Disney Expands Partnership with Kodansha, To Release More Anime Originals

Recently, the Walt Disney Company had an APC (Asia-Pacific Content)Showcase in Singapore, revealing not only a new slate of original anime content but a new partnership expansion with Kodansha.

The new collaboration will also include licensing exclusive anime titles based on the manga published by Kodansha. Starting it off will be Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown Arc, adapting one of the biggest story arcs in the manga created by Ken Wakui. It will launch exclusively on Disney + and Disney + Hotstar in January 2023.

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アニメ作品の配信を含む戦略的協業の拡大を発表！

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定額制動画配信(SVOD) 世界独占配信

今後も講談社が生み出す人気漫画原作のアニメをディズニープラスで配信予定！#ディズニーコンテンツショーケース2022 pic.twitter.com/3CNVMOpCH1

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There has been some skepticism about this new announcement amongst anime fans on social media. There have been announcements in the past regarding anime titles premiering on the service but streaming in other regions only on Disney’s other services. The first season of Tokyo Revengers is available on Crunchyroll.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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