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 U.S. logo of Manga Entertainment | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | Anime |
| Founded | December 4, 1987 (UK branch) 1993 (U.S. branch) |
| Defunct | 2017 (U.S. branch) April 19, 2021 (UK branch) |
| Fate | Folded into Lionsgate Home Entertainment (U.S. branch) Spun off and later acquired by and folded into Funimation (UK branch) |
| Successors | Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2017–present, U.S. branch) Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (2021–present, UK branch) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Products | Anime |
| Parent | Island World Group (1991–1997) Starz Distribution (2004–2017) |
| Website | www |
Manga Entertainment was a producer, licensee, and distributor of anime in the United States and the United Kingdom. Originally founded in the UK in 1987, the UK branch became Funimation UK and Ireland in 2021, also currently known as Crunchyroll Ltd. since 2022, while its U.S. branch was absorbed into Starz Inc. (now owned by Lionsgate).[1]
Despite its name, the company's principal business was the distribution of anime rather than manga, although they have published some manga (such as Crying Freeman) under the Manga Books imprint.[2]
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ Shirow, Masamune (1995) [1985]. Appleseed Volume One: The Promethean Challenge. trans. Studio Proteus (UK ed.). London: Manga Publishing. ISBN 1-900097-01-X.