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SELMA, Va., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for Anime Expo 2013 in Los Angeles July 4-7, SimulTV is launching its industry-first 'social TV everywhere' service with exclusive streaming content from the expo and an anime VOD collection that can play on any web-enabled device with voice and video chat, popular social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, and online search embedded in the same screen. SimulTV's streaming service and built-in social features allow anime fans to attend conference highlights virtually including rock concert performances by Cell and Kaya and Moonstream, opening and closing ceremonies, fashion shows and dozens of industry panels and share their reactions with faraway friends without switching to a second device to socialize or look something up on the Internet.

The company is also selling tickets to AX at http://www.simultv.com and offering a free 14-day subscription to anime fans who register for a SimulTV subscription during the conference online or by using the QR code that will be provided at AX in SimulTV's Screening Room 405.

"Anime fans are bound together by their passion for the medium. They want to share their anime crushes, discuss the finer points of anime art, and debate the merits of every series. That makes anime an ideal launching pad for our combined content/social TV service," said Steve Turner, founder and president of SimulTV. "We are redefining the social TV experience by eliminating the second screen to interact with friends, family and content creators. Anime enthusiasts can now be among the first to climb on board."

Anime Library (VOD)

The SimulTV on-demand anime library will launch with fan favorite series Blue Exorcist, Durarara!! and Fate Zero as well as the U.S and international debut of Happening Star, the kids' anime science fiction adventure series witha second movie release due in Japan later this summer. The collection will quickly expand to over 500 additional episodes of 40 anime shows available for $.99-$2.99 apiece all with built-in social TV.

Based on the hit shonen manga of the same name, Blue Exorcist was produced by acclaimed staff at Anime Studio A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Oreimo 2, Welcome to the Space Show). Durarara!! a must-see for fans of extraordinary anime that blew Japanese viewers away when it was released in that country in 2010 is based on the hit novel by Ryohgo Narita that shocked readers and the light-novel industry with its unique characters and out-of-this-world story. Fate Zero is the introductory series to Type Moon's Fate universe, one of Japan's all-time most popular multimedia franchises with titles such as Fate/stay night, Tsukihime, and Fate/Prototype and millions of novels, manga, video games and anime sold since 1998.

Social TV Everywhere

SimulTV subscribers also get :

Subscriptions

SimulTV subscription packages range from $5 to $20 per month and are required to order VOD titles. Subscriptions currently include 37 cable TV channels (expanding to 100 before fall) and hundreds of non-anime VOD titles (expanding to 5,000 by late summer) again offering built-in social TV. Cable channels include SimulTV-exclusive stations dedicated to music videos, film noir, cartoons, family films, cowboy theatre, sports from around the globe and more.

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Anime with Built-in Chat & Social Networking: A First from SimulTV