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Sony Pictures Entertainment has unveiled a new division of its Crunchryroll subsidiary, Crunchyroll Storyworks, which will look to boost Japanese anime.

Beyond its established role as an anime streaming platform, Crunchyroll continues to grow as a production and distribution powerhouse. Now, the company has confirmed a new department that will focus on live-action adaptations and other projects. The announcement took place on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, and the first details regarding the newly appointed leadership team were shared. The executives taking the reins discussed the initiative and outlined its primary goals. Crunchyroll Storyworks FormedEarlier this week, the Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum brought together over 90 entertainment industry companies in New York City, including high-profile studios like MAPPA, Toho, and Aniplex, and a major announcement was made during the convention. Sony Pictures Entertainment announced the creation of Crunchyroll Storyworks, a new division focused on adapting international stories into anime and developing live-action productions based on existing animated series. However, the initial lineup of projects was not disclosed during the reveal.

Israeli settlers have attacked European diplomats, including a French mayor, near the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank. The delegation was visiting Palestinian olive harvesters on Saturday when the Israeli attackers confronted the group. The attack comes a day after settlers assaulted a US journalist north of Ramallah. In Saturday’s incident, the settlers targeted Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said. “A French mayor was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle damaged,” Prevot said, linking the attack to what he called Israel’s “illegal settlement policy” and pledging to push for further European Union sanctions. French mayor Bernard Baudoux, who was assaulted, told the AFP news agency that the violence suggests that “there is a tolerance on the part of the Israeli government” towards settler violence. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh, reporting from Ramallah, said the settlers surrounded the diplomats’ vehicles, pelted them with stones and smashed their windows.