{
  "id": 12676004,
  "title": "Sony Pictures Entertainment Launches Crunchyroll Storyworks, Aiming To Boost Japanese Anime’s Global Reach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sony-pictures-entertainment-launches-crunchyroll-storyworks-aiming-to",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T17:49:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/sony-pictures-entertainment-crunchyroll-storyworks-japanese-anime-1237149139/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sony Pictures Entertainment has unveiled a new division of its Crunchryroll anime subsidiary, Crunchyroll Storyworks. The new unit, which will be led by Tohru Iokibe, a 25-year veteran of Sony Corp., will aim to deepen ties between Crunchyroll and the Japanese anime community and boost its global profile. Sony Pictures closed its $1.2 billion acquisition […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Sony Launches Crunchyroll Storyworks Division to Develop Anime, Live-Action Adaptations in Collaboration With Japanese Creators",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sony-launches-crunchyroll-storyworks-division-to-develop-anime-live",
        "published": "2026-10-07T17:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}