Crunchyroll Announces First Spring Simulcast: Heroman

 CRUNCHYROLL ANNOUNCES STAN LEE¹S HEROMAN


Highly-Anticipated Collaboration Between Stan Lee and Bones to Stream
Through World¹s Leading Asian Media Lifestyle Brand One Hour After Airing on
TV TOKYO


San Francisco, Calif. (March 31, 2010)  Crunchyroll, Inc., announced today
the simulcast acquisition of HEROMAN, the highly anticipated collaboration
between legendary comic book creator Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment and
critically acclaimed anime studio Bones. Title will become available each
week via Crunchyroll's premium subscription in high definition one hour
after first airing in Japan on TV TOKYO and for free in standard definition
with advertisements one week later. More information is on the official
HEROMAN series page on Crunchyroll: http://www.crunchyroll.com/heroman.


HEROMAN follows the story of Joey Jones, an ordinary boy without any sense
of strength, who by chance comes into possession of a toy robot. Through an
accident of comic book fashion, the toy becomes a giant robot, Heroman, and
Joey his master. As Joey guides Heroman and teaches him right and wrong, so
does Joey grow in his journey and become a hero in his own right. Now, they
are the Earth's only hope for survival against a militant alien invasion.
Will Joey and Heroman be able to save the world?


Crunchyroll VP of Licensing Rob Pereyda said: ³HEROMAN is exactly what the
anime world needs right now. Though the visuals may drastically differ from
what American comic book fans are accustomed to, the methods of storytelling
and character development will have a classic Stan Lee flair. At the same
time, anime fans initially hooked by the high production quality of Bones
will find Stan Lee's approach to these aspects a refreshing diversion from
the business as usual world of shonen action anime. Excelsior!²


HEROMAN features rising Japanese TV drama star Mikako Komatsu in her first
anime role as the main character of Joey. Title also features the Japanese
anime debut of young talent Mayu Obata in the role of Joey's friend Lina.
Japanese voiceover superstar Cho rounds out the cast as Professor Denton,
Joey's teacher who has plans of his own for the Earth.


A live update of Crunchyroll's April 2010 lineup of simulcasts can be viewed
at http://www.crunchyroll.com/lineup.


About Crunchyroll, Inc.


Crunchyroll is a leading global lifestyle and entertainment brand centered
around all things Asian media and operator of the largest online community,
video site and network of sites, services and devices for Japanese anime and
Asian drama in the world. For $6.95 per month or $59.95 per year,
Crunchyroll subscribers get unlimited access to anime simulcasts as soon as
one hour after broadcast in Japan and a catalog of thousands of episodes.
Through the Crunchyroll network of sites, services and devices, Crunchyroll
has over 6 million monthly unique visitors. Content on Crunchyroll is
licensed by leading media companies across Asia and the world.


Crunchyroll was founded in June 2006 and has offices in both San Francisco
and Tokyo. Crunchyroll is a pioneer and innovator in the Japanese content
business and the only video service in the world to offer hit programs
Naruto Shippuden, Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee and many others within one hour
of their first Japanese broadcasts. Crunchyroll is a member of the
Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) and Licensing International
Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) and is funded by leading venture capital
firm, Venrock, Japanese entertainment giant TV TOKYO, and a group of angel
investors representing some of the brightest and most successful minds and
entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.


Crunchyroll acquires content from leading Asian media companies including TV
TOKYO, Fuji Television, NHK Enterprises (NEP), Yomiuri Telecasting
Corporation (YTV), Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), Munhwa Broadcasting
Corporation (MBC), Shueisha, Kadokawa Pictures, Aniplex, Avex Entertainment,
King Records, Happinet, d-rights, Bandai Channel, Toei Animation, Tai Seng
and many others. More information can be found at http://www.crunchyroll.com
<http://www.crunchyroll.com/> .