Crunchyroll, the anime-focused streaming service, and VIZ Media, a company focused on publishing, animation distribution and global entertainment licensing, announced a home video and electronic sell-through (EST)ย distribution deal Wednesday morning. Under the deal, VIZ Media will distribute select Crunchyroll series through home video and electronic sell-through across the U.S. and Canada. (EST is the method of media distribution where consumers pay a one-time fee to download a movie or show for storage on a hard drive.) Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“VIZ Media, in partnership with Warner Home Entertainment, is responsible for distributing some of the biggest titles in anime.