Crunchyroll and Kadokawa have announced a partnership that will grant Crunchyroll exclusive worldwide digital distribution rights outside of Asia for anime titles published by Kodansha in the next year.
The partnership will also include a marketing collaboration between Crunchyroll and Kadokawa’s North American publishing branch. Additionally, Crunchyroll will co-finance Kadokawa’s future anime titles. The announcement stated that both companies view the alliance as a first step toward possible further collaboration in the future.
Source: ANN
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