VIZ Media and Crunchyroll Partner on Home Video and EST Distribution in U.S. and Canada

[Koby]

Crunchyroll and VIZ Media announced a home video and electronic sell-through distribution deal that will bring anime titles to fans across the U.S. and Canada.

 

 

Through this deal, VIZ Media will now distribute select Crunchyroll series and upcoming acquisitions through home video and EST.

 

“VIZ Media, in partnership with Warner Home Entertainment, is responsible for distributing some of the biggest titles in anime. This partnership will ensure maximum exposure and monetization for our content partners’ IPs and empower us to super-serve anime fans across North America,” said Sae Whan Song, head of business development for Crunchyroll. “We’re looking forward to working with VIZ Media to broaden our distribution and to offer our fans another way to enjoy their favorite series.”

 

“With Crunchyroll’s expansive catalog of anime in every genre and VIZ Media’s demonstrated success in sales and distribution, we’re excited to join forces to deliver the best titles to viewers any way they want to view it,” says Brian Ige, Sr. Vice President, Animation, VIZ Media.

[Kid Ryan]

@Koby Do we have any ETA on when we'll start seeing home video releases?

[Koby]

Not that I'm aware of. Crunchyroll has listed some more home releases but they appear to be through FUNimation and not Viz Media.