Harper Collins has closed their acquisition of the manga publishing operations of global anime brand Crunchyroll in France and Germany. Hideki Iyama-Desseigne will lead the team, reporting to Chantal Restivo-Alessi, ceo of international foreign language publishing. Day-to-day operations will be supported by Harper France and Germany. Brian Murray, president and ceo, HarperCollins said, “We are pleased to formally welcome the Crunchyroll publishing teams and authors to HarperCollins. The addition of these manga businesses, with a loyal audience, will help us to quickly expand our manga portfolio in Europe and beyond.”
