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'''Crunchyroll.''' is a ] ] and ] focused on ] ] including ], ], ] in addition to ] and ]. It was founded on 2006 by a group of ] undergraduate students. Crunchyroll’s distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over five million online community members worldwide. Crunchyroll is funded by the premiere group ]. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://venrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.contentDetail&id=9404 | title = ] | work = Venrock.com | date = 2008 | accessdate = 2008}}</ref> '''Crunchyroll.''' is a ] ] and ] focused on ] ] including ], ], ] in addition to ] and ]. It was founded on 2006 by a group of ] undergraduate students. Crunchyroll’s distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over five million online community members worldwide. Crunchyroll is funded by the premiere group ]. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://venrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.contentDetail&id=9404 | title = ] | work = Venrock.com | date = 2008 | accessdate = 2008}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13922.html | title = Crunchyroll CEO: Making Online Anime Pay | work = ICv2 | date = 2008-12-15 | accessdate = 2008-12-15}}</ref>
== Facts == == Facts ==
* Largest Anime pure-play network worldwide (2008)<ref>Crunchyroll Official Press Kit</ref> * Largest Anime pure-play network worldwide (2008)<ref>Crunchyroll Official Press Kit</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13922.html | title = Crunchyroll CEO: Making Online Anime Pay | work = ICv2 | date = 2008-12-15 | accessdate = 2008-12-15}}</ref>
* 5 Million Registered Users <ref>Crunchyroll Official Press Kit</ref> * 5 Million Registered Users <ref>Crunchyroll Official Press Kit</ref>
* Online Virtual World called Crunchyland <ref>Crunchyroll Official Press Kit</ref> * Online Virtual World called Crunchyland <ref>Crunchyroll Official Press Kit</ref>
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! Year || Activity ! Year || Activity
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| 2006 || Crunchyroll.com launches as the online destination focused on Asian anime, drama, music, gaming and car content<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com</ref> | 2006 || Crunchyroll.com launches as the online destination focused on Asian anime, drama, music, gaming and car content<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13922.html | title = Crunchyroll CEO: Making Online Anime Pay | work = ICv2 | date = 2008-12-15 | accessdate = 2008-12-15}}</ref>
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| 2007 || Crunchyroll serves 100 million pages monthly<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com</ref> | 2007 || Crunchyroll serves 225 million pages monthly<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url = http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/eng/20081208/179458/ | title = Japanese Animation Industry Seeks to Target Overseas Fans | work = Nikkei Business | date = 2008-12-08 | accessdate = 2008-12-08}}</ref>
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| 2007 || Crunchyroll launches, an Anime and Asian media Electronic Magazine (E-zine), The Onigiri<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com</ref> | 2007 || Crunchyroll launches, an Anime and Asian media Electronic Magazine (E-zine), The Onigiri<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com</ref>
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| 2008 || Crunchyroll launches partnership with famed U.S. Manga giant TokyoPop with the PRINCESS AI Promotion<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network {{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-09-15/crunchyroll-provides-promotional-sneak-peek-of-tokyopop-princess-ai-encounters | title = Crunchyroll Provides Promotional Sneak Peek of Tokyopop Princess Ai: Encounters | work = Animenewsnetwork.com | date = 2008-09-15 | accessdate = 2008-09-15}}</ref> | 2008 || Crunchyroll launches partnership with famed U.S. Manga giant TokyoPop with the PRINCESS AI Promotion<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network {{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-09-15/crunchyroll-provides-promotional-sneak-peek-of-tokyopop-princess-ai-encounters | title = Crunchyroll Provides Promotional Sneak Peek of Tokyopop Princess Ai: Encounters | work = Animenewsnetwork.com | date = 2008-09-15 | accessdate = 2008-09-15}}</ref>
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| 2008 || Crunchyroll launches partnership with the grandfather of Japanese Animation Industry Toei Animation<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network {{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-10-27/slam-dunk-crunchyroll-teams-up-with-toei-animation | title = Slam Dunk: Crunchyroll Teams Up With Toei Animation | work = Animenewsnetwork.com | date = 2008-10-27 | accessdate = 2008-10-27}}</ref> | 2008 || Crunchyroll launches partnership with the grandfather of Japanese Animation Industry Toei Animation<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Variety Japan {{cite web | url = http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7349/53/ | title = Toei Hopes to Make Bread with Crunchyroll | work = Variety Japan.com | date = 2008-10-28 | accessdate = 2008-10-28}}</ref>

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| 2008 || Crunchyroll Speaks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network {{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-11-05/crunchyroll-to-speak-at-massachusetts-institute-of-technology-m.i.t | title = Crunchyroll to Speak at Massachusetts Institute of Technology | work = Animenewsnetwork.com | date = 2008-11-05 | accessdate = 2008-11-05}}</ref> | 2008 || Crunchyroll Speaks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)<ref>Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network {{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-11-05/crunchyroll-to-speak-at-massachusetts-institute-of-technology-m.i.t | title = Crunchyroll to Speak at Massachusetts Institute of Technology | work = Animenewsnetwork.com | date = 2008-11-05 | accessdate = 2008-11-05}}</ref>
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== References == == References ==

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Crunchyroll
IndustryDigital Media Distribution and Online Community
Founded2006
HeadquartersUnited States San Francisco, California, USA
Websitehttp://www.crunchyroll.com/

Crunchyroll. is a American online entertainment brand and international online community focused on Asian Entertainment including anime, drama, music in addition to electronic entertainment and auto content. It was founded on 2006 by a group of University of California-Berkeley undergraduate students. Crunchyroll’s distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over five million online community members worldwide. Crunchyroll is funded by the premiere group Venrock.

