Funimation
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Funimation 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, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, YuYu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Black Clover, Fruits Basket, Assassination Classroom and Tokyo Ghoul among many others. The service and its parent company were acquired by Sony, who ran the service through Sony Pictures Entertainment from 2017 to 2019 and
Key facts
- Website.name
- Funimation
- Website.logo
- Funimation 2016.svg
- Website.logo_caption
- Final logo for the streaming service used from 2020 to 2024
- Website.company_type
- Division
- Website.type
- OTT streaming platform
- Website.former_name
- FunimationNow (2016–2020)
- Website.language_count
- 3
- Website.headquarters
- Coppell, Texas, U.S.
- Website.country_of_origin
- United States
- Website.area_served
- Worldwide
- Website.commercial
- Yes
- Website.registration
- Required
- Website.current_status
- Defunct (consolidated into Crunchyroll)
- Television channel.name
- Funimation Channel
- Television channel.logo
- Funimation Channel Logo.svg
- Television channel.logo_size
- 250px
- Television channel.picture_format
- 1080i HDTV(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
- Television channel.owner
- Olympusat
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.funimation.com
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- Commons category
- Funimation
- social media followers
- 3930000
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2022-03-01
- inception
- 1994-00-00
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Launch and beginning of Funimation Films
- Rebranding as FunimationNow
- Acquisition by Sony Pictures Television
- SPT / Aniplex joint venture and streaming consolidation
- Programming
- Funimation Channel
- Digital
- SimulDub
- Availability
- Notes
- References
- External links
Funimation 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, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, YuYu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Black Clover, Fruits Basket, Assassination Classroom and Tokyo Ghoul among many others. The service and its parent company were acquired by Sony, 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.
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; 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.