Funimation is a company very similar to Crunchyroll, in that it distributes subbed and dubbed anime in the western countries like the US. It currently has the license for huge shows like Dragonball Z and Attack on Titan.
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Funimation is ridiculously exciting for anyone dipping their toes into the world of anime. There are almost 700 different shows, films, and live-action series to watch, with lots of exclusives that can’t be seen anywhere else. Cowboy Bebop, Dragon Ball Z, Black Lagoon, and Yu Yu Hakusho are all here ready and waiting to be watched.
Funimation Global Group, LLC is an American entertainment company that specializes in the dubbing and distribution of East Asian media, most notably Japanese anime. The company was founded by Gen Fukunaga and his wife Cindy, with funding by Daniel Cocanougher and his family, who became investors in the company. Based in Flower Mound, Texas, Funimation is one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It has licensed popular series, such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, Yu Yu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Black Clover, Fruits Basket, Assassination Classroom, Cowboy Bebop, Tokyo Ghoul, and Code Geass among many others.
On July 31, 2017, Sony Pictures Television announced that it would buy a controlling 95% stake in Funimation for $143 million, a deal that was approved by the United States Department of Justice on August 22, 2017.
On January 13, 2021 Jenisa Angeles filed a class-action lawsuit against Funimation, claiming that their online store failed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The suit was settled out of court. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
On October 14, 2011, Funimation announced a partnership with Niconico, the English language version of Nico Nico Douga, to form the Funico brand for the licensing of anime for streaming and home video release. From this point on, virtually all titles simulcasted by Niconico were acquired by Funimation.
It was also announced that if the sale took place, Funimation would be reclassified as a "discounted operation" starting in the first quarter of 2011. On September 16, 2010, Navarre announced that six potential buyers were interested in acquiring Funimation.
At Anime Expo 2008, Funimation announced that it had acquired over 30 titles from the Sojitz catalog that had previously been licensed by ADV Films. In 2009, Funimation signed a deal with Toei Animation to stream several of its anime titles online through the Funimation website.
Fukunaga met with co-worker Daniel Cocanougher, whose family owned a feed mill in Decatur, Texas, and convinced Cocanougher's family to sell their business and serve as an investor for his company. The company was founded on May 9, 1994, as FUNimation Productions.
This is not the first time former rivals Crunchyroll and Funimation have worked together, as the two streaming platforms previously had a partnership in 2016.
Crunchyroll has 5 million subscribers and 120 million registered users of its service, and it gives them access to 1,200 titles in 200+ countries and territories.
Following the announcement, Crunchyroll said in its own statement: "The two brands you know and love will be working together, and we believe this is a great thing for fans and the industry, alike!
The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt does not go full "evil" with its protagonist, but Wein still makes for a memorable lead who is far removed from the cookie-cutter heroes that are often found in fantasy anime.
Daily Lives of High School Boys pokes a lot of fun at anime conventions, parodying tropes and series along the way. The humor is also quite relatable.
Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War is at its funniest in its opening few episodes when the focus is squarely on the characters trying to outdo each other. The anime eventually emphasizes the romance aspect, which it also handles well. Even when "love" eclipses the "war," Kaguya-Sama doesn't lose its witty edge.
Irreverent, silly, and adult-oriented, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is a bizarre thrill-ride filled with moments that seem too absurd to believe. It is also painfully funny.
Space Dandy doesn't pay too much attention to continuity or structure, both things that allow the anime to push the envelope creatively. Not every risk taken by the show pays off, but Space Dandy hits more home runs than it misses.
In the early 1990s, Japanese-born businessman Gen Fukunaga was approached by his uncle, Nagafumi Hori, who was working as a producer for Toei Company. Hori proposed that if Fukunaga could start a production company and raise enough money, Toei Animation would license the rights to the Dragon Ball franchise to the United States. Fukunaga met with co-worker Daniel Cocanoug…
Funimation Entertainment, along with OlympuSAT, launched the Funimation Channel on September 29, 2005, the second 24-hour anime digital cable network in North America (the first being A.D. Vision's Anime Network). OlympuSAT was the exclusive distributor of the channel.
On March 23, 2006, a syndicated block was announced for Colours TV. A few months later, it was announced that the channel was launched in a few cities via VHF and UHF digital signals. Both s…
In July 2008, Funimation and Red Planet Media announced the launch of a mobile video on demand service for AT&T Mobility and Sprint mobile phone subscribers. Three titles were part of the launch, Gunslinger Girl, Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase, and The Galaxy Railways, with entire seasons of each made available.
Until 2016, Funimation did not directly release its properties in non-North American (English lang…
In 2005, Funimation's legal department began to pursue a more aggressive approach toward protecting the company's licensed properties. They started sending "cease and desist" (C&D) letters to sites offering links to fansubs of their titles. This move was similar to that taken by the now-defunct ADV Films several years before with several major torrent sites.
Funimation's legal department served C&D letters for series that had not yet been advertised or …
• List of anime distributed in the United States
• List of anime releases made concurrently in the United States and Japan
Media related to Funimation at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Funimation at Anime News Network's encyclopedia