Tag Archives: crunchyroll

The Limits to Legal Free: You Have To Make Money Somehow [Update]

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Tom Langston

from the cover of a TOKYOPOP Sneaks sampler There were two issues that cropped up on Twitter this past Monday that I wanted to address in posts days after the initial discussions. The first involves Crunchyroll’s subscription-only presentation of Fairy … Continue reading →

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Simulcasts of Anime Premieres Reach New Level, But Now What?

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Tom Langston

Drawn by TMO This spring season features the highest amount of premiering anime being streamed legally with more than a half dozen premiering series currently “simulcast” on the Internet. Most of them are on Crunchyroll – Saki, Hayate no Gotoku!!, … Continue reading →

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Tardy Two Cents on Credit, Crunchyroll and Comments

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Tom Langston

When I heard on Monday that Wednesday’s Anime Almanac post would involve what Scott thought about Crunchyroll, I began thinking about writing a post that both responded to his essay and the two-part interview ICv2 posted with Crunchyroll Ken Gao. … Continue reading →

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Crunchyroll To Go Legit in January With Help of Ninjas, Yorozuya

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Tom Langston

Even though the news about Crunchyroll’s deal with TV Tokyo for Naruto Shippuden, Gintama, and three other unnamed series came four hours after Viz’s announcement of their streaming plan, I decided to break it out into its own entry because … Continue reading →

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I Was Fine With the ADV-Crunchyroll Deal Until My Eyes Wandered

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Tom Langston

As you may have heard, ADV announced on Thursday a deal with CrunchyRoll to stream dubbed episodes of the Gonzo comedy anime Welcome to the NHK! in a promotional partnership. I didn’t have any particular response to the news at first … Continue reading →

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