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Ciao, Italia! Crunchyroll Kicks Off Service In Italy

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Crunchyroll Logo - 2013 EditionCrunchyroll greeted the world with a hearty “ciao, Italia!”

Earlier today, Crunchyroll launched in Italy. The company opened its doors to the Italian market with 15 streaming simulcasts, including:

  • Naruto Shippuden
  • My Love Story!!
  • Gintama
  • Fairy Tail
  • World Trigger
  • Ace of the Diamond
  • Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold
  • Folktales From Japan
  • Future Card Buddyfight
  • Himouto! Umaru-chan

Bryan Ingram, Senior Manager of Content Operations commented that the company is “extremely excited to have the opportunity to provide licensed content and the latest Anime and Drama simulcasts directly to fans throughout Italy. Our goal is to provide the best experience and content offering of streaming content to our fans in their native languages and we are excited to add Italian to that list.”

Fans can reach the new Italian portal at Crunchyroll.it.

Source: Crunchyroll

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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