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| formation = {{Start date and age|1987|12|4}} (UK branch){{pb}}{{Start date and age|1993}} (U.S. branch){{pb}}{{Start date and age|1993}} (Australian branch)
| formation = {{Start date and age|1987|12|4}} (UK branch){{pb}}{{Start date and age|1993}} (U.S. branch){{pb}}{{Start date and age|1993}} (Australian branch)
| successor = [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] (2017–present, U.S. branch){{pb}}[[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland]] (2021–present, UK branch)
| successor = [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] (2017–present, U.S. branch){{pb}}[[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland]] (2021–present, UK branch){{pb}}[[Madman Entertainment]] (2024–present, Australian branch)
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| defunct = '''U.S. branch''': {{End date and age|2017}}{{pb}}'''UK branch:''' {{End date and age|2021|4|19}}{{pb}}'''Australian branch''': {{End date and age|2024}}
| services= Film and television distribution
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'''Manga Entertainment''' was a producer, licensee, and distributor of [[anime]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the United States, and Australia. Originally founded in the UK in 1991, the UK branch became [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland]], also currently known as Crunchyroll Ltd. since 2022, while its U.S. branch was absorbed into [[Starz Inc.]] (now owned by [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mangauk.com/about-us/|title=About Us|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201019201429/https://www.mangauk.com/about-us/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Funimation Acquires UK Anime Distributor Manga Entertainment |url=https://myanimelist.net/news/57718310 |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=MyAnimeList.net |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2026|reason=User-generated source}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-29 |title=FUNIMATION ACQUIRES UK ANIME DISTRIBUTOR MANGA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - Funimation - Blog! |url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2019/05/29/funimation-acquires-uk-anime-distributor-manga-entertainment-limited/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529081455/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2019/05/29/funimation-acquires-uk-anime-distributor-manga-entertainment-limited/ |archive-date=2019-05-29 |access-date=2025-11-13 |work=Funimation - Blog! |language=en-US}}</ref> '''Manga Entertainment''' was a producer, licensee, and distributor of [[anime]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the United States, and Australia. Originally founded in the UK in 1991, the UK branch became [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland]], also currently known as Crunchyroll Ltd. since 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mangauk.com/about-us/|title=About Us|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201019201429/https://www.mangauk.com/about-us/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Funimation Acquires UK Anime Distributor Manga Entertainment |url=https://myanimelist.net/news/57718310 |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=MyAnimeList.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-29 |title=FUNIMATION ACQUIRES UK ANIME DISTRIBUTOR MANGA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - Funimation - Blog! |url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2019/05/29/funimation-acquires-uk-anime-distributor-manga-entertainment-limited/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529081455/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2019/05/29/funimation-acquires-uk-anime-distributor-manga-entertainment-limited/ |archive-date=2019-05-29 |access-date=2025-11-13 |work=Funimation - Blog! |language=en-US}}</ref> while its U.S. branch was absorbed into [[Starz Inc.]] (now owned by [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]])<ref name="Manga U.S.">{{Cite web|url=https://www.manga.com/|title=Manga|website=www.manga.com|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926154234/https://www.manga.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> and its Australian branch was also absorbed into [[Madman Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Manga Entertainment and its Legacy in Australian Anime |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/memorylaneaust/posts/7900425543313700/ |website=Facebook |access-date=April 20, 2026 }}</ref> Despite its name, the company's principal business was the distribution of [[anime]] rather than [[manga]], although they published some manga (such as ''[[Crying Freeman]]'') under the Manga Books imprint.<ref>{{cite book | last=Shirow | first=Masamune | author-link=Masamune Shirow|others=trans. Studio Proteus | title=Appleseed Volume One: The Promethean Challenge | edition=UK | publisher=Manga Publishing | location=London | isbn=1-900097-01-X | orig-year=1985 | year=1995}}</ref> Despite its name, the company's principal business was the distribution of [[anime]] rather than [[manga]], although they published some manga (such as ''[[Crying Freeman]]'') under the Manga Books imprint.<ref>{{cite book | last=Shirow | first=Masamune | author-link=Masamune Shirow|others=trans. Studio Proteus | title=Appleseed Volume One: The Promethean Challenge | edition=UK | publisher=Manga Publishing | location=London | isbn=1-900097-01-X | orig-year=1985 | year=1995}}</ref> Line 46: Line 46: In June 2016, [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]] announced they would acquire [[Starz Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|title=Lionsgate Agrees To Buy Starz For $4.4 Billion In Cash And Stock|last=Lieberman|first=David|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701135434/https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Acquisition2">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/starz-lionsgate-close-acquisition-1201937471/|title=Lionsgate, Starz Close $4.4 Billion Acquisition|last=Schwindt|first=Oriana|work=Variety|date=December 8, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228130256/https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/starz-lionsgate-close-acquisition-1201937471/|url-status=live}}</ref> which would eventually be completed in December 2016, placing Manga U.S. under [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]. In the same month, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution announced they had purchased Platform Entertainment and confirmed that they would split Manga UK off to become separately operated. After Platform Entertainment stopped distributing Manga titles, they went on to having their titles released in the UK by Spirit Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/kaleidoscope-buys-distributor-platform-entertainment/5111952.article|title=Kaleidoscope buys distributor Platform