PRESS RELEASE Monday 06/12/17
Wakanim to Launch Anime Streaming Services in the Nordic Region July 1st 2017!
Wakanim, the leading officially-licensed Anime streaming service in Europe is proud to announce the opening of its service in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway and Finland. Wakanim plans to bring the best Anime from Japan in multiple languages though applications including PC, Android, IOS, Chromecast, Xbox One® and soon Playstation®4.
WAKANIM - A COMPANY PASSIONATE FOR JAPANESE ANIMATION Wakanim is a European company in partnership with Aniplex Inc., a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of Anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Wakanim’s Streaming Platform provides professional high quality streams of the best Japanese Animation, only an hour after the Japanese TV broadcasting. Wakanim’s lineup includes fan-favorite hit titles such as Sword Art Online, Erased, Asterisk War and Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Bladeworks.
OLIVIER CERVANTES, PRESIDENT WAKANIM SAS ‘‘ Wakanim has been constantly doing innovative challenges that grasps Anime fan’s heart by not only utilizing social network through its digital platform, but integrating viewers on Internet and audience in theaters by operating real live “premier events”. Through our business alliance with Aniplex, we are excited to introduce our experiences to the Nordic fans. Furthermore, we would like to contribute positively in the provision of hospitable services to Japanese contents holders, and look forward to the growth of Japanese anime in Nordic’ s region. ’’
Matthias Jambon-Puillet © wakanim Marketing Manager [email protected] www.wakanim.tv PRESS RELEASE Monday 06/12/17
A SERVICE FOR EVERYONE To provide Anime content best fit for everyone, Wakanim will offer three content access possibilities: 1. VIP MEMBERSHIP Simple and Access to Everything - A subscription plan will provide High-Definition and Unlimited Streaming of episodes as well as the availability of all new and available features (5€ / Month). 2. LIMITED FREE OFFER Available for Everyone - Even a free registration with no charge gives access to new episodes. ADDITIONAL FEATURES For the Collector - Purchase of single Episodes or Seasons downloadable in the highest possible High-Definition format, or viewable directly via the platform (1€ / Episode or 10€ / Season). added to the platform 7 days after their official release.
Matthias Jambon-Puillet © wakanim Marketing Manager [email protected] www.wakanim.tv PRESS RELEASE Monday 06/12/17
EXCLUSIVE SERIES 1 HOUR AFTER JAPAN
Wakanim is proud to announce its first exclusive title, Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU. And several more titles to come. Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU will be available on Wakanim from July 2017 with each episode complete with subtitles available only an hour after its Japanese broadcasting. Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU follows the adventures of samurai warriors through time. Directed by Toshiyuki Shirai (Fate / Zero) and music composed by Hideyuki Fukasawa (Fate / stay night: Unlimited Blade Works).
Plot summary: The year is 1863 as the tumultuous samurai era is coming to an end, Japan is split between the pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. The fate of the world is threatened as an army of historical revisionists are sent from the future to alter the course of history. In order to bring these forces down and protect the real history, two sword warriors, spirits who are swords brought to life by Saniwa (sage), rush to Edo. The polite and thoughtful Horikawa Kunihiro and the short tempered yet skillful Izuminokami Kanesada, who served the same master, confront the invading army along with a lively gang of other warriors including Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, Yagen Toushirou, Tombokiri, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga. As the fate of history lies in these hero’s hands, what meets the blade is yet to be uncovered...
THE BEST OF JAPANESE ANIMATION FOR EVERYONE
Anohana Asterisk War 11 Episodes 24 Episodes Genre: Slice of Life, Genre: Fantasy, Action, Romance, Drama Sci-fi, Supernatural
Matthias Jambon-Puillet © wakanim Marketing Manager [email protected] www.wakanim.tv PRESS RELEASE Monday 06/12/17
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Charlotte 12 Episodes 12 Episodes Genre: Action, Fantasy, Genre: Drama, Comedy, Drama, Comedy Supernatural
Durarara & Durarara X2 Erased 48 Episodes 12 Episodes Genre: Action, Supernatural Genre: Drama, Sci-fi, Supernatural, Thriller
Eromanga Sensei Fate/Stay night: 12 Episodes Unlimited Bladeworks Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, 12 Episodes Slice of Life, Romance Genre: Fantasy, Action
Gurren Lagann Kill la Kill 27 Episodes 25 Episodes Genre: Mecha, Comedy, Genre: Action, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy Fantasy, Drama PRESS RELEASE Monday 06/12/17
March comes in like a lion Silver Spoon 24 Episodes 22 Episodes Genre: Slice of Life, Drama, Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy, Fantasy Comedy
The Irregular at Magic Sword Art Online High School 48 Episodes 25 Episodes Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Romance, Action, Action Adventure
Your lie in April 22 Episodes Genre: Slice of Life, Music, Drama, Romance
More series coming soon! PRESS RELEASE Monday 06/12/17
MEET FELLOW FANS AT THE BIG SCREENS
Wakanim provides official film screenings of new and popular Japanese Animation Movies. Fellow fans were able to experience an exclusive screening of the movie Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale last April and May 2017. And film screenings for the film Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic are already scheduled for June 2017.
Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale
Film Screenings: Cities / Countries
Denmark Odense - May 2017 Aarhus - May 2017 Copenhague - May 2017
Iceland Reykjavik - April 2017
Norway Oslo - April 2017
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
Film Screenings: Cities / Countries
Norway Oslo - June 24th 2017
Denmark Kopenhagen, Odense & Aarhus - June 19th 2017 PRESS RELEASE Monday 06/12/17
A NORDIC FIRST - A SPECIAL GREETING FROM THE VOICE ACTORS TO THE NORDIC FANS
Watch the special greeting to Wakanim Nordic from the famous voice actors Ryouhei Kimura & Kento Hama of Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU https://youtu.be/kw9X6ZFFE3o
WAKANIM’ S COMMERCIAL
Watch the promotional video of Wakanim Nordic https://youtu.be/VdWNPyEJayI