Wakanim

Wakanim
Logo of the streaming service from 2015 to 2023
Type of site
Subsidiary
Available in4 languages
List of languages
Founded27 February 2009 (2009-02-27)[1]
Dissolved3 November 2023 (2023-11-03)
Headquarters,
Country of originFrance
Area servedEuropean Union, CIS Region, Quebec, North Africa, Nordics
Founder(s)
  • Olivier Cervantès
  • Ludovic Alcala
  • Jonathan Fontaine
PresidentOlivier Cervantes[1]
IndustryEntertainment
Products
Services
  • Film distribution
  • Television distribution
Revenue€713,600 – 2013[1]
Employees6 to 9 – 2018[1]
URLwww.wakanim.tv
Current statusDefunct; 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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Wakanim". Societe.com (in French). Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ 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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