Geh, I’ve been quiet, haven’t I? @_@ Today’s post is brought to you via my aunt’s computer (read: no Photoshop, hence no pic).
That said, the news moves along without me. In the last 24 hours I’ve gotten word of THREE different digital distribution news items:
1. VIZ has begun offering Bleach, Death Note, and Naruto episodes on JOOST– uncut, subbed episodes, that is. I kinda liked JOOST.
2. CrunchyRoll has announced a new partnership with DIRECTIONS, Inc. who are currently producing the OVA Eve no Jikan (Time of Eve), which I’ve heard is excellent. CrunchyRoll will be offering the first and second episodes starting on October 2nd in North America and Europe. It’ll be available free with ad-supported streaming, and also via DRM-free downloads (which I assume cost money, though the press release doesn’t specify). On top of that, DIRECTIONS will be making use of CrunchyRoll’s Crunchyland as an “additional storytelling medium,” by which they mean that there’ll be Eve merch available as online goodies for the MMO-ish social network. Oh, and did I mention they’re having an online Q&A session with the director of the show, Yasuhiro Yoshiura? That’s in November.
3. 4mations.tv, a “YouTube for animation,” has also launched. So, y’know, if you make your own anime at home, there’s a place to put it.
Whew.
Tags: bleach, crunchyroll, death-note, digidistro, eve no jikan, joost, naruto, viz, yasuhiro yoshiura
September 24th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Make that a fourfer. Scope the new anime channel on Hulu.com.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:17 am
No one’s mentioning Fancast either. They got all the same anime titles Hulu did.
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:49 am
Thanks for featuring http://www.4mations.tv - we’re hoping it’s going to be a hub of entertainment for both animators and people looking for just damn funny content. Plus there’s cash rewards up for grabs for the most popular films and games each month.
Now that we’ve also launched TH!NKS this means anyone can create an animation in a matter of minutes - however it’s addictive!
:)