La Corda d'Oro News

CRUNCHYROLL AND ANIPLEX PLAY BEAUTIFUL MEDLODIES TOGETHER WITH LA CORDA
D¹ORO

World Anime Channel and Japanese Anime Company to Stream 1st Series and to
Simulcast 2nd Series Along with Its Japan Debut

San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (March 19, 2009) ‹Crunchyroll and Aniplex
team up to bring the 1st series of the charming and musical anime franchise,
LA CORDA D¹ORO, to Crunchyroll Anime Members starting on March 20, 2009 and
to simulcast the 2nd series on March 26, 2009.  More information can be
found at www.crunchyroll.com <http://www.crunchyroll.com/> .

The first series, LA CORDA D¹ORO PRIMO PASSO, is a stylish and rhythmic
anime set in the high school in Japan and is an anime based upon the highly
popular same titled manga adapted by character designer Yuki Kure who also
designed the original characters for the role-playing game series.

The second series, LA CORDA D¹ORO SECONDO PASSO, will premiere on March 26,
2009 with a one hour special and will be simulcast to all Crunchyroll Anime
Members along with its Japan debut. The availability of this anime to
non-anime members will be limited and announced at a later date.

"I am excited that we can stream this latest series of LA CORDA D'ORO
through our partnership with Crunchyroll," states Henry Goto Executive Vice
President of Aniplex's International Business Development Group, ³through
this streaming, we hope to attract more of the overseas female anime fans."

Crunchyroll Senior Director Rob Pereyda states, "LA CORDA D¹ORO is the kind
of charming, exciting anime title that the Crunchyroll and world anime
community yearns for.  In fact, it was the tremendous amount of postings
from the community fan-groups, electronic bulletin boards and overwhelming
international love of the show that got LA CORDA D¹ORO on our radar in the
first place, so we are very happy to be able to give the Crunchyroll and
global community an opportunity to obtain a true gem of an anime title
through our simulcast."

Title Synopsis:

LA CORDA D¹ORO PRIMO PASSO
Kahoko Hino, the main character, goes to Seiso Gakuen High School that
specializes in music.  Her school has two curriculums, the normal course and
the music course. She was taking the ordinary course and having a normal
life until one day, Lili, the fairy gave her the magical violin. The
following day, the competitors of the prestigious music contest are
announced and Kahoko¹s name appears on the list. All the other competitors
are elite students that take the music courses. How will the contest turn
out?

About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an online video service and community that offers full-length
episodes and movies of the very best in Japanese anime and Asian
entertainment. Crunchyroll¹s content is provided by Asian media leaders
including TV TOKYO, Shueisha, Fuji Creative Corporation, Pony Canyon,
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Toei Animation, Gonzo, Munhwa Broadcasting
of America and many others.

Crunchyroll was founded in June 2006 and has offices in San Francisco and
Tokyo. Crunchyroll is a pioneer and innovator in the Japanese anime industry
and the only video service in the world to offer hit programs like Naruto
Shippuden, Gintama, and many others online to its subscribers within one
hour of its Japanese broadcast. Crunchyroll is a member of the Association
of Japanese Animations (AJA) and the Licensing International Merchandisers
Association (LIMA) and is funded by leading venture capital firm, Venrock.
More information can be found at its website http://www.crunchyroll.com
<http://www.crunchyroll.com/> .