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VIZ Media’s Neon Alley Launches Sci-Fi Action Series ‘Gargantia’

Catch the entire subtitled 13-episode series for free on Neon Alley online anime streaming platform.

San Francisco, CA -- North American anime licensor and distributor VIZ Media is bringing the intergalactic action drama, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, to its new Neon Alley free online streaming anime platform.

The lushly animated 13-episode adventure was created by the famed animation studio Production I.G. and is available in its entirety at NeonAlley.com. For $7.99 a month, U.S. fans can also access Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet on mobile and digital devices through the subscription-based Hulu Plus Video-On-Demand service. The premiere of a dubbed version will follow later in the year.

In the distant future, Ledo, a young soldier from space wakes up and finds himself marooned on an ocean planet. Growing up in space, and knowing nothing but battle, he is a stranger in a strange land, full of odd customs and a foreign language, but he’s not alone. Starting a new journey on this verdurous planet, Ledo must find a way to survive and reconcile the fact that he may never be able to return home!

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet is a gorgeous story charting young pilot Ledo’s journey of self-discovery as he visits a strange and nature-filled planet ‘Earth’ for the very first time,” says Charlene Ingram, Senior Manager, Animation Marketing. “The evocative adventure delivers a substantial plot, intriguing characters and beautifully rendered animation created by Japan’s most famous anime studios. With the flexibility of the free Neon Alley streaming platform, fans can dive in and marathon the entire series at their leisure!”

Neon Alley delivers the hottest in subbed and dubbed digital anime series, simulcast world premieres, exclusive on-demand access, and a massive legacy catalog of new as well as classic favorites (in HD when available). NeonAlley.com is a premier on-demand, online destination for streaming anime content in the U.S. The service is available for free online and also anytime, anywhere across a wide array of different devices, including PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Roku, Chromecast, and a variety of other mobile devices through the subscription-based Hulu Plus Video-On-Demand service.

Source: VIZ Media

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Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.