Crunchyroll has partnered with Omelet to launch the anime streaming service’s new brand campaign, Stay Crunchy, a dedication to the extraordinary and inclusive anime community.
Crunchyroll’s “mascot” Hime punctuates the message of the hero film by coming to life as an animated character for the first time. A valued member of the Crunchyroll community in her own right, with endless fan art and a huge fan base, Hime is the perfect voice to offer words of empowerment to our community, encouraging fans to “Stay Crunchy.”
Crunchyroll is the world’s largest anime library, with over 45 million registered users and 2 million subscribers with 360-degree content experiences. Crunchyroll is the #9 SVOD globally.
“Stay Crunchy” production partners include:
- Taichi Kimura of Caviar Content, who infuses his work with a mix of Japanese and UK culture, directed our film.
- Our animation team behind the variety of anime in the film represents iconic animators and fresh talent, who combined all of their individual styles to achieve the final visual look for the film. Lead Animators include:
- Rapparu “Kanamewo”, “Crystal Cloud”
- Mai Yoneyama – “Darling in the Franxx”, “Kill la Kill”, “Sword Art Online”
- NAZONOANIMEDAN – “Re:Zero”, “Dog Days”
- 47℃ – “Yuru Yuri”, “Cinderella Girls”, “Encouragement of Climb”, as well as additional Japanese artists
- Yutaka Yamada scored the film. He has written scores for more than 40 projects including for hit anime series “Tokyo Ghoul” and “Marumo no Okite”.
- We worked with Lionel Lum, a fan who builds 1:1 ratio replica vehicles, to build a real life wheelchair replica of the Lagann mecha from Gurren Lagann.
And for the first time ever, Crunchyroll members will be able to share their personalized anime series recommendations with the new Crunchy Mix digital tool.
We took inspiration from the art of the mixtape – a personal gift, crafted with care that can be sent to individuals or posted for all of a users friends to enjoy. And because anime fans love to share and welcome people into the genre, we created a digital engagement platform that allows them to create bespoke “mixes” tailor made to the personalities and interests of their friends.
Whether it’s heightening someone’s love for anime or opening a door for someone brand new to the genre, Crunchy Mix is a tool for the fans to show their friends that there’s something for everyone in the accessible and diverse world of anime.
Crunchy Mix will be live through the Crunchyroll platform at the end of December 2018.
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- 27M social followers
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- Average premium user watches 45 minutes/day
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