#Merging of Crunchyroll and Funimation

[y0uc4n7kn0w]

It's the 2022 Recap, past resolutions and what we have planned for 2023!

Hey readers and Satelittes! We have a lot of plans this year to expand in a greater way than we have before! So let’s get into it! We watched 48% of the anime that came out this year… But hey, we watched more anime is total then we did last year! A lot of the series that released were continnuous seasons of shows we don’t watch or shows we don’t care for. Most liked Blog posts 2021 Recap,…

[jainkoa]

Watching anime in Australia is a fucking struggle we had animelab which turned into funimation which is now merging with Crunchyroll like make up your fucking mind

[eggs-love-loki]

Why is the internet hiding Book of Circus and Book of Murder from me!!

[childofaura]

Hiya sorry to drop in but this would be a very different ask than what is normally discussed (you might even consider it as discourse):

So apparently, there is a new mobile game that is based off Tower Of God (a Korean Webtoon manga) and even had an anime 3 years ago (Fun fact: Johnny Yong Bosch, Cherami Leigh, Jeannie Tirado and Chris Hackney are in it) made by Crunchyroll no less.

However, Laura Post apparently posted a thread about how the upcoming TOG mobile game didn’t even brought back the original English VA’s. Granted, the directors and production team aren’t responsible of it (it’s possible they’re aren’t aware of the situation) but Crunchyroll is responsible for it.

It is then later revealed by Laura that Crunchyroll acted pretty entitled when the client making the TOG game wanted to be localized, even going as far as saying that they owned the voice prints. What’s even scarier is that Crunchyroll said that the client isn’t allowed to bring back the OG cast and even blacklisted them no less! Laura tried to get her lawyers to look through her contract and it’s stated that there isn’t anything stopping her and the OG cast to return.

This got pretty long but all I want to say is that Crunchyroll went too far with the VA’s and because the TOG game is unionized, it screwed the VA’s over. (I can even link the thread that Laura Post has said about it)

I mean, I'll maybe tag it as discourse anyways but I think we can all agree it's pretty shitty anyways.

I've vaguely heard of Tower of God because Johnny was in it, I think I had tried to watch one episode but got sidetracked by a bunch of other stuff. Maybe once I'm done with Demon Slayer and Vinland Saga I'll get to it.

I've stated it numerous times, but I feel VERY negatively about Crunchyroll, for a lot of reasons:

The big one I have to bring up first because on my blog I've actually got some of the info wrong. Kyle McCarley wanted to sit down with Crunchyroll to discuss being paid union wages for his role as Mob in Mob Psycho 100; he's been Mob since the very beginning. Crunchyroll refused to even listen to his request to sit down, and so contrary to my previous belief that they let him go, what actually happened was that he stepped away. That's at least all the info I've gotten so far, so if I'm wrong about anything, if someone knows the correct info please let me know. Still a douche move on Crunchyroll's half, I'm not blaming Kyle at all.

The whole High Guardian Spice bullshit. All the money that went to that shitshow was supposed to go to underpaid animators in Japan, or so Crunchyroll claimed. Instead it went to a mediocre-animated, shittily-written, absolute filled-to-the-brim-with-bitch-characters excuse they called a "show".

The fact that they still actively employ Daman Mills, and in fact a voice director (we don't know if it's from Crunchyroll though) tried to cover it up by contacting ANN after the news article released (which honestly fuck ANN but still this article had vital info) and threatening that Daman Mills was gonna commit suicide if they didn't take it down. The whole Daman Mills thing is a fiasco in and of itself; People try to claim that because the victim retracted what he said that it didn't actually happen, but keep in mind that A) Those allegations had been posted since November of 2021, and it wasn't until ANN published the article in 2022 that Daman nuked the shit out of his social media accounts, but not before people found some pretty heinous shit (Like calling a 14 year old "jailbait" and literally saying "I'm not a pedo BUT!"). B) Daman himself admitted through his lawyer that he had a consensual relationship with the victim at that age, then tried backpeddling (again through his lawyer) and saying "W-well when I say a consensual relationship I mean a consensual friendship!" Bitch, no one EVER uses the term "consensual" for a friendship. Daman is still listed in Crunchyroll productions and even had one of his directors, David Wald, outright state he supported Daman and would continue to employ him.

