Pony Canyon Partners With Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll has announced a distribution partnership with Japanese media distributor Pony Canyon Inc. to begin online streaming and commerical digital distribution of a variety of anime titles. The first title to be released through the partnership will be the Steel Angel Kurumi franchise, including the Steel Angel Kurumi and Steel Angel Kurumi 2 Shiki television series and the Steel Angel Kurumi Zero video series.

AD Vision previously released the Steel Angel Kurumi and Steel Angel Kurumi 2 Shiki series on American DVD. The 3 episode Steel Angel Kurumi Zero series has never been previously officially available in North America.

Deputy General Manager Hideyuki Saida states, “Crunchyroll helps create a new business model for online monetization and we are looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship with them. We want fans abroad to know that we are here for them and want to bring them great anime titles for years to come.”