# Crunchyroll Announces Anime Division

> Crunchyroll reveals new anime division and Spider-Verse project at event.
- Title: Crunchyroll Announces Anime Division · The Hollywood Reporter
- Summary: Crunchyroll reveals new anime division and Spider-Verse project at event. Crunchyroll announced a new anime division combining Crunchyroll, Aniplex, Japan's…
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- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/crunchyroll-beyond-the-spiderverse-new-anime-division-1236725102
- Author: Abbey White
- Published: 2026-10-09T20:29:36+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: crunchyroll, spider-verse, aniplex, sony pictures, japan, anime, live-action
## Crunchyroll Announces New Division
Crunchyroll revealed a new division combining Crunchyroll, Aniplex, Japan's creative community, and Sony Pictures to develop global stories into anime and Japanese anime into live-action.
## Spider-Verse Project Details
The event featured new footage and details about Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, alongside appearances by James Gunn and Samuel L. Jackson.
## Event at Javits Center
The inaugural Anime Future Forum took place at New York's Javits Center, where Sony Pictures chairman Ravi Ahuja announced Storyworks.
## Key takeaway

Crunchyroll announced a new anime division combining Crunchyroll, Aniplex, Japan's creative community, and Sony Pictures to develop global stories into anime and Japanese anime into live-action.