This article is about the streaming service. For the company formerly known as Funimation Global Group, LLC and the service's former operator, see Crunchyroll LLC.
Funimation
Logo for the streaming service used from 2020 to 2024
Formerly
FunimationNow (2016–2020)
Type of business
Division
Type of site
OTT streaming platform
Available in
3 languages
List of languages
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Dissolved
April 2, 2024; 2 months ago (2024-04-02)
Headquarters
Coppell, Texas, U.S.
Country of origin
United States
Area served
Worldwide[a]
Industry
Entertainment
mass media
Products
Streaming media
video on demand
digital distribution
Services
Film distribution
Television distribution
URL
funimation.com (redirects to Crunchyroll's website)
Commercial
Yes
Registration
Required
Launched
January 7, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-07)
Current status
Defunct (consolidated into Crunchyroll)
Funimation[b] was an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. Launched in 2016, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It streamed popular series, such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, YuYu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Black Clover, Fruits Basket, Assassination Classroom and Tokyo Ghoul among many others.[1] The service and its parent company were acquired by Sony,[2][3] who ran the service through Sony Pictures Entertainment from 2017 to 2019 and then through SPE and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex from 2019 to its closure in 2024. In 2021, Sony acquired Crunchyroll.[4]
In March 2022, Funimation Global Group, the service's parent company, was rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC and a large majority of its catalog was moved to Crunchyroll;[5][6] despite this, the Funimation streaming service remained active and continued to distribute titles that were originally licensed by the Funimation company before the merger until it was shut down in April 2024.[7][8]
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^"All Funimation Anime Shows List". Funimation. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^Ressler, Karen (July 31, 2017). "Sony Pictures TV to Acquire Majority Stake in Funimation". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^"SONY PICTURES TELEVISION NETWORKS TO ACQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY STAKE IN FUNIMATION". Sony Pictures. July 31, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^Mateo, Alex (August 9, 2021). "Sony's Funimation Global Group Completes Acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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- Yamada's First Time". Funimation. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2013. "FUNimation Entertainment Announces English...
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Funimation. In North America through Crunchyroll (formerly known as Funimation) and in Australia through Madman Anime. "Dragon Ball GT". Funimation....
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and Anime Limited. In 2016, Funimation began directly releasing its titles in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with Funimation handling licensing, localization...
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released on July 2, 2014, with individual volumes being released monthly. Funimation began releasing their English dub of the season through VOD on December...
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deal with Funimation, with Madman Anime becoming the local distributors for select Funimation titles in Australia and New Zealand, and Funimation handling...
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