Comics publisher · France · defunct since 2022
Kazé
Former French anime and manga publisher. Founded 1994 in France. Part of Crunchyroll SAS. Ceased 2022.
About Kazé
Kazé is a French publishing company that specializes in anime and manga. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Kazé specializes in the distribution of Japanese anime and manga for the European market. Kazé was first acquired by Viz Media Europe in 2009, then by WarnerMedia (today known as Warner Bros. Discovery) via Otter Media, which was then followed by Sony via Crunchyroll EMEA, and currently though HarperCollins after it acquired Crunchyroll's French and German manga publishing operations, which included Kazé in September 2025. HarperCollins would later relaunch the company into its current form in April 2026. An American division, Kazé US is planned to be launched in 2027.
From the Wikipedia article “Kazé”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Imprints & subsidiaries
Animation Digital Network.
Approaching Kazé as an author
Kazé is no longer an active publisher (defunct since 2022). Its books may still be in print through successor companies or available second-hand and in libraries.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q1582074 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).