[1] In March 2015, Hulu subscription's numbers had risen to 1 million memberships in all time record for the service.

[4] On September 1, 2011, Hulu, a video distribution service operating in the United States, launched its first overseas expansion in Japan.

[14][15][16] The service would continue to license and retain the "Hulu" brand and technology in Japan under a subsidiary of Nippon as part of a separate agreement.

[22] A sequel was released in theaters on May 3, 2017, as Last Cop The Movie and grossed 400 million yen at the box office.

The reason for the change was to reduce risk during the system migration, and to make the transition without stopping the service.

Also, without notice, changes were made to the copyright protection rules, and some users who had externally connected their displays were unable to view the service.

The new plan offers a monthly subscription price of 1,490 yen, which represented a savings of approximately 26% compared to subscribing to them separately.

In addition, Hulu Japan has its own programming that is feed from its parent company Nippon TV that is available through the service.