HarperCollins Launches KAZÉ Manga Imprint for U.S. Market
The U.S. launch extends the KAZÉ brand that HarperCollins acquired from Crunchyroll's French and German manga operations in July 2025, bringing its European catalog to the American market.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
HarperCollins is launching the KAZÉ manga imprint in the United States, with an initial lineup of seven titles to be announced later this year. The imprint will hold an industry panel at Anime NYC on August 22 featuring editors Josh Sippie and Emilia Sowersby, who will preview titles coming in 2027. The imprint will include titles for a range of ages, from children to adults.
HarperCollins is bringing the KAZÉ name to the United States. The imprint will open with seven titles announced later this year, and editors Josh Sippie and Emilia Sowersby will host an industry panel at Anime NYC on Saturday, August 22, offering a sneak peek at the 2027 lineup.
The move follows HarperCollins' July 2025 acquisition of Crunchyroll's manga publishing operations in France and Germany, which restored the KAZÉ branding to that catalog. Releases have carried the KAZÉ name since April 2026, with ongoing series continuing without interruption. The imprint will publish for readers of all ages, from children to adults.
KAZÉ was founded in France in 1994 and was jointly acquired by Shogakukan and Shueisha in 2009, later becoming part of the Viz Media Europe Group. HarperCollins has prior experience with Japanese fiction through its HarperVia imprint, which published Shion Miura's Run with the Wind in English in October 2024.
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