Crunchyroll today announced that it is bringing three new series to North America and select other territories: HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle and BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE-EPISODE NAGI-will premiere on May 4 and June 28, while OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom is expected to premiere in the future.
HAIKYU!! Trash battle
Crunchyroll poster of HAIKYU!! Trash battle
Day: May 31, 2024
Location:
May 30: Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama), Chile, Colombia , Ecuador, Mexico, PeruMay 31: Canada, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United StatesJune 7: TurkeyJune 12: Belgium, France , Luxembourg, Switzerland (French-speaking) June 25: Austria, Germany June 27: Switzerland (German-speaking)
Summary:
Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High School's volleyball club to be like her idol, a former Karasuno player known as the “Little Giant”. However, Hinata soon realizes that she must team up with her middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles turn into a surprising weapon, but can they defeat rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated “Dumpster Battle,” the long-awaited final match between two underdogs? Are they opposites?
BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE-EPISODE NAGI-
Crunchyroll poster for BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE-EPISODE NAGI-
Day: June 28, 2024
Area: North America; selects international theatrical rights in EMEA and Latin America
Summary:
“What a hassle.” That's second-year high school student Nagi Seishiro's favorite saying as he lives his boring life. Until Mikage Reo, a classmate who dreams of winning the World Cup, discovers Nagi's hidden skills, inspiring him to play soccer and share his outstanding talent. One day, he receives an invitation to join the mysterious BLUE LOCK Project. What awaits him is a confrontation with the best strikers gathered from all over the country. Nagi's dream of becoming the best, along with Reo, will take this prodigy to a world he has never known.
A prodigy can only be formed when someone discovers him….now striker Nagi Seishiro's incredible talent and personality will set the football world on fire.
OVERLORD: Holy Kingdom
Crunchyroll poster for OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom
Areas: North America; picks up international theatrical rights in EMEA and Latin America
Summary:
After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG, Momonga logged in one last time only to find himself transported into its world of play indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar is elevated to the title of Witch-King Ains Ooal Gown.
Once prosperous but now on the brink of ruin, the Holy Kingdom enjoyed many years of peace after building a massive wall that protected them from invasions by neighboring countries. However, one day, this ended when Demon Emperor Jaldabaoth arrived with an army of vicious demihumans.
Fearing an invasion of their lands, the neighboring territory of the Slane Theocracy was forced to beg their enemies in the Sorcerer Kingdom for help. Heeding the call, Momonga, now known as the Witch-King Ains Ooal Gown, rallied the Witch Kingdom and its undead army to join the war alongside the Sacred Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy in the hope of Hope to defeat the Demon Emperor.
Source: Press release, Crunchyroll
©2024″ HAIKYU!!” H.Furudate/Shueisha Project
©Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Kota Sannomiya, Yusuke Nomura, KODANSHA/BLUE LOCK FILM Production Committee.
©Kugane Maruyama, Published by KADOKAWA CORPORATION/OVERLORD: Sacred Kingdom Film Partner