Sony builds its own adaptation factory

Published: 2026-10-10T01:39:50.250Z

Sony just built itself an in-house adaptation factory. Crunchyroll Storyworks, announced Wednesday by Sony Pictures CEO Ravi Ahuja, develops international stories into anime and anime into live-action

Why it matters: If Sony routes adaptations through HAYATE instead of licensing them out, rival streamers lose a source of exclusive anime.

Source: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/sony-crunchyroll-storyworks-adaptations-267637.html

From AnimeSignal, the anime business intelligence brief.