Wakanim
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Wakanim was a French subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.[lower-alpha 1]
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Type of site | Subsidiary |
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Available in | 4 languages |
Founded | 27 February 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-27)[1] |
Dissolved | 3 November 2023; 8 months ago (2023-11-03) |
Headquarters | , |
Country of origin | France |
Area served | European Union, CIS Region, Quebec, North Africa, Nordics |
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President | Olivier Cervantes[1] |
Industry | Entertainment |
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Revenue | €713,600 – 2013[1] |
Employees | 6 to 9 – 2018[1] |
URL | www |
Current status | Defunct; operations folded into Crunchyroll. |
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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.