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Crunchyroll Adds Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid OVA, More Catalog Titles
posted on by Karen Ressler
Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has added the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid "Episode 14" original video anime (OVA) for premium members. In addition, the streaming service announced on Wednesday that it has added Red Garden, Venus Project: Climax, Shangri-La, Spice and Wolf II, and the first five seasons of Case Closed (episodes 1-130) to its catalog.
The Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid OVA is titled "Valentines and Hot Springs! (Please Don't Get Your Hopes Up)." The episode debuted on the anime's seventh Blu-ray Disc and DVD set in Japan on September 20.
Red Garden is available on Crunchyroll in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa. The 22-episode anime premiered in 2006, and Crunchyroll is also offering the unaired 23rd episode. ADV Films and later Funimation released the series on DVD in North America.
Venus Project: Climax is available in the United States and Canada. Funimation streamed the series as it aired in Japan in 2015. The show consisted of a six-episode anime series and a six-episode variety show, which featured the main casts of both the anime and the game.
Shangri-La is available in the United States and Canada. The 24-episode series originally aired in 2009 and Funimation released the series on DVD in 2012.
Spice and Wolf II is available, listed under Spice and Wolf, in the United States, Canada, and South Africa. It is the second anime series based on Isuna Hasekura's novel series, though the first series is not yet streaming on Crunchyroll. Funimation is streaming both series and has released both on Blu-ray Disc and DVD.
The first five seasons of Case Closed are available in the United States and Canada. Funimation released the same seasons in North America. Crunchyroll also began a simulcast of the ongoing show's new episodes starting with episode 754 in 2014.
Thanks to Meghann Marie Gorney for the news tip.
