The voice of Kid Goku and Kid Gohan in Dragon Ball was arrested earlier this year in Tarrant County, Texas for property theft ...
Three months ago, my friend Jake called me at midnight, genuinely furious. He'd just discovered that his entire Funimation digital library—over $400 worth of purchased anime—had vanished overnight. No ...
Gen Fukunaga, founder and former CEO of Funimation, has joined adult animation outfit Bizaar Studios as a stakeholder and strategic advisor. Fukunaga will develop original animation with the company, ...
Toonsutra’s CEO Vishal Anand said that Fukunaga’s experience in scaling anime and manga platforms will contribute to the company’s expansion of offerings and enhancing user experience Founded in 2022 ...
"Time is a cruel mistress." While loading the Funimation app and settling in to watch the newest shonen title being streamed from Japan, anime fans are unlikely to every here Funimation's trademark ...
The anime streamer's recent decision to do away with Funimation came at a high cost for people who'd built up digital libraries—but that may change. Reading time 2 minutes In an increasingly perilous ...
In a recent interview with The Verge, Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini announced the anime streamer is working on a solution for customers who will lose access to their Funimation digital libraries ...
Sony is making an effort to appease customers who will lose their entire Funimation digital libraries when the anime streaming service merges into Crunchyroll. Currently, though, the company’s plan ...
Nearly three years after the two streaming services merged, Funimation is being sacrificed to beef up Crunchyroll as the premier anime hub. Reading time 2 minutes Come April 2, Funimation is going the ...
How long is “forever”? When it comes to digital media, forever could be as close as a couple of months away. Funimation’s parent company, Sony, bought rival anime streaming service Crunchyroll in 2021 ...
The Crunchyroll and Funimation merger is now complete, and as a result, Funimation will be closed on April 2, 2024. Fans can jump ship from Funimation to Crunchyroll easily, but it comes with an ...