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17:05:23 <bay|SC|CR> (Letting people in)
17:09:59 <bay|SC|CR> You are all here for the Crunchyroll industry panel correct?
17:10:01 <bay|SC|CR> The real one
17:10:11 <bay|SC|CR> My name is Tiffany, i'm a brand manager
17:10:15 <bay|SC|CR> and next to me...
17:10:22 <bay|SC|CR> social media marketing manager...
17:10:28 <bay|SC|CR> and we have 3 ambassadors helping us out...
17:10:33 <bay|SC|CR> Who here doesn't know crunchyroll?
17:10:38 <bay|SC|CR> I'm guessing you all know
17:10:57 <bay|SC|CR> So as you know, we are the streaming site of anime and drama
17:11:02 <bay|SC|CR> We aren't just on the PC
17:11:15 <bay|SC|CR> We're on xbox ...smart tvs...
17:11:24 <bay|SC|CR> the latest being panasonic smart tvs...
17:11:32 <bay|SC|CR> also mobile devices, like android
17:11:48 <bay|SC|CR> if you are a premium member you can watch on 3g, not just wifi
17:11:55 <bay|SC|CR> also on set-top boxes like roku and boxee
17:11:57 <bay|SC|CR> so we're everywhere
17:12:18 <bay|SC|CR> we also have our twitter, tumblr and facebook run by our lovely victoria
17:12:28 <bay|SC|CR> (going over other convention attendance)
17:12:56 <bay|SC|CR> Crunchyroll News
17:13:02 <bay|SC|CR> we aren't just about video and streaming
17:13:04 <bay|SC|CR> we also have a news team
17:13:07 <bay|SC|CR> the latest anime news from japan
17:13:15 <bay|SC|CR> and how many people know of the launch of our ecommerce retail store
17:13:17 <bay|SC|CR> so about half
17:13:21 <bay|SC|CR> so for those who don't know
17:13:26 <bay|SC|CR> we now have our own store
17:13:37 <bay|SC|CR> you can now buy dvds of the shows you like through the store
17:13:49 <bay|SC|CR> how many people ahve bought us off the store?
17:13:54 <bay|SC|CR> What are you favorite items?
17:14:23 <bay|SC|CR> One thing I wanted to address is we often get a lot of questions
17:14:29 <bay|SC|CR> every season, we go for everything
17:14:33 <bay|SC|CR> we don't discriminate
17:14:47 <bay|SC|CR> we do see your emails requests
17:14:57 <bay|SC|CR> our goal is to get every show
17:15:10 <bay|SC|CR> with regards to convention, we do try to get to every convention
17:15:21 <bay|SC|CR> that's why we have our ambassadors for places we can't get to
17:16:02 <bay|SC|CR> one question i get alot is "can i get crunchyroll for my club"
17:16:08 <bay|SC|CR> and the answer is yes
17:16:28 <bay|SC|CR> because we want to let people know there is a legal way to get your anime
17:16:33 <bay|SC|CR> just shoot us an anime
17:16:44 <bay|SC|CR> and one thing we always get is why don't you subtitle the opening and endings
17:16:49 <bay|SC|CR> and the answer is licensing issues
17:17:22 <bay|SC|CR> and the music doesn't often come with the license to the aniem, but to translate it, we have to go through another approval process, it can be 10-12 weeks and the show is already over
17:17:26 <bay|SC|CR> there are some shows where we get them
17:17:31 <bay|SC|CR> and they will show up there
17:17:36 <bay|SC|CR> it's just a complicated process and we can't always do it
17:17:44 <bay|SC|CR> and 'm sure you are all interested in the new season
17:17:51 <bay|SC|CR> now streaming
17:17:54 <bay|SC|CR> Korea and Japnese drama
17:18:03 <bay|SC|CR> Spring 2013
17:18:06 <bay|SC|CR> 9 continuing titles
17:19:06 <bay|SC|CR> hunter, saint seiya, robot anime, spae brothers, naruto, folktales, cardfight, saki, chihaya
17:19:07 <bay|SC|CR> old announcements
17:19:12 <bay|SC|CR> oreimo 2
17:19:15 <bay|SC|CR> sparrows hotel
17:19:16 <bay|SC|CR> new title
17:19:18 <bay|SC|CR> aiura
17:19:30 <bay|SC|CR> tuesday april 9th 10:05 pt
17:20:03 <bay|SC|CR> and we actually have a trailer for this
17:20:43 <bay|SC|CR> that's one of the new titles
17:20:44 <bay|SC|CR> and the next title is...
17:20:50 <bay|SC|CR> Mushibugyo
17:20:54 <bay|SC|CR> Monday april 8th at 3am
17:22:29 <bay|SC|CR> our last title is one that we're excited about announcing
17:22:54 <bay|SC|CR> some probably already know if you've been following
17:23:04 <bay|SC|CR> Valvrave the Liberator
17:23:08 <bay|SC|CR> April 12th at 11am
17:24:27 <bay|SC|CR> For more, keep an eye on the website starting monday...