Entertainment|website=Screen|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212025640/https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/kaleidoscope-buys-distributor-platform-entertainment/5111952.article|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]] announced they would acquire [[Starz Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|title=Lionsgate Agrees To Buy Starz For $4.4 Billion In Cash And Stock|last=Lieberman|first=David|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701135434/https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Acquisition2">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/starz-lionsgate-close-acquisition-1201937471/|title=Lionsgate, Starz Close $4.4 Billion Acquisition|last=Schwindt|first=Oriana|work=Variety|date=December 8, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228130256/https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/starz-lionsgate-close-acquisition-1201937471/|url-status=live}}</ref> which would eventually be completed in December 2016, placing Manga U.S. under [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]. In the same month, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution announced they had purchased Platform Entertainment and confirmed that they would split Manga UK off to become separately operated. After Platform Entertainment stopped distributing Manga titles, they went on to having their titles released in the UK by Spirit Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/kaleidoscope-buys-distributor-platform-entertainment/5111952.article|title=Kaleidoscope buys distributor Platform Entertainment|website=Screen|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212025640/https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/kaleidoscope-buys-distributor-platform-entertainment/5111952.article|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] relaunched Manga U.S.' website and its [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] pages, and confirmed a relaunch in the near future. Lionsgate currently licenses the Manga Entertainment brand-name from [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland|Crunchyroll]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manga.com/|title=Manga|website=www.manga.com|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926154234/https://www.manga.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the following year, the CEO Colin Lomax had died, between Christmas 2017 and New Years Day 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-03/manga-entertainment-ceo-colin-lomax-passes-away/.126015|title=Manga Entertainment CEO Colin Lomax Passes Away|website=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2018|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103033302/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-03/manga-entertainment-ceo-colin-lomax-passes-away/.126015|url-status=live}}</ref> As of September 2023, the relaunch did not happen as of yet, with some of Manga's titles like ''Ghost in the Shell'' being rereleased under the main Lionsgate banner. In 2017, [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] relaunched Manga U.S.' website and its [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] pages, and confirmed a relaunch in the near future. Lionsgate currently licenses the Manga Entertainment brand-name from [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland|Crunchyroll]].<ref name="Manga U.S." /> In the following year, the CEO Colin Lomax had died, between Christmas 2017 and New Years Day 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-03/manga-entertainment-ceo-colin-lomax-passes-away/.126015|title=Manga Entertainment CEO Colin Lomax Passes Away|website=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2018|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103033302/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-03/manga-entertainment-ceo-colin-lomax-passes-away/.126015|url-status=live}}</ref> As of September 2023, the relaunch did not happen as of yet, with some of Manga's titles like ''Ghost in the Shell'' being rereleased under the main Lionsgate banner.
== See also == == See also ==
'''Manga Entertainment''' was a producer, licensee, and distributor of [[anime]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the United States, and Australia. Originally founded in the UK in 1991, the UK branch became [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland]], also currently known as Crunchyroll Ltd. since 2022, while its U.S. branch was absorbed into [[Starz Inc.]] (now owned by [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mangauk.com/about-us/|title=About Us|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201019201429/https://www.mangauk.com/about-us/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Funimation Acquires UK Anime Distributor Manga Entertainment |url=https://myanimelist.net/news/57718310 |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=MyAnimeList.net |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2026|reason=User-generated source}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-29 |title=FUNIMATION ACQUIRES UK ANIME DISTRIBUTOR MANGA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - Funimation - Blog! |url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2019/05/29/funimation-acquires-uk-anime-distributor-manga-entertainment-limited/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529081455/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2019/05/29/funimation-acquires-uk-anime-distributor-manga-entertainment-limited/ |archive-date=2019-05-29 |access-date=2025-11-13 |work=Funimation - Blog! |language=en-US}}</ref> '''Manga Entertainment''' was a producer, licensee, and distributor of [[anime]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the United States, and Australia. Originally founded in the UK in 1991, the UK branch became [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland]], also currently known as Crunchyroll Ltd. since 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mangauk.com/about-us/|title=About Us|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201019201429/https://www.mangauk.com/about-us/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Funimation Acquires UK Anime Distributor Manga Entertainment |url=https://myanimelist.net/news/57718310 |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=MyAnimeList.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-29 |title=FUNIMATION ACQUIRES UK ANIME DISTRIBUTOR MANGA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - Funimation - Blog! |url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2019/05/29/funimation-acquires-uk-anime-distributor-manga-entertainment-limited/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529081455/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2019/05/29/funimation-acquires-uk-anime-distributor-manga-entertainment-limited/ |archive-date=2019-05-29 |access-date=2025-11-13 |work=Funimation - Blog! |language=en-US}}</ref> while its U.S. branch was absorbed into [[Starz Inc.]] (now owned by [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]])<ref name="Manga U.S.">{{Cite web|url=https://www.manga.com/|title=Manga|website=www.manga.com|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926154234/https://www.manga.