Kabillion Secures Rights for Duo of International Series

The VOD network Kabillion has expanded its content portfolio to include Japan’s Future Card Buddyfight Ace, an anime series for the school-age set, as well as Denmark and Germany’s Kiwi & Strit, an animated show for preschoolers.

For Future Card Buddyfight Ace, now in its fifth season, Kabillion has secured global English-language rights. Created by Tokyo-based entertainment company Bushiroad, the 43×24-minute anime series takes place 23 years after the events of Future Card Buddyfight X and centers on Yuga Mikado, son of Gao Mikado. Yuga is known as the “Ace of Gaming,” though Buddyfight is his first card game.

Additionally, Kabillion has acquired the North American rights for Kiwi & Strit across all channels. Produced by Denmark’s Copenhagen Bombay with German broadcaster NDR, Studio Hamburg Distribution & Marketing and Film i Väst, the non-dialogue series is a 26×5-minute 3D animated comedy that centers on two furry little creatures, Kiwi and Strit, who live in a clearing in the forest. The two characters are very different from one another: Kiwi, who is yellow, is considerate and careful, while Strit, who is purple, is wild. Though each approaches situations differently, they are both playful and curious, and have a lot of fun together when they play football, race on their bicycles or find a noisy cow.

“We’re excited to add these two standout series, which already have a solid global fan base, to our expanding distribution roster,” said David Di Lorenzo, president of Kabillion. “We’re committed to providing viewers with the best kids’ entertainment content from around the world via the platforms that are most popular with children and families today.”