Crunchyroll EMEA
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publication |
| Founded | 15 January 2007 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
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 | Crunchyroll (Otter Media)(majority) Hitotsubashi Group (minority) |
| Parent | Crunchyroll |
| Divisions | Kazé Anime on Demand Anime Digital Network Eye See Movies |
| Subsidiaries | AV Visionen Ellation (Moldolva) |
| Website | www.vizeurope.com |
Crunchyroll SAS, also known as Crunchyroll EMEA (formerly VIZ Media Europe, SAS), is a European manga publisher and anime distributor headquartered in Paris, France. 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 used to be headquartered in Amsterdam. The company opened its Paris operations on 15 January 2007.[1] Crunchyroll SAS is majority owned by Crunchyroll, though Hitotsubashi Group retains full ownership of the former Viz Media Europe's Publishing Licensing Business.[2]
On April 2, 2020, the company announced that it had renamed itself to Crunchyroll SAS, with all of Viz Media's former brands being rebranded as Crunchyroll brands.[3]
Subsidiaries and Brands
As of April 2020, Crunchyroll EMEA has been organised into the following brands and companies:[4]
- Brands
- Kazé
- Anime on Demand
- Anime Digital Network (partnership with Crunchyroll and Citel)
- Eye See Movies
- Subsidiaries
- AV Visionen
- Ellation (Moldolva)
Crunchyroll SAS Content
- A Penguin's Troubles
- Bleach
- Blue Dragon
- Buso Renkin
- Croket!
- Death Note
- Deko Boko Friends
- Detective Conan
- Doraemon[5]
- Grandpa Danger
- Hamatora
- Hamtaro
- Honey and Clover
- Ichigo 100%
- InuYasha
- Jewelpet
- Kekkashi
- Kirarin Revolution
- M.A.R.
- Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
- Mega Man Star Force
- Mirmo
- Naruto
- Neuro
- Nisekoi
- One-Punch Man
- Sailor Moon
- Zoids Genesis
- Yo-kai Watch[6]
Partners
- Animax Germany
- Animax Spain
- Animax UK
- Canal Buzz
- Cartoon Network (Italy)
- Cartoon Network (Spain)
- Cartoon Network (Pakistan)
- Cuatro
- FORTA
- Game One
- Italia 1
- Kana
- Manga Entertainment
- Nickelodeon (France)
- Panini Video
- RTL II
- Télétoon
- and a lot more
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.
- ^ "Doraemon". vizeurope.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "YO-KAI WATCH". vizeurope.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
External links
Media related to Crunchyroll EMEA at Wikimedia Commons
- VIZ Media Europe official website
- Kazé official website
- VIZ Media Switzerland official website
- AV Visionen official website
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