Crunchyroll Partners With Fathom Events to Bring ‘Yuri!!! on ICE Series Marathon’ to U.S. Movie Cinemas on Oct. 13
Crunchyroll, in Partnership With Fathom Events, Brings
‘Yuri!!! on ICE Series Marathon’ to U.S. Movie Theaters
on October 13 Only
Fans Will Enjoy the Award-Winning Japanese Sports Anime Series
Binge Session Plus Special Greeting from Series Producer
DENVER – September 17, 2018 – This fall, anime fans are set to discover that nothing is better than big screen binge-watching the most critically-acclaimed sports anime ever released. Crunchyroll and Fathom Events will bring episodes one through twelve of the ground-breaking animated show “Yuri!!! on ICE” to select U.S. cinemas in a one day marathon with “Yuri!!! on ICE Series Marathon.” In addition to viewing the 12 episodes with friends and fellow fans, attendees will view a video message from the series’ producer along with a “hello” from Makkachin, Victor Nikiforov's pet poodle.
Tickets for “Yuri!!! on ICE Series Marathon” are available at www.FathomEvents.com and participating box offices.
“Yuri!!! on ICE Series Marathon” comes to a limited footprint of more than 95 U.S. cinemas on Saturday, October 13 at noon local time (subbed). A complete list of theater locations is available on the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
“Yuri!!! on ICE” follows a Japanese figure skater, the titular Yuri Katsuki, his coach, Russian figure-skating champion Victor Nikiforov, and emerging Russian skater Yuri Plisetsky
during the Figure Skating Grand Prix. In addition to winning numerous
awards and fan polls, the lauded series also attracted praise from
professional figure skaters, with some olympians skating to music from
the show at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The
series was produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto, and written by
Mitsurō Kubo. Figure skating choreographer, coach, and former
competitive ice dancer Kenji Miyamoto choreographed the realistic
skating sequences by performing the routines himself.
“Japanese
animated features continue to be immensely popular in the U.S.,” Fathom
Events CEO Ray Nutt said. “This ‘binge watching’ session of the “Yuri” series is sure to be another favorite. We’re proud to partner with Crunchyroll to bring it to American movie theaters.”
Crunchyroll’s Head of Events and Manga, Dallas Middaugh says, “Working with Fathom Events to bring “Yuri!!! on ICE”
to theaters is a great opportunity to bring current fans and new fans
together to enjoy this continuously popular series. Our partnership with
Fathom Events allows us to continue to service our fans on the big
screen!”
For artwork/photos related to “Yuri!!! on ICE Series Marathon,” visit the Fathom Events press site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom
Events is the leading event cinema distributor with theater locations
in all top 100 DMAs® (Designated Market Areas) and ranks as one of the
largest overall theater content distributors. Owned by AMC Entertainment
Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal
Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), Fathom Events offers a variety of
unique entertainment events in movie theaters such as live performances
of the Metropolitan Opera, top Broadway stage productions, major
sporting events, epic concerts, the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics
series, inspirational events and popular anime franchises. Fathom Events
takes audiences behind the scenes for unique extras including audience
Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating
the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live Digital Broadcast
Network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North
America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 941 locations and
1,496 screens in 181 DMAs. The company also provides corporations a
compelling national footprint for hosting employee meetings, customer
rewards events and new product launches. For more information, visit www.FathomEvents.com.
About CRUNCHYROLL
Crunchyroll
is the world’s largest destination for anime and manga, boasting a
global community of more than 40 million registered users and over 1
million subscribers. Fans connect through the most complete anime
library including "Naruto Shippuden," "Attack on Titan," and “Dragon
Ball Super,” events such as Crunchyroll Expo, Anime Awards, Crunchyroll
News, and can purchase related merchandise through its online store.
Through its app on game consoles, set-top boxes, mobile devices and
more, Crunchyroll delivers content from leading media producers directly
to viewers translated professionally in multiple languages. The service
is available for free or through a premium offering that allows users
to watch ad-free with access to simulcasts—top series available
immediately after Japanese broadcast.
Fans
can also view Crunchyroll on VRV, an audience-focused aggregation
platform featuring premium SVOD channels and a curated house channel,
VRV Select.
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