RetroCrush Acquires Streaming Rights for Rinkai! Anime, Adds Terror in Resonance, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Cineverse's RetroCrush streaming service announced in the last week it has acquired exclusive streaming rights to the Rinkai! project's anime series. The service will begin streaming the anime in fall. The service also added the Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 anime on Friday and will add the Terror in Resonance anime in the future.The story centers on the sport of women's cycling, which debuted in Japan shortly after World War II. However, organized competitions folded after just 15 years and laid dormant for several decades. Then the Rinkai! League launched to revive the sport.The anime stars: Rico Sasaki, who plays the role of Tsutsuji Kurume performs the opening theme song "Windshifter," and the rest of the cast perform the ending theme song "Override!” as Nana and the other characters.Takaaki Ishiyama (Fairy Musketeers, Sakura Wars) directed the anime at TMS Entertainment's 6th Studio, in collaboration with Maruga Factory. Hideki Shirane (Date A Live, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) was in charge of the series scripts, and Hiromi Ono (key animator for InuYasha, Saber Marionette J) designed the characters.The project's manga series titled Rinkai! Azalea launched on the Manga Bang! service on April 9. Kiyoshi Yamane is drawing the manga, and Rinkai! Project is credited for the original work. RetroCrush is a free, ad-supported video-on-demand service available in the United States and Canada. The service has apps on iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, and smart TVs, in addition to being available on browsers. The service launched in March 2020. A free ad-supported television (FAST) version of RetroCrush launched through the STIRR streaming service in July 2020.Cinedigm acquired Digital Media Rights (DMR), the parent company of the RetroCrush, AsianCrush, and Midnight Pulp streaming services, in January 2022.Sources: RetroCrush's official website via WTK's X/Twitter account, RetroCrush's X/Twitter account, (link 2)
