STARCHILD AND CRUNCHYROLL ANNOUNCE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED HANAMARU KINDERGARTEN

January 7, 2010 by J!-ENT 

Seiji Mizushima’s Adaptation of Yuto’s Manga Series Coming to Crunchyroll
Starting January 10th

San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (January 7, 2009) — Crunchyroll and
StarChild announces today the addition of HANAMARU KINDERGARTEN to
Crunchyroll’s Winter 2010 Anime Lineup. Adapted from the hit manga series
created by Yuto and published by Square Enix’s YOUNG GANGAN, HANAMARU
KINDERGARTEN comes to life via the legendary anime studio GAINAX and
critically acclaimed anime director Seiji Mizushima. Voice talent includes a
lead cast of of fan favorites Ayahi Takagi, Kei Shindou, and Mako in the
roles of Hiiragi, Anzu and Koume. More information can be found at

http://www.crunchyroll.com/hanamaru.

“This title is a dream for Crunchyroll to have,” states Crunchyroll Vice
President of Licensing, Rob Pereyda, “with one of the foremost anime studios
in all of Japan in GAINAX and the hottest anime director in Seiji Mizushima,
anime fans around the world are in for a real treat.”

HANAMARU KINDERGARTEN will be available in the United States, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in standard definition free
of charge to all visitors of Crunchyroll’s website and across the
Crunchyroll network one week after airing in Japan. Crunchyroll’s Anime
Members and All-Access Members will receive early access to the program in
480P within one hour after its Japanese airing.

HANAMARU KINDERGARTEN joins hundreds of other Japanese anime and Chinese and
Korean live-action drama series in one of the largest English-subtitled
streaming collections of officially-licensed East Asian content in the
world.

All fans can enjoy all content on the site for free, but Crunchyroll Anime
Members benefits include higher quality streams of all shows (in some cases
at 720p High Definition Video) with no advertisement and early access to all
simulcast shows as early as one (1) hour after its Japan Broadcast.
Crunchyroll Anime Membership costs as little as $5 a month and goes directly
towards supporting Japan Animation companies. More information, including a
two week free trial membership can be found at

http://www.crunchyroll.com/freetrial.

Title Synopsis:

HANAMARU KINDERGARTEN

Welcome to HANAMARU KINDERGARTEN! Here, you will find that everyone is super
genki and full of beans, and that every day is fun, fun, fun!

Anzu loves Mr. Tsuchida, the homeroom teacher. Cheering her on is her
friend, the brainiac Hiiragi and the pure-hearted Koume.

The pupils do things like slightly off-base love attacks or sleuthing around
outside the school.

Although the three of them are occasionally scolded for their antics, the
three of them are quickly growing up. For them, these adventures from the
heart are followed by afternoon naps – everyday.

About Crunchyroll
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in Japanese Anime and Dramas from Asia. Crunchyroll’s content is provided by
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Corporation (FCC), Media International Corporation (MICO), Pony Canyon,
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Toei Animation, Gonzo, Munhwa Broadcasting
Corporation America and many others.

Crunchyroll was founded in June 2006 and has offices in both San Francisco
and Tokyo. Crunchyroll is a pioneer and innovator within the Japanese anime
industry and the only video service in the world to offer hit programs like
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, GINTAMA and many others online to its subscribers within
one hour of its Japanese broadcast. Crunchyroll is a member of the
Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) and the Licensing International
Merchandisers Association (LIMA) and is funded by leading venture capital
firm, Venrock. More information can be found at its website
http://www.crunchyroll.com .