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 ...

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has announced it has begun adding content from main rival Funimation. This move was expected as Crunchyroll acquired Funimation in 2021. Current Funimation paid ...

These days, it is hard to imagine a world without anime. Whether we’re talking about Japan or the United States, the medium has a tight hold on fans across the globe. For decades, anime was once seen ...

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"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 ...

Funimation used to be known as a fierce competitor to Crunchyroll and one of the go-to streaming services for all things anime. While the Funimation app was notorious for being slow and ridden with ...