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, the American OTT streaming service hub for anime and other entertainment content, is about to bid adieu. Launched in 2016, following its initial partnership with Toei Animation, Funimation ...

Funimation, the anime streaming service that first launched in 2016, is finally shutting down next month, after parent company Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired Crunchyroll in 2022. The move will ...

It looks like Funimation is finally about to finish its merger with Crunchyroll. Back in 2022, the collision began as Sony Entertainment brought Funimation under its fold with the help of Crunchyroll.

It may be a good time to be a fan. But it isn’t a particularly good time to be a consumer. More than ever, the notion of “buying” media you love is significantly in question. First, there are ...

There is no denying digital media is a double-edged sword. While such content is easy to access, there is usually a catch when it comes to ownership. From music to television, most digital media is ...

Following Funimation’s full integration into Crunchyroll, the anime streaming market in 2026 is dominated by two major players—Crunchyroll and HIDIVE. Crunchyroll commands the largest catalog, most ...

Fans of Japanese animation are closer to one-stop watching this week. LEILA FADEL, HOST: The anime streaming service Funimation announced that more than 1,600 hours of its exclusive content will start ...

Sony just raised the price of anime and left American otakus with few other options. The company’s anime streamer, Funimation, is officially shutting down on April 2, according to a press release on ...

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 ...