Crunchyroll announced today that they have launched a brand-new documentary series with Portal A called Fan Chronicles which follows the lives of three anime fans and how the medium has served as the inspiration in their journey.
Each episode is 10 minutes in length. The series follows a young woman in Cape Cod with a rare disease, a music producer in Atlanta finding an audience through anime-inspired tracks, and a photographer from California finding a message of female empowerment through the art form.
The series aims to dispel the misconceptions that surround the anime industry as well as its fan base. This spotlight on the community heavily weighs on the positives that anime can bring to an individual’s life and aims to break the stereotypes usually associated with anime and anime fans.
“There are still so many misconceptions around anime, both as an industry and as a fandom. With ‘Fan Chronicles,’ we are shining a light on what makes the anime community beautifully diverse,” said Jennifer Corbett, head of audience development, Crunchyroll. “We’re glad to be working with Portal A to bring the stories we hear everyday to life through this docu-series.”
“It’s been a privilege to work with the Crunchyroll team and tell real, human stories from inside their amazing community” said Nate Houghteling, Executive Producer at Portal A, “As a team of anime fans ourselves, this one came from a place of passion and we hope that comes across in the series.”
All three episodes of the documentary launched at Noon on Tuesday, February 26 and are available to stream now on Crunchyroll.
A promotional video of Fan Chronicles is available from Crunchyroll to view below:
https://vimeo.com/318625924/506fda53f6
