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NEWS: Crunchyroll Streams Arata: The Legend TV Anime




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Divineking



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:19 pm Reply with quote
The fact that it's restricted to the US and Canada, and that its only for premium members makes it sound like something's up. Maybe it's some kind of shared simulcast deal?
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getchman
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:22 pm Reply with quote
kinda sounds like Funimation type restrictions
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st_owly



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:23 pm Reply with quote
Or maybe it's Viz, considering they have the manga.
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Polycell



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:25 pm Reply with quote
The geography definitely suggests a sublicense. Funi's never shared before to the best of my knowledge while Sentai typically gets larger areas and hasn't in the past imposed a similar restriction. Viz definitely seems the most likely candidate at this juncture.
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The Mad Manga Massacre



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:28 pm Reply with quote
Super excited about this! Very Happy Can't wait!
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SpacemanHardy



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:37 pm Reply with quote
Yeah, judging by the description and provided picture, this even sounds and looks like something VIZ would go after.
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Aynslesa



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:24 pm Reply with quote
::happy dance of joy:: Huzzah! I know what I'm watching tonight when I get home!
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RedemptionRevenge



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:29 pm Reply with quote
I don't know if it was a typo or whatever, but Arata is no longer just for premium members.

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-798681/new-spring-titles-arata-the-legend-and
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agila61



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:43 pm Reply with quote
RedemptionRevenge wrote:
I don't know if it was a typo or whatever, but Arata is no longer just for premium members.

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-798681/new-spring-titles-arata-the-legend-and

Could have been a typo ~ could have been a rider to the contract negotiated at the last minute and the original terms shared with the author of the post.

Seems more likely to be Viz than Funimation or Sentai ~ since Funimation has never yet streamed one of their licenses to Crunchyroll and Sentai has been picking up broader contract regions.
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Altacia



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 2:12 pm Reply with quote
Hope it's not for premium members only. Sad Not that I have any problem with finding alternative ways but...

It bugs me to no end when Crunchy does that... I watch their ad's{Even while knowing a way around them} that should be enough.
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tuxedocat



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 2:20 pm Reply with quote
I'm really glad this was announced. I've been buying the manga, and it's an entertaining fantasy adventure. (--And the protagonist is not anywhere near as annoying as previous *cough*Miaka*cough* Watase Yuu protags)
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agila61



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:03 pm Reply with quote
Altacia wrote:
Hope it's not for premium members only. Sad Not that I have any problem with finding alternative ways but...

It bugs me to no end when Crunchy does that... I watch their ad's{Even while knowing a way around them} that should be enough.

Its pretty unlikely that it Crunchyroll who does that, don't you think? Its a lot more likely to be the licensor setting terms more restrictive than Crunchyroll would prefer.
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aoi yuuki fanboy



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:30 pm Reply with quote
kannagi looks waayy too happy in that photo. spoiler[fer chrissakes he's a bad guy for like 6 volumes!]
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tuxedocat



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:38 pm Reply with quote
aoi yuuki fanboy wrote:
kannagi looks waayy too happy in that photo. spoiler[fer chrissakes he's a bad guy for like 6 volumes!]


Yeah. strange choice. He looks too ... perky. A word I would never use to describe that particular character. LOL.

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