There's also minor stuff with licensing and dubbing, and adding to that some side stuff about purchasing other merchandise-selling websites and censoring their inventory heavily. But this news with the mobile game doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

[hetalianhistorian]

Do you have a Funimation subscription? If so, I need YOUR help!

For the past two weeks or so, there has been news going around that Funimation will be merging with Crunchyroll on April 2nd.

What does this have to do with Hetalia? The entirety of Hetalia is already available through Crunchyroll (albeit, with the episodes are out of order) EXCEPT for the Paint It White! movie and the extras for Hetalia. The Paint It White movie is at least still available for physical purchase, however it is the extras I have the most concern about.

The Funimation dub can be considered important to Hetalian history and culture due to how much influence it had over the western fanbase. These extras serves as a time capsule for when Hetalia was at its peak within the west and provides behind-the-scenes insight to the dub voice actors.

I am not sure if it will be 100% guaranteed that these extras will be transferred to Crunchyroll. Especially since I have sent Funimation an email (left) and this is what they've responded with (right):

So, that information is not too helpful. Aren't the extras provided within the DVDs? As someone who owns the physical copies of seasons 1-6: Yes! But do they have all of the extras? No.

The DVDs do include the commentaries, outtakes, and interviews, but it seems that the Funimation page has exclusive stuff like World Buffet, panel footage, fan appreciation cards, and more.

I cannot do this on my own because while I do have a Funimation account, unfortunately nowadays, when you attempt to purchase a subscription, it will only redirect to the Crunchyroll website. Hence, I am asking the fanbase to please contact me if you are someone or know somebody with an ongoing Funimation subscription. The goal is that we can work together to guarantee the preservation of ALL of these extras! You can reach out to me through the following methods: Email: hetalianhistorian@gmail.com Discord: hetalianhistorian Twitter: @HetaHistorian Reddit: u/HetalianHistorian And of course through here, on Tumblr. If you can, please reblog and share to spread the word! I'll be open for any questions or clarifications! Thanks so much! Hetalian Historian

[animenostalgia]

News - Crunchyroll has announced that the Funimation app will finally shut down on April 2, 2024. Paid Funimation subscribers can migrate their account to Crunchyroll (including their watch history and queue), or merge their Funimation account with a pre-existing Crunchyroll account, if they happen to share the same email address.

Crunchyroll also announced that they will not support Funimation's digital copy content, so any digital copies of Funimation anime you may have purchased or had claimed with codes included in your Funimation DVD/BDs will no longer be available to watch in your libraries after the shut down date.

[jinglebellrockstars]

funimation = had boruto dubbed

crunchyroll = does not have boruto dubbed

[funimation merges into crunchyroll]

crunchyroll - still does not have boruto dubbed

wtf

[mariacallous]

How long is “forever”? When it comes to digital media, forever could be as close as a couple of months away.

Funimation, a Sony-owned streaming service for anime, recently announced that subscribers’ digital libraries on the platform will be unavailable after April 2. For years, Funimation had been telling subscribers that they could keep streaming these digital copies of purchased movies and shows, but qualifying it: “Forever, but there are some restrictions.”

Funimation’s parent company, Sony, bought rival anime streaming service Crunchyroll in 2021. Since then, it was suspected that Sony would merge the offerings together somehow. This week, we learned how, as Funimation announced that its app and website would close on April 2, and Funimation accounts will become Crunchyroll accounts. Most of Funimation’s catalog is already on Crunchyroll, Funimation’s announcement claimed.

But in addition to offering video streaming, Funimation also dubbed and released anime as physical media, and sometimes those DVDs or Blu-rays would feature a digital code. Subscribers to the Funimation streaming service could add those digital codes to Funimation and then stream the content from the platform.

With Funimation claiming that customers could access these digital copies “forever,” I could see why someone might have thought this was a reliable way to access their purchased media. For people lacking the space, resources, or interest in maintaining a library of physical media, this was a good way to preserve treasured shows and movies without spending more money. It also provided a simple way to access purchased media online if you were, for example, away on a trip and had a hankering to watch some anime DVDs you bought.

