HOUSTON, TX – June 22, 2009 – Today Anime Network, America’s #1 Anime Channel, formally launched its new online player at www.theanimenetwork.com.  Anime Network’s new online service includes over 40 hours of free content as well as a premium package that gives users unlimited access to more than 300 hours of anime, live action films, and J-rock videos. 

 

Every week Anime Network Online refreshes its English-dubbed and English-subtitled programming with new episodes from hit series like Clannad and Princess Resurrection as well as modern classics like Azumanga Daioh and Elfen Lied. 

 

Anime Network Online is also expanding its High Def offerings with everything from the high-octane actioner Appleseed to the art house favorite Place Promised In Our Early Days.  Content available in High Def format is delivered in a 720p H.264 encode, providing a crisp, clear picture comparable to digital cable.

 

HD content is just one of the benefits of Premium Membership with Anime Network Online, which costs just $6.95 per month.  Three month packages are available for just $18.95, and an annual subscription costs just $69.95. 

 

Anime Network recently added hundreds of hours of new anime programming to its library and is adding hundreds more in the months to come, including new shows never before available in North America on broadcast or DVD.  Meanwhile fans are encouraged to test out the new online player and the network’s extensive library by registering at www.theanimenetwork.com.  Registration is free and can be upgraded to a Premium Membership at any time.

 

 

About Anime Network

Anime Network is America’s #1 Anime Channel, reaching more than 42 million cable and satellite households with thousands of hours of exciting, eye-catching serialized programming. Launched in North America in late 2002, Anime Network is the nation’s top video-on-demand (VOD) offering.  Complementing its cable service, Anime Network Online brings over 300 hours of network programming to the internet.  For more information, visit www.theanimenetwork.com.