VIZ Media Acquires North American Rights To SAILOR MOON Anime Franchise!

VIZ MEDIA ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS FOR
SAILOR MOON ANIME FRANCHISE

North America’s Leading Anime Distributor Gains
Digital, Streaming And Home Media Rights For Legendary Anime

Free Streaming Episodes Debut Today Exclusively
On Neon Alley And Hulu!

San Francisco, CA, May 19, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, is proud to announce the acquisition of the SAILOR MOON anime franchise. VIZ Media’s North American rights cover digital streaming, EST (Electronic Sell Through) and all home media products in the U.S. and Canada. Tokyo-based Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is the producer and global licensor for the SAILOR MOON anime property.

Viz Media Licensed Original #SailorMoon series, the 3 movies & #SailorMoonCrystal!

MONDAY! http://t.co/df25X38C5z & @hulu #sailormoon 200 original, UNCUT eps in HD. FREE every Monday. DVD & BR coming pic.twitter.com/A7CG3rdrlc

— Neon Alley (@neonalley) May 16, 2014

Now announcing.... We officially have the license to #sailormoon

— VIZ Media (@VIZMedia) May 16, 2014

How many of you are as excited as I am?! I cannot believe it! Someone FINALLY licensed the original Sailor Moon series. It's about time, especially since the manga from Kodansha USA is a major hit here in the States. Here's another cool thing, they even licensed Sailor Moon Sailor Stars and Uranus and Neptune are not longer cousins. LGBT represent!

Aniplex of America to Simulcast Vividred Operation on Hulu and Crunchyroll

The Director of “Strike Witches”
presents his highly anticipated
new anime series of this season.

SANTA MONICA, CA (January 8, 2013)–Aniplex of America has just announced the simulcast of one the most anticipated anime series this year, VIVIDRED OPERATION. This brand new series is directed by Kazuhiro Takamura, the same director who also produced the popular anime series Strike Witches. VIVIDRED OPERATION is also being produced by A-1 Pictures, the same studio who produced the hit series Sword Art Online.

Naruto Shippuden Simulcast Now Available for Hulu Plus Subscribers!

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS NARUTO SHIPPUDEN ANIME TO HULU PLUS SUBSCRIBERS THE SAME DAY AFTER BROADCAST DEBUT IN JAPAN

Latest Action-Packed Ninja Adventures Straight From Japan To Stream For Fans Beginning With Episode 245

January 19, 2012-VIZ Media has announced the simulcast of the latest episodes of the anime series NARUTO SHIPPUDEN on the Hulu Plus subscription service (www.hulu.com/plus). Beginning January 19th, Hulu Plus subscribers will be able to simulcast the latest episode of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN in high-definition just an hour after broadcast debut in Japan. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Episode 245 (rated TV-14, subtitled) and new episodes will be broadcast weekly.