But soon, people who may have discarded or lost their physical media or lack a way to play DVDs and Blu-rays won’t have a way to access the digital copies that they were entitled to through their physical copy purchase.

Funimation’s announcement says:

Please note that Crunchyroll does not currently support Funimation Digital copies, which means that access to previously available digital copies will not be supported. However, we are continuously working to enhance our content offerings and provide you with an exceptional anime streaming experience. We appreciate your understanding and encourage you to explore the extensive anime library available on Crunchyroll.

Regarding refunds, Funimation’s announcement directed customers to its support team “to see the available options based on your payment method,” but there’s no mention of getting money back for a DVD or Blu-ray that you might not have purchased had you known you couldn’t stream it “forever.”

The Meaning of “Forever” in the World of Streaming

Funimation’s support page for digital copies (which, as of this writing, says it hasn’t been updated in four years) notes that Funimation’s idea of forever includes restrictions and links to Funimation’s Terms of Use. Those terms state that Funimation can “without advance notice … immediately suspend or terminate the availability of the Service and/or content (and any elements and features of them), in whole or in part, for any reason.” It also says that the Funimation website, apps, service, and all of its content are owned by Funimation and its partners.

So even if you, understandably, thought you were buying a “forever” digital copy, the wordy truth is that you never really owned it. Yet, it wouldn’t be surprising to hear that someone relying on digital copies to preserve their purchased media didn’t properly understand (or read) those terms before discarding their physical copies.

The news is a tough pill to swallow for Funimation users but another reminder of the dangers of relying on streaming services as a permanent way to access shows and movies that you’ve paid for. Streaming services continuously remove things that people have already purchased. And with the streaming world still evolving, we may have only seen the beginning of mergers like that of Crunchyroll and Funimation, which are upending longtime subscriber experiences.

In December, Sony’s PlayStation announced that people who bought Discovery content from the PlayStation Store would lose access to it “due to our content licensing arrangements.” Sony’s curt notice to customers noted that the changes would take effect at the end of that month. A few weeks later, and 10 days ahead of the expected disruption, PlayStation said that it would no longer remove the content “due to updated licensing arrangements.” It’s unclear how exactly things changed, but the tug-of-war that customers are experiencing is just one more example of how provisional digital copies of media can be, even when you pay for them.

With further consolidation, app launches, and licensing debates likely to continue rocking streaming services, it’s a good time to reconsider total reliance on streaming media.

[vynnsblog]

guys where can i watch ALL FULL seasons of FairyTail ?? or Kamisama Kiss?? Or ANY of the Precure series??

Funimation had it all but now that’s it’s merged with crunchyroll i can’t watch any of thiss 😭

Crunchyroll has Fairytail but i believe it’s only a mix of the last seasons. And they have SOME precure series but i wanna watch GO! Princess precure 😣

[lamajaoscura]

Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” | Ars Technica

[fma-facts]

Hello! I was wondering if you knew of any way to watch the '03 FMA? I know it's not on Crunchyroll rn (dunno if it ever will be, even with the Funimation merge). But maybe a non-virus ridden site? Or a box that has had the series dropped into? Or drive that has been shared? I can't find anything anywhere currently. So I'm not expecting anything here, but I'm still hoping! Either way, thank you!<3

It's on US Netflix as far as I know. Otherwise it's on Aniwave, but I guess I'm supposed to tell you to support the official release and all that

[misogynisticmediatournament]

I think the warrior cats and warriors in your submission list are the same thing,btw do you have reccomendations of like. anything that writes woman well

Ah, you might be right; I think I skimmed that entry's propaganda, and it was very specific to whatever series it was about without dropping the full series name, and I was like "Maybe this is Warrior Cats? I feel lazy, I'm not going to look heavily into it."

So, as a reminder: use the full but common name for the series! For example, Miraculous Ladybug (this seems to be the most common title despite being a shortened version), Warrior Cats, BBC Sherlock, etc. And check that you don't have a space after the title's entry, as that counts as a different entry than the title without the space when using the UNIQUE function in Google sheets (which is how I count the unique entries).

