Gonzo announces that its popular animated TV series, PUMPKIN SCISSORS, WITCHBLADE, GLASS FLEET, BASILISK, RED GARDEN, and its up coming new series, ROMEO X JULIET, will be distributed online by "goo"
NTT Group's websites as a new channel of online animation distribution
2007.03.20
GDH K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shinichiro Ishikawa, Securities Code: TSE Mothers 3755, hereafter GDH) has announced that it will today launch its "GONZO Selection" service on the Internet portal site "goo" operated by NTT Resonant Inc. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. President and CEO: Hiromi Wasai, hereafter NTT Resonant) for online distribution of animation content produced by its main production subsidiary GONZO K.K. (Head Office: Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Managing Director: Junji Fujita, hereafter GONZO).
GONZO Selection will initially feature five of GONZO's popular TV series, Pumpkin Scissors, Witchblade, Glass Fleet, Basilisk and Red Garden, and will be made available for a fee via "goo Anime," as well as via a content website BROBA and an Internet service provider OCN (Open Computer Network). "GONZO Selection" will also be provided free of charge at FLET'S Square - a website for subscribers of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp.'s FLET'S services (B-FLET'S, etc.) - for a limited period. FunBee, an exclusive fee-based online service for FLET'S users, will also provide the titles for one year(*1). Episodes of GONZO's new TV title Romeo X Juliet, scheduled to broadcast on TBS and CBC starting April 2007, will be distributed free of charge through "goo Anime" for 2 weeks following the final broadcast date of each episode. After that the episode will be provided for a charge through "goo Anime" and on OCN. The above titles will also be distributed through the exclusive mobile-phone site "Anime Full Channel Powered by goo"(*2).
GDH has been distributing GONZO titles through various channels such as TV, DVD, mobile, and the internet in its effort to make GONZO's quality animation available to a wider audience. Through the newly launched "GONZO Selection" on "goo" and its promotional free streaming, GDH hopes to increase penetration and uptake in this exciting new market.
(*1) This service has been partially launched via "FLET'S Square" and "Anime Full Channel Powered by goo".
(*2) The "Anime Full Channel Powered by goo" service requires a monthly fee of 525 yen (including tax) and packet transmission charges.
<Distribution sites> (Japanese only)
- goo Anime:http://anime.goo.ne.jp/special/gonzo/
- BROBA: http://bb.goo.ne.jp/special/broba_st/
- OCN: http://www.ocn.ne.jp/anime
- FLET'S Square (Only for FLET'S members): http://flets-square-guide.com/
- FunBee (Only for FLET'S members): http://www.nttsolmare.com/funbee/contents/index.html
- Anime Full Channel Powered by goo (Available only through FOMA®): http://aniful.jp/
*Please visit each site for details regarding fees and viewing methods.
<Animation works to be distributed>
(1) PUMPKIN SCISSORS: http://rikujyo3ka.com/ (Japanese only)
(2) Witchblade: http://www.witchblade.jp/english/index.html
(3) Glass Fleet: http://www.garakan.com/ (Japanese only)
(4) Basilisk: http://www.basilisk.jp/ (Japanese only)
(5) RED GARDEN: http://www.redgarden.jp (Japanese only)
(6) Romeo X Juliet: http://www.romejuli.jp/ (Japanese only)
Romeo X Juliet "goo Anime" exclusive website: http://anime.goo.ne.jp/special/gonzo/romejuli/ (Japanese only)
[About NTT Resonant Inc.]
NTT Resonant was established on April 1, 2004 by merging NTT-X Inc., which had been operating the portal site "goo" and E-learning services; and NTT-BB, which had been providing the online video distribution service "BROBA" and video conference services.
As part of the NTT Group's broadband business application services, NTT Resonant will further develop "goo," which is one of Japan's largest search engines, into a prominent portal site of the broadband era and will continue its efforts in developing and providing user-friendly and high-quality interactive video communication services to a wide range of Internet users.
[ About GDH K.K ]
GDH (Security code: TSE Mothers 3755) is a globally-focused Japanese media company founded in February 2000. The group produces cutting edge entertainment for teens and young adults through its GONZO animation brand. Kids and family product is distributed through the recently launched GONZO FILMS and GONZINO brands. GDH is a world leader in content development targeting both domestic and international audiences with Japan's trend-setting animation culture and, usually, GDH controls licensing management and international distribution for the content it produces. GDH group companies include GONZO K.K., G-creators K.K., Future Vision Music K.K., GONZINO K.K., GONZO Rosso Online K.K., GDH Capital K.K. and GK Entertainment K.K. For additional information, visit www.gdh.co.jp (for GDH) and http://www.gonzo.co.jp/index.html (for GONZO). |
