Sentai Filmworks licenses To Love Ru - Darkness

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via PR...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES
“TO LOVE RU ~ DARKNESS”

HOUSTON, October 04, 2012 — Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce their latest acquisition: To Love Ru Darkness. The latest follow up to the hit series To Love Ru is directed by Atsushi Ootsuki (Ladies Versus Butlers!) with character designs by Yuichi Ouka (Over Drive TV).

As close encounters of the twisted kind between the residents of the planet Develuke (represented primarily by the female members of the royal family) and the inhabitants of Earth (represented mainly by one very exhausted Rito Yuki) continue to escalate, the situation spirals even further out of control. When junior princesses Nana and Momo transferred into Earth School where big sister Lala can (theoretically) keep an eye on them, things SHOULD be smooth sailing. But when Momo decides she’d like to “supplement” Rito’s relationship with Lala with a little “sisterly love,” you know Lala’s not going to waste any time splitting harems. Unfortunately, it’s just about that point that Yami, the Golden Darkness, enters the scene with all the subtleness of a supernova, along with an army of possessed high school students! All of which is certain to make Rito’s life suck more than a black hole at the family picnic. Unless, of course, a certain semi-demonic princess can apply a little of her Develukean Whoop Ass to exactly that portion of certain other heavenly bodies! It’s “Wham, bam, thank you, Space Ma’am” time once again in TO LOVE RU ~ DARKNESS!

To Love Ru ~ Darkness will be available soon through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow in 2013.

About Sentai Filmworks:
Sentai Filmworks is one of the fastest-growing anime companies in North America, producing hit series like High School of the Dead, Towanoquon, Samurai Girls, Guin Saga, Needless and Angel Beats as well as high profile theatrical films such as Grave of the Fireflies and Appleseed. Sentai Filmworks’ programs can be found on home video distributed by Ingram Entertainment, Baker & Taylor, Section23Films, The Right Stuf and other good and fine distributors. Digital product offerings may be found at iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, Zune Marketplace, Anime Network, Playstation Network, Google Play and YouTube.

www.sentai-filmworks.com
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via PR...

For Immediate Release

To Love Ru ~ Darkness starting 10/4 on Anime Network Online

HOUSTON, TX — Oct. 4, 2012 — Anime Network proudly announces the new online simulcast of: To Love Ru ~ Darkness. The close encounters of the twisted kind continue to escalate and spiral even further out of control in the latest addition to the hit series To Love Ru. Directed by Atsushi Ootsuki (Ladies Versus Butlers!) with character designs by Yuichi Ouka (Over Drive TV), the third installment brings the Develukean princess count up to three.

ABOUT THE SERIES

When junior princesses Nana and Momo transfer into Earth School where big sister Lala can keep an eye on them, things SHOULD be smooth sailing. In addition to sister drama, Yami, the Golden Darkness, enters the scene with all the subtleness of a supernova, along with an army of possessed high school students! All of which is certain to make Rito’s life suck more than a black hole at the family picnic. Unless, of course, a certain semi-demonic princess will open a can of Develukean Whoop Ass! It’s “Wham, bam, thank you, Space Ma’am” time once again in To Love Ru ~ Darkness!

Language: Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Rated: TV-MA

Schedule
Thursdays at 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific, starting October 4th

Episode 1 will be available to watch for free.
Episodes 2 - 12 will require a Premium Subscription.

[WTK]

So TAN did simulcast the first episode yesterday, but it was before the Japan broadcast.

As of earlier this morning, the following mentioning the series was removed
- http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Watch-Online/AZIndex (index of what's streaming)
- http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Anime...Continue/Watch (series page)
- http://www.theanimenetwork.com/20121...network-online (official announcement page)

via TAN forums

Originally Posted by TheAncientOne

Although the announcement states it starts October 4 at 9 PM eastern, that would be a problem if it did, considering it supposedly doesn't premiere in Japan until 1 AM on October 6 (about 18 hours from when I post this).

I suspect the announcement was actually supposed to read October 5.

via TAN forums

Originally Posted by Rai (Administrator)

Nah, the hours are right, are you adjusting for Japan Time?

Our simulcast will go out as planned, as we have had our release dates and hours approved by the licensors. Thanks.

So TAN knew they were simulcasting before Japan and still went with it? That's kind of puzzling to me. I'm not going pretend to know how these contracts work, but something like that should have triggered an alarm in your head that you shouldn't be streaming before Japan's broadcast.

It will definitely be interesting to see what kind of repercussions will result on this (if any; and if it's just resulting a delay-cast) and if it will affect the other newly acquired TBS properties.

[njchobitsfan]

Jeez, I hope that doesn't screw up the likelihood of it coming out in a decent amount of time.

[Buckeye]

That pretty much was expected since they had the rest of To Love Ru. I'm not going to bother with it.

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via PR...

For Immediate Release

To loveru Darkness Coming to Anime Network Online this Week

HOUSTON, TX — October 17, 2012 — Anime Network is pleased to announce the upcoming online release of To loveru Darkness this week on Anime Network Online.

SCHEDULE

To loveru Darkness

The first 3 episodes of the series will be available at the following times:

Episode 1 - Thursday October 18, 2012 @ 10:00 AM CDT
Episode 2 - Friday October 19, 2012 @ 10:00 AM CDT
Episode 3- Saturday October 20, 2012 @ 10:00 AM CDT

...episodes 4 and onwards will air on Saturdays at 10:00 AM Central

ABOUT THE SHOW
When junior princesses Nana and Momo transfer into Earth School where big sister Lala can keep an eye on them, things SHOULD be smooth sailing. In addition to sister drama, Yami, the Golden Darkness, enters the scene with all the subtleness of a supernova, along with an army of possessed high school students! All of which is certain to make Rito’s life suck more than a black hole at the family picnic. Unless, of course, a certain semi-demonic princess will open a can of Develukean Whoop Ass! It’s “Wham, bam, thank you, Space Ma’am” time once again in To loveru Darkness!

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http://www.theanimenetwork.com/20121...rkness-delayed

To loveru Darkness Delayed

Due to situations beyond our control, the girls of To loveru Darkness will be taking a small leave of absence, to the tune of a one week delay starting this week. :(

You can catch the next all new episode of To loveru Darkness (ep. 8) on Saturday December 1. The rest of the episode schedule is as follows:

Episode 9: Sat 12-08-12
Episode 10: Sat 12-15-12
Episode 11: Sat 12-22-12
Episode 12: Sat 12-29-12