ANN reports that BIGLOBE, a Japanese ISP owned by NEC, has teamed up with Toei to launch a subscription service wherein one can access “about a thousand” anime episodes from 15 titles by the production company for about US$13 a month. The selection will be refreshed every month with two titles being added and replacing two others, similar to video-on-demand from US cable television providers except this content is mainly going to be viewed on computer monitors.

The initial offerings for September include Sailor Moon, Fist of the North Star, Captain Harlock and Digimon Adventure (the first season). Looking at Toei’s production list, future additions could include Marmalade Boy, Mazinger Z, Cyborg 009, the 2002 edition of Kanon. I’m not so sure about more recent titles like Air Gear, Lovely Complex, or Pretty Cure but there is a possibility those could show up as well.

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