Crunchyroll Appoints Jérôme Manceau as KAZÉ Marketing Director
Paris, June 12th 2020 – Crunchyroll, has promoted Jérôme Manceau to the position of Marketing Director for KAZÉ Manga & Home video, reporting to Head of Crunchyroll EMEA John Easum.
Jerome played a crucial part in getting KAZÉ as the reference in the Manga and Anime Home Video business in France laying the groundwork. Already handling the sales department, Jérôme will add to his scope the communication, events and PR/SNS activities taking over the marketing department.
'I am excited with this new challenge, bringing sales and marketing in one strong business unit.' says Jerome. 'Passionate with this industry, I am thrilled with this opportunity to work with such talented teams. It is an honor to get to champion and help to grow the next chapter for KAZÉ inside the Crunchyroll family.'
Passionate about manga, Jérôme joined KAZÉ in 2013, after working 6 years in the publishing industry. He moved from KAZÉ manga sales manager to executive sales manager for both manga and anime (home video), and will now lead the overall KAZÉ strategy.
“The recent acquisition of the company by Crunchyroll and the merger of the sales and marketing departments led by Jerome brings new exciting challenges for KAZÉ! Our talented team will do its best to grow the KAZÉ brand in France and serve the manga & anime communities!” mentioned John Easum Head of Crunchyroll EMEA.
This nomination follows the recent majority acquisition of Japanese contents licensing leader VIZ Media Europe by the major worldwide Anime brand Crunchyroll.
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll, a WarnerMedia company and the world's most popular anime brand, connects
anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with 360-degree experiences.
Fans have access to the largest collection of licensed anime through Crunchyroll, Anime
Digital Network (in partnership with Citel, a subsidiary of Média-Participations), and Anime
on Demand video streaming services, translated in multiple languages for viewers
worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after
Japanese broadcast. Crunchyroll's services also extend to licensing of theatrical, TV, home
video, and consumer product rights.
Fans engage further with events (including owned events Crunchyroll Expo, Anime Awards, Crunchyroll Movie Nights, KAZÉ Anime Nights), consumer products through eCommerce and retail partners (Crunchyroll, KAZÉ, AV Visionen), Crunchyroll Games, KAZÉ Games, and manga (KAZÉ Manga, Crunchyroll Manga app, Crunchyroll Manga Store).
Crunchyroll was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Lausanne, Berlin (AV Visionen) and Chisinau (Ellation). VRV (U.S.) and Eye See Movies (Germany) are also Crunchyroll brands.
About KAZE
Founded in 1994, KAZÉ is a pioneer of Japanese animation in France. As a major DVD and
Manga Publisher, KAZÉ features a catalog of more than 400 references (feature films and
series) with 1000 hours of content.
KAZÉ Manga also has a catalog of more than 150 licenses divided into 6 collections: Shonen, Seinen, Shôjo, Kids, Ultimate, Boy's Love. Emblematic titles include One Punch Man, My Hero Academia, and Grave of the Fireflies for its anime catalog and The Promised Neverland, Black Clover, and Hokuto No Ken for its manga catalog.
KAZÉ is a Crunchyroll brand. Crunchyroll, a WarnerMedia company (as part of Otter Media) and the world's most popular anime brand, was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Lausanne, Berlin (AV Visionen) and Chisinau (Ellation).
