Sakura Trick
Crunchyroll has another pickup to announce today as the company has acquired the simulcast rights for Sakura Trick. The series is set to debut on Friday starting on January 10, at 12:00p.m. ET for premium members while free members will get their hands on it a week later with ads. The show has a very limited availability range when it comes to who can see it as it’s limited to the United States and Canada. Which means it’s got a local license holder for the home video rights as well already.
The series, created by Tachi, has been running since 2011 and has had two graphic novel compilation releases so far, with the second one landing just a few months ago. The winter 2014 series is set to be animated by Studio Deen with Kenichi Ishikura directing with character designs by Kyuta Sakai. The series joins numerous others that have made the leap in the last couple of years and it has the option of doing both full length episodes or the short form style that is growing in popularity when it comes to adapting these kinds of source material.
Plot concept: Based on the 4-panel yuri manga written and illustrated by Tachi, Sakura Trick focuses on two girls Haruka Takayama and Yuu Sonoda, who were inseparable during junior high. However, as they entered high school, they end up being seated on opposite sides of the room. Having to spend time with more friends, the two girls decide to do something to make their relationship special.