Toei Animation announced on Tuesday that the second anime season based on Daisuke Ashihara s
World Trigger manga will begin streaming on Crunchyroll and France s Anime Digital Network (Note: Crunchyroll owns Kazé, which owns Anime Digital Network) on January 9, the same day that it premieres in Japan. All episodes will stream with English subtitles as they air in Japan.
The second season will premiere on January 9 as part of TV Asahi s NUMAnimation programming block. The anime will air for one
cours (one quarter of a year). The new season s first two episodes will have a special screening run with exclusive footage in 12 theaters in Japan from December 25 to January 7. The special theatrical edition of the first two episodes alone will feature 51 cast members.
Press Release:
LOS ANGELES – December 22, 2020. Christmas came early for anime fans with today’s announcement from Toei Animation Inc. that the eagerly awaited Season Two of “World Trigger” will stream on the leading streaming platforms Crunchyroll and Anime Digital Network in France. Leveraging their collective presence, “World Trigger” Season 2 will be accessible to anime fans around the globe. In addition, Toei Animation also revealed that Season 2 will launch as a simultaneous premiere with Japan on Saturday, January 9, 2021. “World Trigger” Season 2 will be on several streaming services with a shared simulcast window. All subtitled episodes will stream day and date with the TV broadcast in Japan. Adding to the anticipation for the upcoming premiere of “World Trigger” Season 2, this past weekend Toei Animations in Japan surprised fans with confirmation that it will be producing an exciting third season of the sci-fi action series.
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AT&T to Sell Crunchyroll to Sony’s Funimation Global Group
December 9, 2020 GMT
CULVER CITY, Calif. & DALLAS (BUSINESS WIRE) Dec 9, 2020
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and AT&T Inc. ( NYSE:T ) today announced that AT&T agreed to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Funimation Global Group, LLC. Funimation is a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.’s subsidiary, Aniplex Inc.
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