The already announced takeover of the manga publishing house of Crunchyroll in France and Germany through Harpercollins has been officially carried out. The company announced this in a press release. We summarize.
Takeover completed
By successfully completing the transaction, the financial details of which have not been disclosed, manga titles are now being included in the German and French program of Harpercollins for the first time. Brian Murray, President and CEO of the publisher, combines great expectations:
»We are pleased to officially welcome the crunchyroll laying teams and authors at Harpercollins. The takeover of the manga business and its loyal audience will help us to quickly expand our manga portfolio in Europe and beyond. «
The Hideki Iyama-Dessigne team is headed, which reports directly to Chantal Restivo-Alessi, CEO of the International Foreign Language Publishing at Harpercollins, and supports daily business in France and Germany.
On one point, readers can sit back back: When asked by Aniseearch, the Head of Communications by Harpercollins made it clear that there are no plans to change the presentation of current manga series.
Via Harper Collins, aniSearch
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