TOKYO -- Toon maker GDH announced on Friday that subsid Gonzo will stream two of its new toon series online to foreign fans the same day they are broadcast in Japan.

The series -- "The Tower of Druaga -- The Aegis of Uruku" and "Blassreiter" -- will be seen on the YouTube, Crunchyroll, and BOST TV sites with English subs. The sites will use various methods to provide the toons, from free streaming to fee-based downloads. "The Tower of Druaga" will get its world preem on the three sites on April 4; "Blassreiter," on April 5.

Gonzo is going with simultaneous domestic TV and international Web release of the toons to counter illegal downloading and file-sharing, which has become rampant in the foreign anime community. Another aim is to explore new Web-based business models that maximize profits from VOD and other contents exploitation, while reducing distribbing costs.

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