A Starter’s Guide to Anime: The Must-Watch Edition
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Funimation has merged with Crunchyroll – and it's changing how you watch anime. The two anime streaming services now fall under the 'Crunchyroll' name. With that comes a new wave of shows on the service, as well as an offer for current Funimation subscribers. There is no change in price, however.
If you've got any interest in the recent content, you won't be able to access the lion's share of it without a Funimation free trial or subscription.
Go to the My Account section. Select “Preferences.” Press “Video Settings.” The first option should be “Language.” Choose the language you prefer.
While Funimation is staying online for the time being, it's unlikely there will be any major updates at this point, as the platform inevitably winds down. One thing worth mentioning is that currently-airing anime will have new episodes released on Funimation as normal.
Recently, Crunchyroll confirmed in a blog post that Funimation would become part of its brand. This means that Funimation, its subsidiary Wakanim, and Crunchyroll's VRV streaming service will become part of Crunchyroll. That is, all your favorite anime will be in one place.
Funimation blocks VPNs because it doesn't have the rights to broadcast its content internationally. It's only available in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, Mexico, Brazil and New Zealand.
The channel is strictly available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, and New Zealand. If you're an anime fan anywhere else and want to access Funimation, you're going to have to make use of Unlocator VPN or Smart DNS.
All you need to do is go back to Funimation home screen and search for the show you were watching and navigate and select the episode you wanted to watch separately, for some reason this error more commonly occurs when you are letting Funimation shows end and play next episode but if you search for the show and select ...
Funimation vs Crunchyroll: Anime content While Crunchyroll's humongous anime library hands down the winner, there's more to the anime on Funimation. Furthermore, both Funimation and Crunchyroll have their exclusives; however, when it comes to individuality, Funimation tends to focus on English anime dubs.
This week brought some welcome news for anime fans looking for a distraction from an otherwise bleak news cycle: Sony is merging the libraries of its two anime services, Crunchyroll and Funimation, under the Crunchyroll brand, giving paying subscribers access to more than 40,000 episodes of anime content.
$5.99 per monthWhat Other Plans Does Funimation Offer? Beyond its free plan, Funimation has three paid options. The Premium plan is cheapest at $5.99 per month (or $59.99 per year, saving about $12 if you commit to an annual subscription), and it mostly grants subscribers full, ad-free access to Funimation's library.