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> and its Australian branch was also absorbed into [[Madman Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Manga Entertainment and its Legacy in Australian Anime |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/memorylaneaust/posts/7900425543313700/ |website=Facebook |access-date=April 20, 2026 }}</ref> Despite its name, the company's principal business was the distribution of [[anime]] rather than [[manga]], although they published some manga (such as ''[[Crying Freeman]]'') under the Manga Books imprint.<ref>{{cite book | last=Shirow | first=Masamune | author-link=Masamune Shirow|others=trans. Studio Proteus | title=Appleseed Volume One: The Promethean Challenge | edition=UK | publisher=Manga Publishing | location=London | isbn=1-900097-01-X | orig-year=1985 | year=1995}}</ref> Despite its name, the company's principal business was the distribution of [[anime]] rather than [[manga]], although they published some manga (such as ''[[Crying Freeman]]'') under the Manga Books imprint.<ref>{{cite book | last=Shirow | first=Masamune | author-link=Masamune Shirow|others=trans. Studio Proteus | title=Appleseed Volume One: The Promethean Challenge | edition=UK | publisher=Manga Publishing | location=London | isbn=1-900097-01-X | orig-year=1985 | year=1995}}</ref> Line 46: Line 46: In June 2016, [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]] announced they would acquire [[Starz Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|title=Lionsgate Agrees To Buy Starz For $4.4 Billion In Cash And Stock|last=Lieberman|first=David|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701135434/https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Acquisition2">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/starz-lionsgate-close-acquisition-1201937471/|title=Lionsgate, Starz Close $4.4 Billion Acquisition|last=Schwindt|first=Oriana|work=Variety|date=December 8, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228130256/https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/starz-lionsgate-close-acquisition-1201937471/|url-status=live}}</ref> which would eventually be completed in December 2016, placing Manga U.S. under [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]. In the same month, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution announced they had purchased Platform Entertainment and confirmed that they would split Manga UK off to become separately operated. After Platform Entertainment stopped distributing Manga titles, they went on to having their titles released in the UK by Spirit Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/kaleidoscope-buys-distributor-platform-entertainment/5111952.article|title=Kaleidoscope buys distributor Platform Entertainment|website=Screen|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212025640/https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/kaleidoscope-buys-distributor-platform-entertainment/5111952.article|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]] announced they would acquire [[Starz Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|title=Lionsgate Agrees To Buy Starz For $4.4 Billion In Cash And Stock|last=Lieberman|first=David|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701135434/https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Acquisition2">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/starz-lionsgate-close-acquisition-1201937471/|title=Lionsgate, Starz Close $4.4 Billion Acquisition|last=Schwindt|first=Oriana|work=Variety|date=December 8, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228130256/https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/starz-lionsgate-close-acquisition-1201937471/|url-status=live}}</ref> which would eventually be completed in December 2016, placing Manga U.S. under [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]. In the same month, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution announced they had purchased Platform Entertainment and confirmed that they would split Manga UK off to become separately operated. After Platform Entertainment stopped distributing Manga titles, they went on to having their titles released in the UK by Spirit Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/kaleidoscope-buys-distributor-platform-entertainment/5111952.article|title=Kaleidoscope buys distributor Platform Entertainment|website=Screen|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212025640/https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/kaleidoscope-buys-distributor-platform-entertainment/5111952.article|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] relaunched Manga U.S.' website and its [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] pages, and confirmed a relaunch in the near future. Lionsgate currently licenses the Manga Entertainment brand-name from [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland|Crunchyroll]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manga.com/|title=Manga|website=www.manga.com|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926154234/https://www.manga.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the following year, the CEO Colin Lomax had died, between Christmas 2017 and New Years Day 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-03/manga-entertainment-ceo-colin-lomax-passes-away/.126015|title=Manga Entertainment CEO Colin Lomax Passes Away|website=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2018|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103033302/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-03/manga-entertainment-ceo-colin-lomax-passes-away/.126015|url-status=live}}</ref> As of September 2023, the relaunch did not happen as of yet, with some of Manga's titles like ''Ghost in the Shell'' being rereleased under the main Lionsgate banner. In 2017, [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] relaunched Manga U.S.' website and its [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] pages, and confirmed a relaunch in the near future. Lionsgate currently licenses the Manga Entertainment brand-name from [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland|Crunchyroll]].<ref name="Manga U.S." /> In the following year, the CEO Colin Lomax had died, between Christmas 2017 and New Years Day 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-03/manga-entertainment-ceo-colin-lomax-passes-away/.126015|title=Manga Entertainment CEO Colin Lomax Passes Away|website=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2018|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103033302/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-03/manga-entertainment-ceo-colin-lomax-passes-away/.126015|url-status=live}}</ref> As of September 2023, the relaunch did not happen as of yet, with some of Manga's titles like ''Ghost in the Shell'' being rereleased under the main Lionsgate banner.
== See also == == See also ==