Hayate S1 on Crunchyroll now for UK viewers

[Just Passing Through]

Crunchyroll have expanded the streaming footprint for this, it's practically global now. Although more importantly. UK!

 

[fabio de lunatico]

That's splendid news. Time to make some more use of my free trial.

 

[ilmaestro]

CR are ace, and I'll keep on saying it until everyone realizes.

 

[SuzakuviaBritannia]

the thing is you know Crunchyroll wants to bring out more series to every region just do to limitations becomes hard, what everyone wants to do is go on forums like crunchyroll and this and let them know you want it to watch, Crunchyroll wants to make more customers happy so they come back, so be heard.

Hayate is just the start what else do we want?

 

[ilmaestro]

All their other stuff that is region locked. I really, really don't want a UK "version" or "equivalent" from a rival company of the existing UK anime companies to start up, because we'll just have the same problems for the next 20 years that we've had for the last 20.

 

[Reaper gI]

Actually Saki and Strike Witches 2 were the first that got licence region expanded.
If someone else has the streaming licence for the UK and isn't streaming it then there's nothing they can do except wait until that licence expires (normaly 3 or 5 years).

 

[SuzakuviaBritannia]

its possible for a company to agree to terms with a company like in the states Bandai made a deal with Crunchyroll to stream Gundam 00 and Lucky stat to drive up sales and im sure some money was involved it would be the same anywhere but depends on how long ago the series was released and what company has rights to it

 

[Reaper gI]

That's fine in the US, but we are not in the US.

They won't go after properties that are unavailable to the US, so UK distributors can't use them like that.

 

[SuzakuviaBritannia]

UK Distributors are the one's who have all the say, like how Hayate season 1 was put on crunchyroll after how long now? For Crunchyroll to secure the rights to do so they need to contact whoever has the license and come to an agreement.

 

[Reaper gI]

UK Distributors are the one's who have all the say, like how Hayate season 1 was put on crunchyroll after how long now? For Crunchyroll to secure the rights to do so they need to contact whoever has the license and come to an agreement.

There is no UK distributor for that, that's why we can get it.
As of yet they've never done that, only renegociated terms mith Japan.
Though I think they are now interested in doing so, read their NYAF panel.