Anime News Network announced a few days ago that they licensed Nobody's Boy - Remi. ANN started streaming a long time ago, initially with trailers. Gradually they started streaming full episodes and series, serving as a streaming agent for existing licensors. They even managed to score Bamboo Blade from Funi (still available despite Funi now having their own streaming). But this time it's different: they are streaming a series that is not currently licensed (although it was broadcast on cable in Los Angeles). In other words, ANN graduated to a peer and competitor of Funi and Crunchy.

Since we're at it, remember that Brassleiter was one of the GONZO properties that BOST (Rest In Peace) used to stream, alongside Strike Witches. Since it's not a streaming virgin, Brass was easy. While also being streamed, SW is a hot property now, and is not yet within the reach of ANN, but give it time.

In the same announcement ANN promise more to come, including Pretty Cure, which is available at Crunchyroll. Apparently that license was not exclusive, so count me surprised, unless we're about to discover another "clerical error". I noticed that because of the scandalous way in which Crunchy cancelled the DTO while I was buying Precure, which was incomplete to begin with! ANN offers no DTO, so they are really no better than Crunchy and I do not know who they expect to watch it when Crunchy clearly has a better infrastructure.