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Isekai Izakaya Anime Streaming's Languages, Regions Confirmed
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Bandai Namco confirmed with ANN on Friday the languages and regions where Crunchyroll and Chinese streaming site bilibili will stream Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food From Another World (Isekai Izakaya: Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu), the anime of Natsuya Semikawa's Otherworldly Izakaya "Nobu" (Isekai Izakaya "Nobu") light novel series.
bilibili is streaming the anime in the following countries with only Simplified Chinese subtitles: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Bandai Namco also confirmed with ANN that other streaming languages in Asia may be added in the future through local licensors and streaming platforms.
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime worldwide except in Japan and the above-listed Asian territories, with subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, German, and Arabic.
The anime premiered worldwide on Friday.
Katsumi Ono (Hataraki Man, Senki Zesshō Symphogear AXZ) is directing the anime at Sunrise. Shin Yoshida (Yu-Gi-Oh!, Speed Grapher) is supervising and writing the series scripts, and Mariko Ito (Log Horizon, ViVid Strike!, Anonymous Noise) is designing the characters. Maiko Murase is responsible for sub character designs. Kumi Ishii is serving as designer and chief animation director for the cuisine.
The Clammbon musical trio performs the anime's theme song "Prosit!," and the group's Mito is also composing the anime's music with Sunrise Music Publishing.
The novels center on a bar called "Nobu" — located in Kyoto, Japan, but with a door that is connected to the bar in another world. The visitors include denizens of the other world, and customers seek out its excellent "Toriaezu Nama" ale and cuisine.