17:24:47 <bay|SC|CR> keep an eye on the website cause that's where we're going to announce it
17:25:27 <bay|SC|CR> And now i'm going to turn it over to victoria to turn about the ambassador program
17:25:31 <bay|SC|CR> so how many people here know about it
17:25:54 <bay|SC|CR> what the crunchyroll ambassador program is that we have a program where crunchyroll contracts or signs fans to work for us
17:26:06 <bay|SC|CR> right now we're mostly cosplayers cause that's what mostly applied
17:26:18 <bay|SC|CR> what they do is they get a url to sell memberships
17:27:01 <bay|SC|CR> and anybody they talk to, they talk to them, the person who talked to them can get a 30day trial and the ambassador gets a portion if they sign up
17:27:10 <bay|SC|CR> what we do for them is promote them on social networks and on site
17:27:17 <bay|SC|CR> when one goes above and beyond,we show them on site
17:27:29 <bay|SC|CR> we have a few cosplayers that have become the official of said character
17:28:11 <bay|SC|CR> so crunchyroll gives them the opportunity and the conacts, they also get promotional merchandise
17:28:20 <bay|SC|CR> in exchange, they represent the brand in places we cannot
17:28:24 <bay|SC|CR> just like in anime matsuri down in texas
17:28:35 <bay|SC|CR> and we have 3 of our lovely ambassadors here today
17:28:42 <bay|SC|CR> and again, we don't only sign cosplayers
17:29:08 <bay|SC|CR> we have reviewers...blog...photogpraher, anything you do to show off your fandom
17:29:30 <bay|SC|CR> (having the ambassadors talk about their experience)
17:32:06 <bay|SC|CR> now to Q&A...
17:33:56 <bay|SC|CR> Q: (lost first question)
17:34:14 <bay|SC|CR> Q: What are the numbers like between those who have anime vs jdrama?
17:34:32 <bay|SC|CR> A: I don't know and don't think I could say if I did know
17:34:48 <bay|SC|CR> I know a good number on the site are there for anime, but I know there are drama fans ot there
17:35:08 <bay|SC|CR> Q; Anything in the works for Vita or 3ds?
17:35:35 <bay|SC|CR> A: It is our goal to be on every device, just like we want every anime... it's really an issue of dev manpower and how easy it is to program for the system
17:35:46 <bay|SC|CR> we hae gotten a lot of demand for the vita and i know the devs are keeping it in mind
17:35:53 <bay|SC|CR> keep an eye on the website where we'd announce it first
17:36:03 <bay|SC|CR> Q: About Fairy Tail... how come you don't keep them longer?
17:36:46 <bay|SC|CR> A: That would be a licensing issue, I think our license says we can only show it 4 eps at a time for 30 days, and FUnimation has licensed the rest of it and is releasing it on DVD
17:36:57 <bay|SC|CR> and it is a long seires, so if you only watchthe most recent episodes, it's confusing
17:37:07 <bay|SC|CR> and we rather have than not have it at all
17:37:22 <bay|SC|CR> (lost rest)
17:37:45 <bay|SC|CR> Q: Ever looking at getting reading manga online, all the sites that have flopped?
17:37:55 <bay|SC|CR> A; That would be great, cause then we would be a one stop shop.
17:38:04 <bay|SC|CR> Right now, we have cr comics which is an online artists alley
17:38:07 <bay|SC|CR> with user created content
17:38:35 <bay|SC|CR> we do have the setup with comics, so we will take your comments into account
17:38:47 <bay|SC|CR> Q: The store shipping, every country or just within the US?
17:38:57 <bay|SC|CR> A: We ship worldwide, but some items are restricted
17:39:01 <bay|SC|CR> Q: Is it the same price?
17:39:14 <bay|SC|CR> A: I believe it's the same within north america (misheard?)
17:39:21 <bay|SC|CR> Q: Any plans to stream the upcoming sailor moon?
17:39:43 <bay|SC|CR> A: We try to get every single anime
17:39:47 <bay|SC|CR> we're in the running for everything
17:40:09 <bay|SC|CR> Q: Any possibilty of getting the original Sailor Moon?
17:40:16 <bay|SC|CR> A; Toei keeps a tight grasp on their properties
17:40:31 <bay|SC|CR> Q: Are there any age requirements for the ambassador program
17:41:15 <bay|SC|CR> A; No... unless you are 8
17:41:17 <bay|SC|CR> Q: Are there any series that have surprised you in terms of reception?
17:41:28 <bay|SC|CR> A: Kotoura-san....
17:41:45 <bay|SC|CR> I loved Unlimited from last season
17:42:01 <bay|SC|CR> What was your guys sleeper hit @ ambassadors
17:42:54 <bay|SC|CR> next question...
17:43:01 <bay|SC|CR> Q: Blue exorcist movie license?
17:43:32 <bay|SC|CR> A: A whole different ball game... what they want is pretty expensive... it's not we don't try, but we rather focus on more things....
17:44:24 <bay|SC|CR> Q: What did AKB0048 take? Did you work with Satellite or AKB?
17:47:31 <bay|SC|CR> A: We didn't, we dealt with the publisher, king records
17:47:31 <bay|SC|CR> which you'll see on the site
17:47:31 <bay|SC|CR> Any last questions.. or we move on to our own q&A
17:47:32 <bay|SC|CR> prizes...
18:00:38 <bay|SC|CR> End