by On the 28th, the video distribution service “ABEMA” announced that the new TV anime “I’m a White Pig Noble, but I Have Memories of My Past Life, so I’m Raising My Little Brother,” scheduled to start broadcasting on terrestrial TV in
The broadcast will start on Sunday, April 20th, at 7:30 pm, and two episodes will be broadcast for free in a row. Episodes 1 and 2 will be free to stream immediately after the broadcast, and episodes three and after will be premium pre-streamed for one week immediately after the broadcast, introducing an unusual format of “pre-broadcasting one season early.” Currently, “exclusive distribution” and “pre-broadcasting (including terrestrial TV advance and fastest)” are not particularly unusual for primary video distribution services and are used as a strategy to attract new users. In the case of anime, the former “exclusive” requires a subscription to a paid service to be seen as an unfavorable promotion for new works. On the other hand, the latter “advance” is often available on most other companies’ services after a specific time.
Although the restrictions are relatively loose, “core fans (those who want to watch it as soon as possible) will subscribe,” so it is often evaluated as “just right between exclusive and regular.” However, in the case of this work, the period preceding terrestrial broadcasting is “one season,” which is much longer than the usual few days to a week, making it essentially a streaming-only situation.
This “I’m a White Pig Noble, but I’ve Regained Memories of My Past Life, so I’m Raising My Little Brother” is based on a light novel published by “TO Books” from “Let’s Become a Novelist,” and is a fantasy story about managing a territory brought to you by Kikunoi Houchou, the eldest son of a count family who is rapidly becoming a brother-fool for his too-cute little brother, and his half-brother Regulus.
The original novel won the “7th Internet Novel Award” and was also made into a stage play. The anime adaptation is expected to have support from a certain demographic of fans of the original work and light novels, and Abema is also likely to heavily promote the series since it will have exclusive distribution rights, so attention will be focused on how they will hype it up in the three months since the TV broadcast begins.
As for the trends of other services pre-broadcasting on terrestrial TV, the Anime Store has a lineup centered on fantasy and other worlds, including “A Ninja and a Hitman Living Together,” “The Misunderstood Workshop Owner: A Common Story of a Former Errand Boy for a Hero Party Who Was SSS-Rank in Everything Except Combat,” “Until a Certain Witch Dies,” “The Last Battle Between You and Me, or the Holy War That Begins the World Season II,” and “The Lady Protected by the Gorilla God is Loved by the Royal Knights.” DMM TV has a lineup of popular original works, “Masuda Kosuke Theater Gag Manga Biyori GO,” and the original anime “LAZARUS” produced by MAPPA. (C) Yashiro, TO Books / Shirohiyo Production CommitteeIt has been announced that “
I’m a White Pig Aristocrat, but I’ve Regained My Memories from My Past Life, so I’m Raising My Little Brother ” will be broadcast three months ahead of schedule on terrestrial TV. Based on a light novel published by “TO Books” by ” Let’s Become a Novelist, “the story is about the eldest son of an earl’s family, Kikunoi Houchou, who is rapidly becoming an idiot for his adorable little brother, and his half-brother, Regulus, who manages a fiefdom.
The original novel won the 7th Internet Novel Award and was adapted into a stage play. The anime adaptation is expected to have support from a certain demographic of fans of the original work and light novels, and Abema is expected to promote it heavily since it will have exclusive access to the series, so attention is focused on how they will create excitement in the three months before the TV broadcast begins.
As for other services that are broadcasting ahead of terrestrial TV, the Anime Store has a lineup centered on fantasy and other worlds, including “A Ninja and a Hitman Living Together,” “The Misunderstood Workshop Owner: A Typical Story of a Former Errand Boy for the Hero Party Who Was SSS Rank in Everything Except Combat,” “Until a Certain Witch Dies,” “The Last Battle Between You and Me, or the Holy War That Begins the World Season II,” and ” The Young Lady Protected by the Gorilla God is Loved by the Royal Knights .” DMM TV has a lineup of popular original works, ” Masuda Kosuke Theater Gag Manga Biyori GO,” and the original anime ” LAZARUS ” produced by MAPPA.
