What Did Crunchyroll Acquire At Japan Expo 2023?

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On Saturday, July 15, the Crunchyroll Industry Panel at Japan Expo 2023 took place at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center in Paris, France.

Several title acquisitions for Crunchyroll were announced during the panel, including Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Berserk of Gluttony, and A Girl & Her Guard Dog.

In addition, the latest trailer for the highly anticipated video game-inspired fantasy anime Shangri-La Frontier, which will premiere on Crunchyroll in October, was released!

Title acquisition details can be found below:

Title: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

Studio: Madhouse

Launch Timing: September 29, 2023

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Poster

Synopsis: The mage Frieren defeated the Demon King alongside the hero Himmel’s party after a 10-year quest. Peace was restored to the kingdom. Because she is an elf, she is able to live over a thousand years. She promises Himmel and the others that she will be back to see them and then sets out on a journey by herself. Fifty years later, Frieren goes to visit Himmel and the others. She remained unchanged, but Himmel and the others have aged and only a little of their lives remain. Later, she witnesses Himmel’s death. Frieren is pained by her desire to have spent more time getting to know people. With that regret in her heart, she then goes on a journey to do just that. On her journey, she meets many people and many events await her.

Territories: Worldwide excluding Asia

Copyright: ©Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe/Shogakukan/ ”Frieren”Project

Title: The Demon Prince of Momochi House

Studio: TBA

Launch Timing: Coming soon

The Demon Prince of Momochi House Poster

Manga Synopsis (via VIZ Media): On her sixteenth birthday, orphan Himari Momochi inherits her ancestral estate that she’s never seen. Momochi House exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms, and Himari is meant to act as guardian between the two worlds. But on the day she moves in, she finds three handsome squatters already living in the house, and one seems to have already taken over her role!

Territories: Worldwide excluding Asia

Copyright: ©2023 Aya Shouoto/KADOKAWA/The Demon Prince of Momochi House Committee

Title: Berserk of Gluttony

Studio: ACGT

Launch Timing: October 2023

Berserk of Gluttony Poster

Synopsis: Fate, a castle guard in a world where one’s skills are everything, has acquired a skill called “Gluttony” that does nothing but make him hungry, leaving him with a miserable life.

But one day, he defeats some who are bandits infiltrating the castle, and his world changes.

Thus begins the story of how a young man once ridiculed as talentless climbed from the lowest stratum of life to the top.

Territories: Worldwide excluding Asia and India

Copyright: ©Ichika Isshiki/MICRO MAGAZINE/PROJECT Berserk of Gluttony

Title: A Girl & Her Guard Dog

Studio: Project No.9

Launch Timing: October 2023

A Girl & Her Guard Dog Poster

Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Isaku Senagaki, the granddaughter of the third boss of the Senagaki crime syndicate, just wants to have normal friends and a normal high school romance.  She enrolls in a high school far from her hometown, but the overprotective young leader, twenty-six-year-old Keiya Uto, lies about his age and bribes his way into the same school as Isaku! Telling Isaku she’s too young to fall in love, Keiya’s ready to scare off all the boys. But actually, Isaku’s had unrequited feelings for Keiya this whole time?!

Territories: Worldwide excluding Asia

Copyright: ©Hatsuharu, Kodansha /A Girl & Her Guard Dog Anime Production Committee

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