SO-RA-NO-WO-TO & Omamori Himari to stream at Crunchyroll

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Crunchyroll will simulcast Aniplex's <b>So-ra-no-wo-to</b> to the UK. The anime follows Kanata Sorami as she joins the army as a bugler in a world left in ruins by a long war.
<a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/soranowoto">So-ra-no-wo-to website</a>

Also, Omamori Himari has been made available to the UK as well, following the licensing announcement made last Tuesday.

Yuuto Amakawa comes from a long line of demon-slayers. Orphaned seven years ago without a single living relative, he has been protected and been able to live life as an ordinary high school boy - until his sixteenth birthday when his protection charm wears off. Just as he is about to be in real big, demon-packed trouble, a mysterious catgirl named Himari appears and pledges her allegiance to him, promising to protect him forever.

<a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/omamorihimari">Omamori Himari Website</a>

From Crunchyroll press-releases + UK-Anime
 
Full press-release:

ANIPLEX'S SO-RA-NO-WO-TO COMING TO CRUNCHYROLL

A-1 Pictures' Original Creation Directed by Rising Star Mamoru Kanbe Coming
to Crunchyroll

San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (January 8, 2009) — Crunchyroll and
Aniplex announced today the addition of SO-RA-NO-WO-TO to Crunchyroll's
Winter 2010 Anime Lineup. Developed and animated in-house by Aniplex's
subsidiary studio, A-1 Pictures, SO-RA-NO-WO-TO is directed by rising star
Mamoru Kanbe and features voice-acting newcomer Juri Aikawa in the lead role
of Kanata Sorami. More information can be found at
http://www.crunchyroll.com/soranowoto.

“For many years, Aniplex has had one of the keenest senses of what will be
successful in the entire Japanese animation business,” states Crunchyroll
Vice President of Licensing, Rob Pereyda, “with SO-RA-NO-WO-TO, we first
congratulate them on their achievement and then look forward to its highly
anticipated release on Crunchyroll .”

“With the commencement of Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, and TV Tokyo's
ANIME-NO-CHIKARA (The Power of Anime) project aimed at cultivating original
animation, we are pleased to present SO-RA-NO-WO-TO as its’ inaugural
series,” states Hideki Goto, Executive Vice President at Aniplex. “We are
excited that Crunchyroll can be a part of this historic event.”

SO-RA-NO-WO-TO will be available in the United States, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, in
standard definition free of charge to all visitors of Crunchyroll's website
and across the Crunchyroll network one week after airing in Japan.
Crunchyroll's Anime Members and All-Access Members will receive early access
to the program in 480P within one hour after its Japanese airing.

SO-RA-NO-WO-TO joins hundreds of other Japanese anime and Chinese and Korean
live-action drama series in one of the largest English-subtitled streaming
collections of officially-licensed East Asian content in the world.

All fans can enjoy all content on the site for free, but Crunchyroll Anime
Members benefits include higher quality streams of all shows (in some cases
at 720p High Definition Video) with no advertisement and early access to all
simulcast shows as early as one (1) hour after its Japan Broadcast.
Crunchyroll Anime Membership costs as little as $5 a month and goes directly
towards supporting Japan Animation companies. More information, including a
two week free trial membership can be found at
http://www.crunchyroll.com/freetrial <http>
.

Title Synopsis:

SO-RA-NO-WO-TO

There is no happiness in the world.

There is no joy.
If anything, it is a dark and needy world.

However, that is just one state of the world...

There are beautiful things, filthy things, harsh things, and even enjoyable
things...

How you take them will be up to you.
 
Full press-release

KADOKAWA PICTURES' DEMON-SLAYING ACTION-COMEDY OMAMORI HIMARI COMING TO
CRUNCHYROLL

Adaptation of Miran Matora's Comedic Action Manga Series Coming to
Crunchyroll Starting January 7th

San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (January 5, 2009) — Crunchyroll and
Kadokawa Pictures announces today the addition of OMAMORI HIMARI to
Crunchyroll's Winter 2010 Anime Lineup. Adapted from the bestselling manga
series created by Miran Matora and animated by ZEXCS, OMAMORI HIMARI
features Ami Koshimizu and Daisuke Hirakawa in the lead roles of Himari and
Yuto Amakawa. More information can be found at
http://www.crunchyroll.com/omamorihimari.

“OMAMORI HIMARI is packed with everything an anime fan could ask for,”
states Crunchyroll Japan President Vince Shortino, “it's got comedy, action,
demons, fan service and even fighting cat-girls!”

OMAMORI HIMARI will be available in the United States, Canada, Sweden,
Denmark, Norway, Finland, and the United Arab Emirates in standard
definition free of charge to all visitors of Crunchyroll's website and
across the Crunchyroll network one week after airing in Japan. Crunchyroll's
Anime Members will receive early access to the program in 480P within
twenty-four hours after its Japanese airing.

OMAMORI HIMARI joins hundreds of other Japanese anime and Chinese and Korean
live-action drama series in one of the largest English-subtitled streaming
collections of officially-licensed East Asian content in the world.

All fans can enjoy all content on the site for free, but Crunchyroll Anime
Members benefits include higher quality streams of all shows (in some cases
at 720p High Definition Video) with no advertisement and early access to all
simulcast shows as early as one (1) hour after its Japan Broadcast.
Crunchyroll Anime Membership costs as little as $5 a month and goes directly
towards supporting Japan Animation companies. More information, including a
two week free trial membership can be found at
http://www.crunchyroll.com/freetrial <http>
.

Title Synopsis:

OMAMORI HIMARI
Yuuto Amakawa comes from a long line of demon-slayers. Orphaned seven years
ago without a single living relative, he has been protected and been able to
live life as an ordinary high school boy – until his sixteenth birthday when
his protection charm wears off. Just as he is about to be in real big,
demon-packed trouble, a mysterious catgirl named Himari appears and pledges
her allegiance to him, promising to protect him forever.
 
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