SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bilibili Inc. (“Bilibili” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BILI), a leading online entertainment platform for young generations in China, today announced that Aniplex Inc. (“Aniplex”) and the Company have mutually agreed to extend their operation agreement on the game Fate/Grand Order (“ FGO ”) in mainland China.

Fate/Grand Order is a role-playing mobile game based on the Fate series, an anime collective that began with the visual novel Fate/stay night and has since gathered a number of derivative works and adaptations bearing the same "Fate" name. Noticing the popularity of the Fate series on Bilibili platform, the Company strategically cooperated with Aniplex, and localized and launched FGO on an exclusive basis in China in September 2016. The game attracted millions of players since release and has been gaining increasing popularity afterward.

“Our partnership with Aniplex on FGO has been a great success during the past three years,” said Mr. Rui Chen, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bilibili. “As a premier entertainment platform serving young generations in China, we are firmly committed to bringing superior entertainment experience for game players in China through the extension of our cooperation with Aniplex and FGO ,” Mr. Chen concluded.

About Bilibili Inc.

Bilibili represents the iconic brand of online entertainment with a mission to enrich the everyday life of young generations in China. Bilibili is a full-spectrum online entertainment world covering a wide array of genres and media formats, including videos, live broadcasting and mobile games. Bilibili provides an immersive entertainment experience and high-quality content that caters to the evolving and diversified interests of its users and communities, and has built its platform based on the strong emotional connections of Bilibili’s users to its content and communities.

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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Bilibili Inc. Juliet Yang Tel: +86-21-2509 9255 Ext. 8523 E-mail: ir@bilibili.com

The Piacente Group, Inc. Ross Warner Tel: +86-10-5730-6200 E-mail: bilibili@tpg-ir.com

In the United States:

The Piacente Group, Inc. Brandi Piacente Tel: +1-212-481-2050 E-mail: bilibili@tpg-ir.com