Facts

  • Largest Anime pure-play network worldwide (2008)
  • 5 Million Registered Users
  • Online Virtual World called Crunchyland

Historical Timeline

Year Activity
2006 Crunchyroll.com launches as the online destination focused on Asian anime, drama, music, gaming and car content
2007 Crunchyroll serves 225 million pages monthly
2007 Crunchyroll launches, an Anime and Asian media Electronic Magazine (E-zine), The Onigiri
2008 Crunchyroll forgest partnerships with Akibanana, DLE, GDH K.K. and GTChannel
2008 Crunchyroll and GDH K.K. begin to offer new Gonzo titles online simultaneously with Japan broadcasts to take a proactive approach against internet piracy, which Crunchyroll had previously built its business model upon
2008 Crunchyroll and Speed Racer Enterprises announce strategic digital video partnership
2008 Crunchyroll and THINK Corp. (backed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government) begin to showcase Anime Innovation Tokyo properties
2008 Crunchyroll and T.O. Entertainment begin strategic online distribution and promotion partnership
2008 Crunchyroll executive, Vu Nguyen, presents a key note speech at Anime Expo®, the nation’s largest anime and manga convention of its kind
2008 Crunchyroll and Aktiv Digital announce partnership to become leaders in the Asia pacific Entertainment and Youth Marketplace.
2008 Crunchyroll obtains licensing deal from Fireworks International for the 90’s Harmony Gold original video animation classic GATCHAMAN
2008 Crunchyroll and manga publishing giant UDON Entertainment begin launching the weekly digital manga and comic digest UDON COMBO!
2008 Crunchyroll expands its anime offerings with 12 additional ADV Film anime properties
2008 Crunchyroll acquires digital-only-rights for multiple GDH K.K. anime titles
2008 Crunchyroll begins online streaming subscription and download-to-own of Anime and Live Action titles from Media Blasters
2008 Crunchyroll launches partnership with famed U.S. Manga giant TokyoPop with the PRINCESS AI Promotion
2008 Crunchyroll launches partnership with the grandfather of Japanese Animation Industry Toei Animation
2008 Crunchyroll Speaks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)

Catalog of Licensed Anime Titles

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Partnering Studios

References

  1. "[[Venrock]]". Venrock.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  2. "Crunchyroll CEO: Making Online Anime Pay". ICv2. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  3. Crunchyroll Official Press Kit
  4. "Crunchyroll CEO: Making Online Anime Pay". ICv2. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  5. Crunchyroll Official Press Kit
  6. Crunchyroll Official Press Kit
  7. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com
  8. "Crunchyroll CEO: Making Online Anime Pay". ICv2. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  9. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com
  10. "Japanese Animation Industry Seeks to Target Overseas Fans". Nikkei Business. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  11. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com
  12. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com
  13. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "GDH to Offer Wroldwide Online Release Synchronised with Japan Broadcast for New GONZO Titles". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  14. "Interview: Crunchyroll's Vu Nguyen". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-03-25.
  15. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Crunchyroll and Speed Racer Enterprises Announce Strategic Digital Video Partnership". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  16. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Crunchyroll and Think Corp. Announce Anime Innovation Tokyo Digital Content Showcase". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  17. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Crunchyroll and T.O. Entertaiment Announce Strategic Online Distribution and Promotion Partnership". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  18. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Anime Expo 2008 Presents the 3rd Annual SPJA Industry Conference Key Notes and Panels". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  19. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Aktiv Digital and Crunchyroll Announce Asia Pacific Regional Partnership". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  20. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Gatchaman Soars Onto Crunchyroll". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  21. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Crunchyroll and Udon Combo Duke It Out on the Street". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  22. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Crunchyroll Adds 12 ADV Films Properties". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  23. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Crunchyroll Licenses Multiple Gonzo Anime Titles". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  24. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Crunchyroll Partners with Media Blasters". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  25. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Crunchyroll Provides Promotional Sneak Peek of Tokyopop Princess Ai: Encounters". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  26. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Variety Japan "Toei Hopes to Make Bread with Crunchyroll". Variety Japan.com. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  27. Retrieved from Official Crunchyroll Timeline from www.crunchyroll.com. Also appears on the Anime News Network "Crunchyroll to Speak at Massachusetts Institute of Technology". Animenewsnetwork.com. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  28. Current titles are available at www.crunchyroll.com

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