Hulu, Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki to debut Mekakucity Actors on April 12

Aniplex of America announced the four sites that will be streaming the Mekakucity Actors and The irregular at magic high school television anime series this season. Hulu, Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, and Daisuki will all stream these two series.

Mekakucity Actors will begin streaming on Saturday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m. ET, while The irregular at magic high school will begin streaming on Saturday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Aniplex of America describes the story of Mekakucity Actors:

The incidents which occurred on August 14th and 15th bring a group of young boys and girls together… They are members of a group they call themselves the “Mekakushi Dan” (Blindfold Organization) and each member possesses a strange power involving their eyes. Will the members of this peculiar organization be able to solve the mysteries behind these incidents and see the truth?

Yuki Yase is directing the anime of the Kagerō Project (Heat Mirage Project) by Vocaloid musical composer and writer Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) at studio SHAFT. JIN is writing the show's scripts, and Shidu and Wannyanpu are credited with the original character designs that Genichiro Abe is adapting for anime. Shidu is handling the storyboards for the opening theme, and is also creating the ending theme animation as well.

The series will premiere on April 12 on Tokyo MX TV, BS11, and Niconico. The show will air for one cour or one quarter of a year.

Image © JIN/1st PLACE, Mekakushidan Anime Production Team