GDH, the parent company of the Gonzo anime studio, has announced that two new anime series, The Tower of Druaga and Blassreiter, will be made available online (with English subtitles) on the same day of their TV broadcast in Japan. The two series will be available via three Websites, YouTube, Crunchyroll and BOST TV. The technical and commercial specifics of this video distribution will vary between the Websites and range from free streaming to fee-based downloads of high-resolution movie files. This service is only for viewers outside of
GDH is authorizing this bold move in an attempt to close the gap between the time a series airs in
The two series that Gonzo is providing are not promotional shorts, they are full-blown, half-hour, 13-episode anime that are set to debut in
The Tower of Druaga and Blassreiter are two of the five announced Gonzo series set for 2008 release. Two of the other Gonzo projects, Rosario + Vampire, which debuted in January, and Special A (broadcast date unknown) are based on manga series released in
Simultaneously With Japanese Broadcast
Posted by ICv2 on March 20, 2008 @ 11:00 pm CT
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