WEBTOON & Crunchyroll Sign Co-Pro Pact

The digital publisher WEBTOON and the anime brand Crunchyroll have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and co-produce new animated content.

Crunchyroll and WEBTOON will also collaborate on the distribution, licensing and retail of each new series. WEBTOON’s new animated content with Crunchyroll will offer fans a fresh experience with their favorite titles, while helping creators expand their comic creations to new platforms and reach a broader audience.

With over 2 million subscribers and 50 million registered users, Crunchyroll delivers Japanese animation to over 200 countries and territories around the globe. Crunchyroll also offers fans a 360-experience around their favorite anime series, including events, such as the recently wrapped Crunchyroll Expo, Crunchyroll Games, merchandise, licensing and more.

“There is tremendous crossover appeal with our audiences and exceptional creative synergy on the types of stories we want to tell,” said Taylor Grant, senior VP of IP development at WEBTOON. “We’re excited to partner with Crunchyroll to bring our globally appealing characters to audiences and consumers in new ways, as well as create new opportunities for our talented creators.”

“We are extremely excited to be partnering with WEBTOON,” said Joanne Waage, general manager of Crunchyroll. “WEBTOON has a tremendous catalog of content and creators that resonate deeply with our audience and we can’t think of a better way to delight fans than by bringing these stories to life through animation.”