European Union, CIS Region, Quebec, North Africa, Nordics
Founder(s)
Olivier Cervantès
Ludovic Alcala
Jonathan Fontaine
President
Olivier Cervantes[1]
Industry
Entertainment
Products
Streaming media
video on demand
digital distribution
Services
Film distribution
Television distribution
Revenue
€713,600 – 2013[1]
Employees
6 to 9 – 2018[1]
URL
www.wakanim.tv
Current status
Defunct; operations folded into Crunchyroll.
Wakanim was a French subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.[a]
The service specialized in online streaming and simulcasting of Japanese anime series. It was also the first company to offer videos for download without digital rights management on anime series in Europe.[2] The service was discontinued on 3 November 2023.
^ abcd"Wakanim". Societe.com (in French). Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^Romain Heuillard (4 October 2013). "Wakanim : téléchargement définitif en HD et sans DRM" [Wakanim: Permanent download in HD and DRM-free]. AnimeLand (in French). Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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