CRUNCHYROLL EXPANDS THEIR J-POP AND J-ROCK ONLINE MUSIC CATALOGS WITH SUPERSTAR GROUPS GIRUGAMESH, HANGRY & ANGRY, MUCC, VAMPS AND VISTLIP

December 4, 2009 by J!-ENT

Marvelous, Maverick and Up Front Agency Partner With the Number One (1)
Online Destination for Anime and Asian Entertainment to Bring Their Top
Bands to a World Wide Audience

San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (December 4, 2009) — Best known for being
the number one (1) online destination for legal and fully licensed Anime and
Asian entertainment, Crunchyroll continues to dominate the internet and
expands their online music catalog with their recent partnerships with mega
J-Pop and J-Rock labels Marvelous, Maverick and Up Front Agency to bring
five (5) of the biggest musical acts from Japan to the Crunchyroll world
wide platform. More information can be found at http://www.crunchyroll.com.

Bands consist of vistlip (Marvelous), girugämesh (Maverick), MUCC
(Maverick), VAMPS (Maverick) and Hangry & Angry (Up Front Agency).

> * vistlip (Marvelous) – vistlip debuted with the mini-album “Revolver” in
> April, followed by three-consecutive-monthly single releases beginning
> September 2008. They possess a degree of perfection unlike that of other
> new-faced bands. With their wistful melodies, lyrics of distinct realism and
> soft, sweet vocals that can at times be passionate and flaming. vistlip
> dazzles the scene with their irreplaceable presence. More information can be
> found at: http://www.crunchyroll.com/vistlip
> * girugämesh (Maverick) – The band was formed in 2004 by Satoshi, Nii, ShuU
> and Яyo. If you mention “girugämesh”, the first thought of the hardest working
> band from Japan with the toughest schedule tour comes to mind. Their first
> European tour was launched in January 2008 which was immediately followed up
> with the Japan nationwide “stupid tour ‘08” with a total of 38 shows. Tickets
> for the final show at Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO sold out within a minute. They
> continued to go on a national tour that summer the following year and, of
> course, tickets of the final show at LIQUIDROOM EBISU was sold out.
> * More information can be found at: http://www.crunchyroll.com/girugamesh
> *
> *
> * MUCC (Maverick) – MUCC / MUKKU (ムック) is a Japanese rock (J-Rock) band formed
> in 1997. The band’s name, decided upon by guitarist Miya, was originally the
> name of a character from a Japanese children’s program Ponkickies. The band is
> also known as “69” (from a play on words, since six-nine can be pronounced
> “muku” in Japanese). More information can be found at:
> http://www.crunchyroll.com/mucc
> * VAMPS (Maverick) – VAMPS is the name of the band formed by HYDE
> (L’Arc~en~Ciel) and K.A.Z (Oblivion Dust). HYDE and K.A.Z have been working
> together on HYDE’s solo work since 2003. After years of collaboration, the two
> finally decided to form their own band and agreed that there was no better way
> to announce VAMPS than getting out in front of the fans right away. Their
> first nationwide tour of Japan, “VAMPS LIVE 2008″, kicked off at Zepp Tokyo.
> Between August 1, 2008 and October 28, 2008, VAMPS played 46 shows, within 3
> months, at the prestigious Zepp live houses throughout Japan. The tour was
> totally organized by VAMPS and the venues were custom decorated by spray paint
> such as the now-famous VAMPS castle. The band played 6 to10 shows at each Zepp
> venue and every single show was sold out! The continuous string of sold out
> shows were unprecedented and had never taken place during any other Zepp live
> house tour before. VAMPS ROCKS! More information can be found at:
> http://www.crunchyroll.com/vamps
> * Hangry & Angry (Up Front Agency) – Hangry & Angry is a musical project
> spin-off from the popular Japanese designer h.NAOTO. This two (2) member unit
> is made up of former Morning Musume members-Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa
> who also play the characters Hangry & Angry respectively. A large part of
> their appeal is connected to their fashion based image, however both members
> are experienced singers and pull off a credible balance between being fashion
> icons and performers. Their music style is a mixture of rock blended with punk
> and techno pop elements. More information can be found at :
> http://www.crunchyroll.com/hangryangry
“Bringing these huge j-pop and j-rock bands to our fans is so exciting”,
states Crunchyroll Brand Manager Ms. Michelle Hwang, “working with amazing
partners like Marvelous, Maverick and Up Front Agency has been a fantastic
experience and is a true testament to our dedication to bringing the best in
J-Pop and J-Rock music to our world wide fan base. We are definitely in for
a treat and there is definitely more coming soon!”

All fans can enjoy all content on the site for free. More information,
including a two week free trial membership can be found at
http://www.crunchyroll.com/freetrial
.