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Background

Kazé is a profilic manga and anime distributor in France, founded in 1994. The company is owned by Viz Media Europe.

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1st Logo (1994-2000's)	2nd Logo (2000's-2009)	3rd Logo (2009-)

1st Logo (1994-2000's)

Visuals: On a white background, there's a white-red gradient circle with "KAZE" written in a japanese paintbrush style. Below, there's a black rectangle box with "ANIMATION" in white.

Technique: A still digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Appears on the company's earliest tapes.^[Examples?]

2nd Logo (2000's-2009)

Visuals: A flash occurs into a grey sea, against a grey sky background. The light intensifies, until a red rectangle appears. A red ball also fades in, and while the words "KAZE" zooms out against the ball, the sea disappears with the rectangle. A lens flare can be seen on the logo.

Variant: Later releases includes a link to the Kazé website.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Few whooshing sounds, and the sound of the sea.

Availability: Seen on releases from the company at the time.^[Examples?]

3rd Logo (2009-)

Visuals: On a black background, a red square stretches out. The words "KA" appear from the right side of the shape, then "ZE" from the left side. Both texts disappear from the upper and lower side of the shape, then the square compresses.

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: A droning synth, completed with whooshes.

Availability: Unknown.^[Examples?]

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+{{PageCredits|capture=Doctorine Dark and Logoarto|video=Seb Jec}}
-Background: Kazé is a profilic manga and anime distributor in France, founded in 1994. The company is owned by Viz Media Europe.
+===Background===
+'''Kazé''' is a profilic manga and anime distributor in France, founded in 1994. The company is owned by [[Viz Media|Viz Media Europe]].
+{{ImageTOC
+|Kaze Animation (1997).png|1st Logo (1994-2000's)
+|71a229e9c2db6671022beb4dea0c715a.png|2nd Logo (2000's-2009)
+|2c0860e4ee57adcb77efd767595b0b70.png|3rd Logo (2009-)
+}}
+===1st Logo (1994-2000's)===
-st logo
+[[File:Kaze Animation (1997).png|center|350px]]
-(1994-2009)
+{{Youtube|id=a39rl2SV2zE}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, there's a white-red gradient circle with "KAZE" written in a japanese paintbrush style. Below, there's a black rectangle box with "ANIMATION" in white.
-Kazé 1994
+'''Technique:''' A still digital graphic.
-Logo: A flash occurs into a grey sea, against a grey sky background. The light intensifies, until a red rectangle appears. A red ball also fades in, and while the words "KAZE" zooms out against the ball, the sea disappears with the rectangle. A lens flare can be seen on the logo.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-Variant: Later releases includes a link to the Kazé website.
+'''Availability:''' Appears on the company's earliest tapes.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-FX/SFX: The sea, the flash and the logo forming. Very good CGI for the time.
+===2nd Logo (2000's-2009)===
-Music/Sounds: Few whooshing sounds, and the sound of the sea.
+[[File:71a229e9c2db6671022beb4dea0c715a.png|center|350px]]
+'''Visuals:''' A flash occurs into a grey sea, against a grey sky background. The light intensifies, until a red rectangle appears. A red ball also fades in, and while the words "KAZE" zooms out against the ball, the sea disappears with the rectangle. A lens flare can be seen on the logo.
-Availability: Seen on releases from the company at the time.
+'''Variant:''' Later releases includes a link to the Kazé website.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Audio:''' Few whooshing sounds, and the sound of the sea.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on releases from the company at the time.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
+===3rd Logo (2009-)===
-nd logo
+[[File:2c0860e4ee57adcb77efd767595b0b70.png|center|350px]]
-(2009-)
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a red square stretches out. The words "KA" appear from the right side of the shape, then "ZE" from the left side. Both texts disappear from the upper and lower side of the shape, then the square compresses.
-Kazé 2009
+'''Technique:''' 2D digital animation.
-Logo: On a black background, a red square stretches out. The words "KA" appear from the right side of the shape, then "ZE" from the left side. Both texts disappear from the upper and lower side of the shape, then the square compresses.
+'''Audio:''' A droning synth, completed with whooshes.
-FX/SFX: The logo forming.
+'''Availability:'''  Unknown.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-Music/Sounds: A droning synth, completed with whooshes.
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
-Availability: Current. Seen on all releases from the company.
+[[Category:French home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:France]]
-Editor's Note: The animation is much more minimalist than the previous logo, but it's still enjoyable.
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Dubbing logos]]
+[[Category:Viz Media]]
+[[Category:Shogakukan]]
+[[Category:French-language logos]]