Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Entertainment (anime) |
Founded | January 17, 1991 1993 (U.S. branch) | (UK branch)
Defunct | 2017 April 19, 2021 (UK branch) | (U.S. branch)
Fate | Absorbed into Starz Inc. (later Lionsgate Home Entertainment) (U.S. branch) Acquired by Funimation (now known as Crunchyroll, LLC) (UK branch) |
Successors | Starz Inc./Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011–present, U.S. branch) Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (2021–present, UK branch) |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Products | Anime |
Owner | Lionsgate |
Parent | Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
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]