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 ...

Nearly three years after the two streaming services merged, Funimation is being sacrificed to beef up Crunchyroll as the premier anime hub. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes Come April 2, ...

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 ...

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This week marks a major turning point in the anime landscape. For 30 years, Funimation has been a vocal presence in the anime industry, and it helped rear the fandom in the United States. On April 1st ...

The anime streamer's recent decision to do away with Funimation came at a high cost for people who'd built up digital libraries—but that may change. Reading time 2 minutes In an increasingly perilous ...

There is no denying the might of Crunchyroll. The streaming service is the go-to home of anime online, and that title was solidified a few years back with Funimation’s help. The latter announced it ...

In a recent interview with Polygon, Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini addressed fans' concerns over the chance their digital anime copies could get lost in the shuffle of Crunchyroll's merger with ...

The biggest change to Crunchyroll is that it no longer has a free tier. The service's three paid plans begin with the ...