AMC’s HIDIVE and MBS expand partnership
August 12, 2026
AMC Global Media has announced the largest content programming deal to date for HIDIVE and an expansion of the partnership between the anime streaming service and Japan’s Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS).
Through the ongoing collaboration between both companies, HIDIVE has already delivered an array of fan-favourite series to viewers, including My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha, I Parry Everything, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: from Villainess to Savior, and HELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing. The new multi-year output deal builds upon the success of the ongoing alliance between the companies, which originally launched in March 2023 and has provided exclusive global rights to distribute part of MBS’ future anime programming in all territories outside of Asia. Under this pact between both companies, HIDIVE will distribute MBS’ upcoming multi-year series line-up around the world in all markets outside Asia. The entire slate of MBS titles under the new agreement will be simulcast exclusively on HIDIVE as they are released over upcoming seasons and available to the anime streamer’s subscribers throughout the US and Canada as well as in key overseas markets including UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
To mark the expnaded partnership, HIDIVE unveiled Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden as the inaugural MBS title. The service will present the series’ North American premiere on August 21st at Anime NYC 2026. Adapted from the long running light novel series written by Umikaze Minamino and illustrated by Katana Canata and JISHAKU, Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden is directed by Motoki Nakanishi and assistant director Haruta Segi, together with series composition by Gigaemon Ichikawa and production by Konami Animation. The deal’s remaining titles from MBS’ upcoming programming slate will be announced in the future.
“Our historic anime partnership with MBS has been a resounding success and we are thrilled to extend our global distribution alliance with a new exclusive output deal, now HIDIVE’s largest ever content programming deal to date,” commenyed John Ledford, President of HIDIVE. “This expansive multi-year agreement reinforces HIDIVE’s bona fides with both fans and industry as one of the world’s most established and leading distributors of the best new genre-spanning anime that Japan has to offer. We are excited to premiere the deal’s inaugural title Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden later this month at Anime NYC, ahead of its debut this October as part of HIDIVE’s Fall 2026 Simulcast Season.”
“Over the past three years, our partnership with AMC Global Media and HIDIVE has significantly expanded the global reach of MBS animation, bringing our hit series to dedicated anime fans around the world,” added Mihoko Shibata, Director of Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. “We are thrilled to extend this successful alliance through our new multi-year output deal. Beginning with Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden, we look forward to continuing to deliver our most anticipated new titles to international audiences and growing the global anime community together.”
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