In summer 2021, the Sony’s Funimation Global Group acquired Crunchyroll for over one billion dollars. At the time, it wasn’t clear what that would mean. We only knew that Funimation sought to create ...

Subscribers wish to know the status of the Funimation and Crunchyroll merger. Who acquired who and which of the two is shutting down? Here’s all you need to know. Yes, Funimation is set to shut down ...

Funimation and Crunchyroll took the anime fandom by surprise when Sony announced it would be acquiring the latter brand. Fans knew the merge would make for the ultimate anime service, and those ...

Mark Sammut serves as the lead editor of the Evergreen gaming list department for GameRant, along with contributing to other department like anime lists and resources. In a previous life, he also ...

The game has changed when it comes to streaming anime, as countless streaming services are attempting to edge out the competition, though the merger of Crunchyroll and Funimation certainly has thrown ...

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Anime streaming platform Funimation has been folded into one-time rival Crunchyroll to form an anime super-service. More than 1,600 hours of anime has been added to Crunchyroll at no extra cost, ...

People who know Naledi are perpetually aware of two things: he is a talented visual artist, and he has seen copious amounts of anime. Funimation will cease functioning in April due to merger with ...

In 2026, Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Funimation dominate the legal anime streaming market, each catering to different fan priorities. Crunchyroll leads with the largest dedicated library and fastest ...