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 »
The PlayStation 5 console is launching in America on November 12, and some apps will be ready immediately, whereas others will take a little longer. For instance, you can start your anime watching through Crunchyroll or Netflix right away, but Hulu won’t be available until …Read more »
Funimation streaming services are about to make a move to some new regions. The company announced plans to expand into Latin America—including Mexico and Brazil—starting this December, adding more exposure to the list of territories that currently include the United States, Canada, U.K. Ireland, Australia, …Read more »
After Robert’s Anime Corner Store noted that the Azur Lane Blu-ray will be rated TV-14 and not TV-MA, there were concerns among some fans that Funimation was censoring Azur Lane to get the lower rating. An article at Anime News Network says that ANN investigated the validity …Read more »
COVID-19 has put a damper on anime conventions for this year, but there’s good news: Funimation is setting out to replicate the con experience at home. Funimation Con 2020, the first convention for the anime distributor, will take place online July 3-4. That’s when Anime …Read more »
Funimation announced a new partnership with NIS America to bring a bunch of the latter’s anime to Funimation’s streaming service. Starting with the likes of Cardcaptor Sakura and Toradora! on May 5, the collaboration aims to introduce nearly 20 more shows to Funimation’s catalog. Here’s …Read more »
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection, the new film sequel to the hit series, is hitting American shores in May. Now Funimation is streaming a new English-subtitled trailer for the film. Lelouch of the Re;surrection opened in Japan back in February, and will hit theaters …Read more »
A brand-new anime adaptation of Natsuki Takaya’s manga Fruits Basket is out this April, and unlike the Japanese dub, the English-language version will feature some familiar voices. Some background: Fruits Basket was originally adapted into a 26-episode anime series back in 2001. This year’s adaptation …Read more »
According to a report on Variety, a change has arrived for the leadership roles within anime distributor Funimation Entertainment. Founder, president, and CEO Gen Fukunaga has officially stepped down from his general manager role, transitioning into a new role as chairman. The search for a …Read more »
Japan Crate and Funimation are teaming up to bring something special to subscribers of the Japanese culture box next month. That special something is none other than My Hero Academia, which will be the theme for June’s premium crate. The My Hero Academia x Japan …Read more »
Funimation just premiered the first English-dubbed episode of Golden Kamuy, and along with it revealed the main two roles for the series. Ian Sinclair voices Sugimoto, while Monica Rial plays Asirpa. The dub is being directed by Jeremy Inman (Saga of Tanya the Evil) with …Read more »
Funimation revealed more premiere dates for a slew of spring 2018 season SimulDub anime, with the next in line set to kick off on April 18. Here’s a rundown of what you can look forward to for the rest of the month and beyond, with …Read more »
We know of FUNimation and Sentai Filmworks as two companies that do a great job of bringing us fun anime, but now they’re doing a great job by helping people impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Since the two companies are headquartered in Texas, it’s no surprise …Read more »
Yoshino Koharu has found herself in a bit of bind. She’s on the edge of graduating from college and she’s searching for full-time employment in the sleepless metropolis of Tokyo, because Tokyo is where everything happens. The problem is she’s already had 30 different interviews …Read more »
The highly-anticipated live-action adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul will be getting an English-language release courtesy Funimation, it was reported today. Funimation plans to release the film in theaters with an English subtitle track. Tokyo Ghoul , which stars Masataka Kubota as Ken Kaneki, opens in Japan …Read more »
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