Publisher HarperCollins to Acquire Crunchyroll’s Manga Publishing Operations in France, Germany – News

Publisher HarperCollins Announced on Wednesday that it is planning a acquisition crunchyrollComic publishing business in France and Germany. These companies plan to close transactions in the second half of 2025, but require regulatory approval.

hideki iyama-desseigne will lead the team after Acqutision and will report to the CEO of International Foreign Languages Publishing HarperCollins Chantal Restive Raalessi.

HarperCollins‘Harpervia branding issued Shion Miura‘ run ((Kaze ga fuiteiru) English novel in October 2024. Harpervia has published novels before Tatami Galaxy,,,,, tatami timing bluesand Park Seolyeon’s A magical girl retires April 30 English novel

HarperCollinsJapan yes release Fantasy and romantic comics e-books to the North American market. The company said it will pass monthly Amazon and other e-book retailers”Bisoubisou comics” Label.

HarperCollinsJapan Will be released Pine Aquino‘ pet The comics are used digitally in late 2024. Qihai Announce In August, it will be released pet: Collection Edition The comic starts in February 2025 and is completely translated.

crunchyroll Will be Launch a new comics app crunchyroll Later this year, Comics is a premium add-on to its subscription service. The app will be launched in English in the United States and Canada first, but other language options and web browser integration are planned.

This is not the first time crunchyroll Comics are provided with the company emission The first crunchyroll Comics served in October 2013. crunchyroll Finish Its first crunchyroll Comic service in December 2023. publishing （simulpub） title Kodansha US Publishing In more than 170 countries. crunchyroll delete 14 Simulpub won the title in February 2018 and removed 10 catalog titles in March 2018. Kodansha US Publishing Then delete Many of its comic titles crunchyroll Before January 2023 emission K comics service that year.

crunchyroll and VIZ Media Europe closure This transaction crunchyroll Become a majority owner VIZ Media Europe The Group was in December 2019. These companies Announce The agreement was held in September 2019. VIZ Media Europe Group by VIZ Media Europe Through visual, anime-wide groups, VIZ Media SwitzerlandKazé, Kazé comics, Anime on demandand Anime Digital Network (Working with Media’s involved subsidiary Citel and Eye See Movie).

source: HarperCollins