Continuing to show growth and value, Crunchyroll has crossed a significant threshold as Deadlineis reporting that Crunchyroll has cross the five million subscriber mark. The piece notes that they’re currently offering over 1,0000 titles and 30,000 episodes to over 200 countries and that there are a 120 million registered users on the site and a 60-million social media base which gives them solid reach.
The news comes alongside Cinestar Pictures, which is Zoe Saldana’s production company, pairing up with Crunchyroll for Dark Star Squadron. The project see Todd Ludy of Voltron: Legendary Defenderon board to write it with Saldana and two of her sisters as executive producers along with Sonia A. Gambaro and Maytal Gilboa from Pollinate Entertainment as producers.
“The tremendous growth of our streaming service is indicative of the growing love for anime and its deserved spotlight in popular culture,” said Joanne Waage, Crunchyroll’s GM. “Zoe and her team are bringing their own anime fandom to their storytelling and we’re excited to be a part of it.”
”As true animation and anime fans ourselves, we are so excited for the opportunity to partner with Crunchyroll to bring ‘Dark Star Squadron’ to a wide audience,” said the Saldana sisters in a joint statement. “We can’t wait for everyone to meet the crew and follow the journey of our unlikely heroes.”
[Source: Deadline]