As for recommendations, this is hard because I watch a lot of trash, especially recently, but:

- You can never go wrong with Revolutionary Girl Utena. Note: this show (and start with the show, not the movie) has a lot of potentially triggering stuff, so check out those warnings before you start if you have any triggers at all. It uses the triggering stuff very well and to tell its story and explore its themes, not just for, like, titillation though. Indeed, it is, I would argue, necessary for the story and themes the show seeks to explore. It is legally free on Youtube in...I want to say 480p, and in better resolution on Crunchyroll and Funimation (yes, Funimation's site is still up; I find it superior to Crunchyroll's since it actually includes closed captions for dubs, although it doesn't include newer anime from after the two companies merged). Also, you want to watch the sub for this. I'm normally not one to say "the dub is bad" and stuff and be a purist about it—in fact I normally go to bat for dubs—but, uh... yeah, the dub is bad this time. Crispin Freeman and Dan Green are delightful in it though, I'll give it that.

- Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood uses its female characters well. Maybe it could be better, I've seen some people in these tournaments have beef with it, but it's a pretty perfectly told story, like solid A+, with a lot of really great female characters who I find very satisfying so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. This is on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and I believe Amazon Prime?

- Don't let the title fool you: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is a fantastic show with great female characters who are complex and human, have compelling arcs, and are vital to the story. The relationship between Rebecca and Paula is central to the show and SO good, especially as the show goes on. The title is because it explores the trope of the crazy ex-girlfriend in a very humanizing way, and the title/opening song even mentions how the title is a sexist term, but it's a lot more nuanced than that. Also, it's a musical with very good original songs every episode. But check trigger warnings for this show too though. The show is streaming on Netflix last I checked.

- Uhh... maybe the first two seasons of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic? It's a kid's show, but it's good. I haven't seen it in years and years though, so I don't know if I can still fully vouch for it. I believe it is streaming on Netflix?

- Revue Starlight? I haven't thought about it heavily, but I had no beef watching it. This is streaming on HiDive.

- I've heard good things about Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, but I can't vouch for it personally. It's streaming on Crunchyroll.

UPDATE: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is also legally on youtube!

Honestly, I know more imperfect shows that I'm satisfied with, like I give it a B+ to A- at least, but that I haven't thought heavily about than stuff where I'm like, "Oh, yeah, definitely, definitely, nothing I'd pick out there as a problem." For example, Baccano! is probably imperfect (as well as not streaming legally anywhere), but I don't remember being, like, struck by a bunch of problems there. So, I'm not the best for recs that I can give a 100% guarantee for.

[deadvalentine]

No offense but we should boycott Crunchyroll until they get over themselves and have subtitles for dubbed anime. The audacity and ableism is not ok, and with the recent merge of Crunchyroll and Funimation a lot of people won't be able to use the service because we NEED subtitles

[givemebishies]

Still patiently waiting for Crunchyroll and Funimation to merge so I only have to pay for one anime club membership

[caparrucia]

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING KYUUKETSU SUGU SHINU, IM WATCHING IT NOW AND IM GENUINELY LAUGHING OUT LOUD, I LOVE BOTH OF THOSE DUMBASSES

I have a theory, because I haven't done research to confirm it, but I have a theory that this is a stealth parody of early 90s/early 2000s yaoi. Full stop.

There's so many tropes of classic yaoi stuff, I have to think it's intentional. And the humor is... Just the right edge of mean without being mean-spirited, you know?

It also reminds me a lot of old school paranormal stuff, like Mikami. I just really love both execution and content, it's a show that's really fun to watch!

(It's, hilariously, the show I caved in and got Funimation for, about like, two months before it merged with Crunchyroll, and then it took almost a year for it to show up there. But! Worth it.)

[iwatchanimedubs]

18if

I know I started this journey on HiDive, but I needed a change so I've been watching anime dubs on Crunchyroll now that they have merged with funimation. So here's my review of 18if.

This show is like if you dropped acid while someone was reading you the Brothers Grimm. I don't dislike it, it's just for a specific taste. I got through the series easily enough and I'd recommend it if you liked Midnight Gospel on Netflix. It gives me the same vibes.

There's apparently a game too and I bet that would be fun to play. Like Catherine but with more fairy tales and less sex.