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Cineverse's RetroCrush Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights to Classic Sci-Fi Anime Series "Future Boy Conan" from GKIDS
Hayao Miyazaki's Post-apocalyptic Series Joins Growing Streaming Service as RetroCrush Celebrates its 5th Anniversary RetroCrush Podcast to Include Weekly
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[{"type":"text","content":"Hayao Miyazaki's Post-apocalyptic Series Joins Growing Streaming Service as RetroCrush Celebrates its 5th Anniversary\nRetroCrush Podcast to Include Weekly Anime Club in Friday Episodes, Dedicated to Future Boy Conan\nLOS ANGELES, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS), a next-generation entertainment studio, announced today the acquisition of streaming rights for the animated series Future Boy Conan for RetroCrush — its streaming service dedicated to classic anime. Exclusive to RetroCrush, which is celebrating the 5th anniversary of its March 30, 2020 launch, all 26 episodes of the series were licensed via a multi-year deal with GKIDS.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe series, which marked the directorial debut of Academy Award winner Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, The Boy and the Heron), will be available to stream in the U.S. for the first time ever, with episodes released weekly to recreate the anticipation and excitement of its original 1978 broadcast. It will premiere exclusively on the RetroCrush subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service on April 18, 2025.\nAdditionally, the free, ad-supported, streaming television (FAST) version of RetroCrush — available as a linear channel on several popular platforms — will showcase the Future Boy Conan during the \"A Very Hayao Miyazaki Earth Day\" marathon on April 20, 22, and 27 (beginning at 8 a.m. ET and ending at 4 a.m. ET the next day).\nRetroCrush launched as a standalone streaming service five years ago, following a successful debut as a YouTube/social video channel. As of this month, its social media footprint counts 2.2 million followers across platforms, having doubled since Cineverse acquired the streaming brand three years ago. Since 2021, paid subscribers have grown +137%.\n\"We're thrilled to bring Future Boy Conan to RetroCrush, offering fans the chance to experience a foundational work in animation history,\" said Cineverse Chief Content Officer Yolanda Macias. \"With its blend of breathtaking action, quiet moments of wonder, and a timeless story about survival and resilience, Future Boy Conan is a must-watch for Japanese animation enthusiasts, newcomers, and especially fans of Hayao Miyazaki.\"\n\"We are so happy to be working with Retrocrush to celebrate Miayazaki-san's directorial debut and to share this special, landmark program with a combination of...