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 Final logo for the streaming service used from 2020 to 2024 | |
| Formerly | FunimationNow (2016–2020) |
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| Type of business | Division |
Type of site | OTT streaming platform |
| Available in | 3 languages |
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| Dissolved | April 2, 2024 |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Area served | Worldwide[a] |
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| URL | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2024-04-02) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | January 7, 2016 |
| Current status | Defunct (consolidated into Crunchyroll) |
Funimation[b] was an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. Launched in 2016, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It streamed popular series, such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, YuYu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Black Clover, Fruits Basket, Assassination Classroom and Tokyo Ghoul among many others.[1] The service and its parent company were acquired by Sony,[2][3] who ran the service through Sony Pictures Entertainment from 2017 to 2019 and then through SPE and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex from 2019 to its closure in 2024. In 2021, Sony acquired Crunchyroll.[4]
In March 2022, Funimation Global Group, the service's parent company, was rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC and a large majority of its catalog was moved to Crunchyroll;[5][6] despite this, the Funimation streaming service remained active and continued to distribute titles that were originally licensed by the Funimation company before the merger until it was shut down in April 2024.[7][8]
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- ^ "All Funimation Anime Shows List". Funimation. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (July 31, 2017). "Sony Pictures TV to Acquire Majority Stake in Funimation". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ "SONY PICTURES TELEVISION NETWORKS TO ACQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY STAKE IN FUNIMATION". Sony Pictures. July 31, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (August 9, 2021). "Sony's Funimation Global Group Completes Acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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