Tag Archives: Anime

Crunchyroll has become a major investor in Viz Media Europe Group, one of Europe’s best-established licensors and distributors of Japanese animation. It follows the signing of an agreement to bring together Crunchyroll (itself a subsidiary of Otter Media, a WarnerMedia company) and its global platform with Viz Media’s wide network …

The Japanese software company, Crypton Future Media has named Max Arguile’s Reemsborko as the European and Australasian licensing agent for Hatsune Miku, a popular Japanese ‘virtual pop star’ that has risen to fame among anime fandoms across the globe. First developed in 2010, Hatsune Miku is both a voicebank and …

Konami Cross Media has tapped the pop culture specialists Fanattik to develop a unique line of Yu-Gi-Oh! gifts and collectables for the European market. For almost 20 years, the popular Anime brand has been entertaining and engaging young audiences globally, outside of Asia, through its TV series with over 850 …

Horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book IP are no longer the murmurings of underground followings, but the basis of vast commercial potential in the licensing space, if current trends are to be considered. These pockets of pop culture have been gaining momentum in licensing terms over the last number of …

The global anime brand, Crunchyroll has struck up a new deal with Bioworld Merchandising to launch a new line of lifestyle fashion and accessories items based on a slew of popular anime titles from the company’s vault. The ranges will be launched to anime fans across North America and Europe …

Funimation, the go-to name in sub and dub anime content, and the subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television, has acquired Manga Entertainment Limited, the UK and Irish anime distributor. Headquartered in London, Manga is a long-term partner of Funimation and currently serves anime fans  across a wide range of channels, including Blu-ray …

The anime specialist – and subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television – is kickstarting a year-long celebration to mark 25 years in the field, with a new partnership with the pop culture experts Funko. Funimation was originally founded in 1994 with the purpose of bringing Dragon Ball Z to North American …

The Pokémon Company International has signed a new partnership with the leading French broadcaster M6 to increase the availability of Pokémon animation in France and reach even more fans. M6 has acquired the Pokémon the Series: Black & White story arc (Seasons 14–16) from Pokémon’s animated adventures based on the …

In his new role, Leonhardt will be responsible for leading the consumer products team and is building merchandising programmes around the anime content Crunchyroll delivers to its fans.

Many of today’s biggest brands can trace their conception back to the manga genre, including numerous anime - the likes of Pokémon, Dragon Ball Z, Cowboy Bebop or Yo Kai Watch and more.