HC Finalizes Crunchyroll Acquisition in France, Germany

HarperCollins announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Crunchyroll’s French and German operations. The purchase of the global anime brand, initiated in July 2025, adds manga publishing to the portfolio of both HC local companies for the first time. The team will be led by Hideki Iyama-Desseigne, reporting to Chantal Restivo-Alessi, CEO of international foreign language publishing at HarperCollins, as previously announced.

“We are pleased to formally welcome the Crunchyroll publishing teams and authors to HarperCollins,” Brian Murray, president and CEO of HarperCollins, said. “The addition of these manga businesses, with a loyal audience, will help us to quickly expand our manga portfolio in Europe and beyond.”

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