Free Rurouni Kenshin Streaming
In a press release from Niconico and Aniplex, it was announced that a FREE live streaming event will be taking place on Saturday, December 17th at 8:00am PST.
Rurouni Kenshin - Reflection will be streaming free on Nicovideo.jp.
Here's the link: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv71666990
Full press release after the jump...
Niconico and Aniplex presents
"Rurouni Kenshin Streaming Live:
Reflection"
A FREE live event streaming simultaneously
in Japan, US and Canada
TOKYO, JAPAN (November 25, 2011) -- niwango Inc., known for its "Nico Nico Douga
(Niconico)" video sharing website
(www.nicovideo.jp), and Aniplex Inc. have jointly announced today that they
will host a live-screening of the OVA
"Rurouni Kenshin -Reflection" subtitled in English for free on
the Niconico Live-Streaming channel on Saturday, December 17th at 1:00am Japan
local time.
Earlier this year, the Niconico
Live-Streaming channel also hosted a screening of the OVA "Rurouni Kenshin
-Trust & Betrayal", there were approximately 122,000 viewers and over
131,000 live-comments (grand total of all countries).
In addition to the "Reflection"
live-screening event, the brand new Rurouni Kenshin series titled the "New
Kyoto Saga" Part 1 will premiere on December 17th in theaters in both
Tokyo and Osaka exclusively for one week.
■Detail of the Live-Streaming
PROGRAM TITLE:
" OVA Rurouni
Kenshin: Reflection" Screening Event
DATE:
Saturday,
December 17, 1:00am - 2:40am, Japan local time
(Friday,
December 16, 8:00am - 9:40am, Pacific Standard Time)
(* Total
length 100 min: 95-minute program with a trailer)
URL:http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv71666990
・Niconico Anime
Special URL page
http://live.nicovideo.jp/series/anime
・Rurouni Kenshin 15th Anniversary
Official HP
http://www.kenshin-tv.com/
・Niconico.com: Niconico Live
http://live.niconico.com/
・Aniplex of
America Rurouni Kenshin HP
http://www.aniplexusa.com/rurounikenshin/
■Story of "Rurouni Kenshin
-Reflection-"
Kenshin's
history of death and destruction has left him known throughout all of Japan as
the sword-bearing master assassin. Seeking retribution for his past, Kenshin
wanders further away to a place he can call home. Although creating a time of
peace through his actions, Kenshin continues to distance himself from the ones
he loves. Kenshin's wife, Kaoru, anxiously waits for the moment of his return.
Will Kenshin ever return to his wife before she passes away from waiting?
What is niconico?
Niconico is one of the largest
video-sharing websites with roughly 23 million registered members and 1.4
million paid members in Japan. In this site, users are allowed to share their
feelings by writing comments onto uploaded videos being played.
As for its live streaming service, users
can communicate with not only other users, but also performers or audiences
appearing on live videos by writing comments in real time.
About niwango
Inc.
(Headquarters:
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Representative Director & President: Seiji
Sugimoto)
Niwango Inc.
offers network entertainment services featuring epoch-making asynchronous
communication including "Nico Nico Douga", Japan's biggest video
community service as well as "niwango", a search engine service
making use of user-friendly mail system. Official
homepage: http://niwango.jp/
About Aniplex
Inc.
(Headquarters:
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Representative Director & Presidents: Koichiro
Natsume and Hideo Katsumata)
Aniplex Inc. is an
entertainment company that handles a wide variety of entertainment business in
both domestic and international markets. Such services includes: production of
video and music contents, production, distribution and sales of packaged media
such as DVD, BD and CD, digital distribution, theatrical distribution, TV
program sales, merchandise licensing, and theater/stage. Official homepage: http://www.aniplex.co.jp/