Hey guys,

We're wrapping up the announcement of our Winter 2011 simulcasts today! In addition to all the great titles we've announced in the past three days, we're adding Kore wa Zombie desu ka?, Wandering Son (Hourou Musuko), and Level E.

They will all be launching next week:

Kore wa Zombie desu ka? - Monday, 1/10 at 10am PST
Wandering Son - Hourou Musuko - Thursday, 1/13 at 10am PST
Level E - Monday, 1/10 at 10am PST

Kore wa Zombie desu ka?
Aikawa Ayumu is a normal high school boy who is killed by a serial killer and revived as a zombie by Eucliwood Hellscythe. He starts to serve Eu as her guard but he happens to deprive the mahou shoujo Haruna of her magic power. Haruna orders Ayumu to fight against the anti-mahou shoujo system "Megalo" in her place.



Be sure to join the official Kore wa Zombie desu ka? Facebook page by clicking here.




Wandering Son:
Nitori Shuichi is a boy who wants to become a girl. He transfers to a new elementary school, and there, meets Takatsuki Yoshino, a tall and attractive young girl. Coincidentally, Yoshino also dreams of becoming the opposite sex. She lets Shuichi in on a secret that she cross dresses from time to time and visits places far from home. Due to the fact that they share the same secret, they become close. The two are now in middle school. In the midst of a crowd full of new people, the two search for their own paths; all the while facing the troubles and concerns that come along with puberty.



Be sure to join the official Wandering Son - Hourou Musuko Facebook page by clicking here.



Level E
Hundreds of aliens inhabit our Earth today. Some friendly, some belligerent - some are here for research purposes while others came for the sake of committing crime. It is only us humans who have yet to realize their existence.

One day, a hell of a troublemaker arrives on our planet. Though he is regarded as the smartest man in the universe, he has a major flaw in his personality - he is always causing trouble to bide his time.



Be sure to join the official Level E Facebook page by clicking here.




*Kore wa Zombie desu ka? is available in North and South America, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, the Middle East, Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Brazil and Portugal and for subscription-based streaming in the United Kingdom and Ireland

**Wandering Son is available in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Portugal

***Level E is available in North, Central and South America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand and the Republic of South Africa.

1/6
Kore wa Zombie desu ka? - Mondays, 10am PST
Wandering Son - Hourou Musuko - Thursdays 10am PST
Level E - Mondays, 10am PST

1/5
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - February 2011
Mitsudomoe 2 - Saturdays, 11:30am PST

1/4
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Fridays, 4:30pm PST
Gosick - Fridays, 10am PST
Dragon Crisis - Saturdays, 11am PST

1/3
Beelzebub - Saturdays at 4pm PST
Rio - Rainbow Gate - Tuesdays at 7:30am PST

Cool, I'll be checking this out.

check it out now i just hope Yumekui Merry pops up

Cool i like zombie animes.

Ooooh, like the sound and look of this

Cool ill watch the first ep to see if I like it.

Could i just ask why is the UK restricted to subscription based viewing on most of these shows? are subscription numbers that low in the UK that you feel a need to force our hands?

Well, other than sounding a lot like Shakugan no Shana, this sounds like it could be good... Of course, Shana is fantastic...

When I try to watch the intro video it says it's not availible in my region, but I'm within the regions listed above. maybe the regions weren't set properly?

--edit -- looks like it's working now

Sad to see the third simulcast that was to be announced today has now been changed to the dreaded "TBA".

As the remaining two from the leaked list were Level E and Wandering Son (Hourou Musuko), I am betting the one that is on hold is the latter, and Level E is the second simulcast that will be announced today.




What do you mean "most" of these shows. I have only seen 2 of the 8 simulcasts announced thus far that had this restriction, and according to a tweet from a CR insider late last month, these will be the only two with that restriction.

I strongly suspect the licensor had much to do with these being premium only for the UK and Ireland. Would you have preferred they simply be unavailable to the UK and Ireland?

Only 4/8 simulcasts are accessible from Australia. I wonder if anyone has it worse...

EDIT: It's now 6/10.

Was just curious to be honest.

Yes it has... 1/8 is available for Central & Eastern Europe and I have a felling that it will end up as 1/10

well I am for the shana wannabe show, or shall I say kore wa zombie desu ka?

but level e was nowhere near my list of winter shows I wanted to see streamed, and unless they pull a rabbit out of their hat in surprise, another great show called kimi ni todoke will be overlooked once again, why do the shows I want to see the most, never get simulcasted,

index, railgun, kimi ni todoke, psychic detective yakumo, MM!, arakawa under the bridge (season 1 and 2), motto to love ru, index 2, Amagami SS, angel beats,

so many great shows that have been overlooked for legal streaming, but yet the japanese anime companies cry about illegal fansubs and streaming sites, if they would just make these shows easier for companies to license so they can be simulcast, or maybe these shows were considered no good enough for simulcasting,

please be Hourou Musuko

Edit: YES!