Crunchyroll EMEA
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Formerly | Viz Media Europe (2007–2020) |
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Company type | Division |
Industry | Publication |
Founded | January 15, 2007 |
Headquarters | Crunchyroll SAS: Paris, France Crunchyroll SA: Lausanne, Switzerland |
Area served | Europe, Middle East, Africa |
Key people | John Easum (Head of Crunchyroll EMEA) |
Revenue | 12,212,446 Euro (2020) ![]() |
4,997,942 Euro (2020) ![]() | |
Owner | Sony Pictures (2021–present) Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan; 2021–present) |
Parent | Crunchyroll, LLC |
Divisions | Crunchyroll SAS Crunchyroll SA |
Subsidiaries | AV Visionen Kazé Anime Digital Network |
Crunchyroll EMEA, formerly known as Viz Media Europe, is a European anime distributor. Established as Viz Media Europe, it was Viz Media's European sister company until 2019. It holds partnerships with TV channels, DVD distributors, and manga publishers. The company was once headquartered in Amsterdam, before the company opened its current Paris operations on 15 January 2007.[1] The division is made up of two subsidiaries, Crunchyroll SAS based in Paris, France, and Crunchyroll SA based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Crunchyroll EMEA is run by Sony through Crunchyroll, LLC, a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex, with Shogakukan, Shueisha and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro) retaining full ownership of the former Viz Media Europe's Publishing/Licensing Business for manga publishing in the region.[2]
On January 27, 2020, Viz Media Europe changed its corporate name to Crunchyroll EMEA, announcing the change publicly on April 2, 2020, with all of Viz Media's former brands being rebranded under Crunchyroll branding.[3]
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Subsidiaries and brands
As of April 2020, Crunchyroll EMEA has been organised into a portfolio of brands and companies.[4] Crunchyroll EMEA is also affiliated with VME PLB SAS, though does not own any stake of the company. Additionally, despite Crunchyroll Moldova (formerly known as Ellation) being located in Europe, it is not incorporated or operated under Crunchyroll EMEA.
Current
Crunchyroll SAS
Crunchyroll SAS, formerly known as Viz Media Europe, is the French subsidiary of Crunchyroll, housing the French-language operations of the company, including Kazé France and Anime Digital Network.
Crunchyroll SA
Crunchyroll SA, formerly known as Viz Media Switzerland, is the Swiss subsidiary of Crunchyroll, housing the German-language operations of the company, including Kazé Germany, Anime on Demand, Eye See Movies and AV Visionen.
Kazé
Kazé is the French division of Crunchyroll EMEA, and is responsible for the distribution of anime and manga within France and other French-speaking regions. Kazé also operates in German territories through the Swiss subsidiary VIZ Media Switzerland SA and AV Visionen, and formerly operated in the British market in collaboration with the former UK branch of Manga Entertainment, now Funimation UK and Ireland.
Anime Digital Network
Anime Digital Network is a French video on demand service dedicated to streaming anime content to French-speaking territories. The business is a collaboration between Crunchyroll EMEA (though Kazé) and Média-Participations subsidiary Citel.
AV Visionen
AV Visionen is the German subsidiary of Crunchyroll EMEA, and is responsible for the distribution of anime, manga, film and television in German-speaking territories. It distributes anime through the Anime House, Nipponart and Kazé labels, and is the distributor for Aniplex's Peppermint Anime. It also distributes German television and film on home video in Germany though its Eye See Movies label.
Former
Anime on Demand
Anime on Demand was a German video on demand service dedicated to streaming anime content to German-speaking territories. It shut down on 8 December 2021, with all content being merged into Crunchyroll.[5]
Related
VME PLB SAS
VME PLB SAS is a publishing licensing business owned by Shogakukan, Shueisha and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). The company was formed in December 2019, after Crunchyroll acquired the majority stake in Viz Media Europe. The company is responsible for licensing manga within the EMEA and Latin American regions. Kazuyoshi Takeuchi is President of VME PLB and Kazuyuki Masuda is Managing Director of VME PLB.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "John Easum New President of VIZ Media Europe in New Paris Headquarters". Animation World Network. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Becomes Majority Owner of VIZ Media Europe Group". Crunchyroll. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (April 2, 2020). "Viz Media Europe SAS Changes Name to Crunchyroll SAS". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENT EMEA LEADER VIZ MEDIA EUROPE REBRANDS AS CRUNCHYROLL". Crunchyroll SAS. April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ Höpfler, Melanie (8 September 2021). "Anime on Demand findet ein neues Zuhause bei Crunchyroll!". Crunchyroll News (in German). Crunchyroll. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Completes Majority Acquisition of VIZ Media Europe Group". Anime News Network. December 5, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
External links
Media related to Crunchyroll EMEA at Wikimedia Commons
- Kazé official website (in French)
- Kazé official website (in German)
- AV Visionen official website (in German)
- Viz Media Europe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia