades to exterminate the giant bugs while striving to be a warrior who never loses. He and the rest of the Mushibugyō risk their lives to protect not only the peace in Edo, but the smiles of the people as well!
Mushibugyō is being produced by Seven Arcs, whose other works include Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, the Dog Days series, and Asura Cryin'. The cast includes voice actor/singer KENN as Jinbe Tsukishima, whose debut role was Judai Yuki in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and also plays Hibito Nanba in Space Brothers. Voice actress Satomi Akesaka, also known as krkr in gdgd Fairies, stars as Oharu, and Rumi Ookubo, whose other roles include Chinatsu Yoshikawa from YuruYuri, is Hibachi.
Episodes can be accessed from Crunchyroll.com, the free iPhone and iPad application, the Android application, Windows Phone, PS3™, XBox Live®, Panasonic TVs with Viera Connect, Roku, Boxee, Google TV, Samsung TV, Vizio VIA, WD TV Live, additional set-top channels, and affiliate partners.
Crunchyroll premium members have access to a large selection of anime and drama, same-day access for simulcast titles, no advertisements and can stream in up to 1080p quality on select 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®, 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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