page_title: Kazé
section_title: Kazé Anime Nights
hierarchical_section_title: Kazé / Kazé Anime Nights
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kazé Anime Nights Logo
context_page_description: Kazé is a French publishing company that specializes in anime and manga. Its head office is in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Founded in 1994, the company debuted by publishing Chronicles of Lodoss War on VHS.
  After 15 years, Kaze became Kazé in 2010, in hopes that the addition of an accent allowed for a better pronunciation of its name. It published numerous series of Japanese animations in French and became one of the largest independent publishers of video and manga in Europe.
  In 2005, Kazé launched its music label, Wasabi Records, specializing in J-Pop. In the last few years, the company has diversified its activities by publishing Japanese animated feature films, such as Appleseed, Origin and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. In 2007, Kazé released Shinobi, its first live-action film, to theaters in France, and in July 2009, Kazé launched its own television channel, KZTV, devoted to anime.
  On August 28, 2009, Kazé announced its acquisition by Viz Media Europe, a subsidiary of Shogakukan and Shueisha.
  Prior to the purchase, the company's manga was published under the Asuka imprint.
context_section_description: Kazé Anime Nights is a cinema event, where Kazé screens anime films and sometimes Asian films across Germany and Austria for one day or multiple days.
caption: Logo of Kazé Anime Nights
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