Crunchyroll Launches New Division To Turn Global Stories Into Anime & Develop Live-Action Adaptations

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Crunchyroll announced the formation of Crunchyroll Storyworks, a division within the streaming company tasked with adapting international stories into anime, along with developing anime intellectual properties into live-action adaptations.
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