is a Japanese

programming block Block programming is the arrangement of programs on radio or television so that those of a particular genre, theme, or target audience are united. Overview Block programming involves scheduling a series of related shows which are likely to attra ...

Fuji TV JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network S ...

dedicated to

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and broadcast every Wednesday late night/Thursday morning from 00:55 to 1:25.

History

The block was announced on March 8, 2018, and premiered on October 18, 2018, with its first anime '' Ingress: The Animation''. According to +Ultra and

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producer Mori Akitoshi from Fuji TV, the programming block is kind of a brother to the Noitamina block due to being a unique vision of an anime block much like it. In the announcement, it was said that the block was made due to the diversification of viewing media with anime being shared around the world via streaming services, which is why the block is based on the concept of spreading anime culture overseas with high-quality animation for the world.

Crunchyroll co-productions

On September 23, 2021,

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, Slow Curve, and Fuji TV announced the beginning of a partnership to co-produce new anime projects, with the first set to launch in April 2022. The titles will air in Japan exclusively on +Ultra, and on Crunchyroll worldwide outside of Asia. Among the first projects announced were '' Estab-Life'' from

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and an untitled project from

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and

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. Crunchyroll and Fuji TV co-produced ''

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'' together, ahead of the announcement of the partnership.

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Fuji Creative Corporation website
* {{Animation industry in Japan 2018 Japanese television series debuts Anime television Fuji TV

History

Crunchyroll co-productions

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