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Crunchyroll UK and Ireland
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<p>Crunchyroll Ltd., <a href="/facts/Trading_as/0tbWP1Sn">trading as</a> Crunchyroll UK and Ireland, is an anime distributor and <a href="/facts/Licensing/xaP3U6ga">licensing</a> company in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 1987 as Island World Communications, the company operated as <a href="/facts/Manga_Entertainment/1Xc3ehxp">Manga Entertainment</a> Ltd. until 2021. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of <a href="/facts/Crunchyroll,_LLC/9s9JL3zk">Crunchyroll, LLC</a>, run by <a href="/facts/Sony/7x4tCtBd">Sony</a> through <a href="/facts/Sony_Pictures/YxC3IxrW">Sony Pictures Entertainment</a> and <a href="/facts/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan/DshbF68Y">Sony Music Entertainment Japan</a>'s <a href="/facts/Aniplex/JdmE6M5f">Aniplex</a>. </p>