It’s officially happened: Sony’s Funimation Global Group has acquired Crunchyroll. Sony paid $1.175 billion to AT&T for the purchase. While Crunchyroll has been quite a moneymaker, AT&T wanted to sell it to help pay off its debts. The different companies involved put out statements, sharing …Read more »
Crunchyroll has been doing some market research, and made announcements of their findings at the Acceleration Japan industry showcase event. Head of Global Partnerships and Content Strategy Alden Mitchell Budill reported that 27% of people don’t know what anime is, but when you get down …Read more »
Fena: Pirate Princess is an anime co-produced by Crunchyroll and Adult Swim that’s scheduled to come out this summer. It will be in English on Adult Swim and be available in Japanese with subtitles on Crunchyroll at the same time. A new trailer has been …Read more »
Crunchyroll and Sentai Filmworks have announced what new titles they’ll be bringing to DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download in America and Canada. The companies originally revealed their partnership back at the 2020 Virtual Crunchyroll Expo. Here are the announced anime: Noblesse; Onyx Equinox; HAIKYU!! TO …Read more »
Crunchyroll has announced a number of dubs they’ll be doing for the spring season. Tokyo Revengers, To Your Eternity, and I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years will be dubbed into English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and French, though it’s not yet ready to reveal any …Read more »
Crunchyroll has revealed more anime that will soon be streaming on its platform. The titles in question are 86 EIGHTY SIX, Backflip!!, Cestvs: The Roman Fighter, SD Gundam World Heroes, and Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season 2. At the end of March, Crunchyroll also …Read more »
So, the big news a few weeks back was that Sony had decided to buy everyone’s favorite orange anime streamer, Crunchyroll. But it’s not simply a matter of Sony handing AT&T a big bundle of cash. Big ol’ deals like this one need to get …Read more »
Lots of things have gone off the rails this year — and in response, our ability to connect with each other has gotten a much-needed boost. In an already wired world, everything from telecommuting to anime streaming became that much easier. Because, well, we didn’t …Read more »
After being told for a while that Sony has eyes for buying Crunchyroll, some official movement has happened. AT&T, which owns Crunchyroll, has agreed to sell the streaming service for $1.175 billion to Sony’s Funimation group. While Crunchyroll’s numbers continue to go up (it now …Read more »
Variety published an article with Joanne Waage, General Manager of Crunchyroll. In the article, Waage discussed how anime is growing globally and her appreciation of being part of the WarnerMedia group. “Warner has had a relationship with animation going way back,” Waage said. “They have …Read more »
AT&T is looking to sell Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.5 billion. That’s the report from The Information, who are citing “three people familiar with the situation.” The Information is also reporting that Sony has balked at the $1.5 billion price tag, with negotiations ongoing. Meanwhile, …Read more »
Anime keeps on growing exponentially, and so does the popularity of streaming services like Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll got its start thirteen years ago, and a decade later, in early 2017, it had gotten more than a million subscribers. But the numbers kept jumping after that. While …Read more »
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards, an anime awards show hosted by the streaming service of the same name, were held this weekend in San Francisco. The event featured 15 categories, with anime from 2018 chosen by judges (including a few Otaku USA folks) and fans. Let’s …Read more »
Ellation, the company that runs Crunchyroll and several other streaming services, has just announced a new division devoted to original animation productions—and its first original production. The division is called Ellation Studios, and has production centers in Tokyo and Burbank, California devoted to “anime-inspired” original …Read more »
Otter Media, the folks who do that whole Crunchyroll thing (you know, with the streaming and anime and stuff?), have been acquired by telecommunications giant AT&T. Otter Media was the creation of The Chernin Group, who bought up Crunchyroll back in 2014 for $75 million. …Read more »
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