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DeNA to Launch Anime Box App for Free Short Anime
posted on by Sarah Nelkin
Anime Box, which will revolve around the same principles. The app will allow s to watch anime episodes five to ten minutes long at no charge.
In order to the app, the company plans to lengthen series that gain popularity, and sell them in physical packages. The app will also be ed by ment media. There are plans to offer Anime Box outside of Japan.
Since Manga Box began service in December, the app has had over 3.7 million s. The English version of the app also Google Play in 140 countries and regions around the world. DeNA also plans to add more languages to the app in the future.
Update (April 2016): DeNA told ANN that DeNA's CEO "did say it would be nice if we also had Anime Box in addition to Manga Box, but it was only a 'would be nice' idea rather than an actual plan."
Thanks to Liam for the news tip
Source: The Tokyo IT Newspaper
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