Three months ago, my friend Jake called me at midnight, genuinely furious. He'd just discovered that his entire Funimation digital library—over $400 worth of purchased anime—had vanished overnight. No ...

Gen Fukunaga, founder and former CEO of Funimation, has joined adult animation outfit Bizaar Studios as a stakeholder and strategic advisor. Fukunaga will develop original animation with the company, ...

"Time is a cruel mistress." While loading the Funimation app and settling in to watch the newest shonen title being streamed from Japan, anime fans are unlikely to every here Funimation's trademark ...

These days, it is hard to imagine a world without anime. Whether we’re talking about Japan or the United States, the medium has a tight hold on fans across the globe. For decades, anime was once seen ...

Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. It's been a long time coming, but Sony's Funimation is finally absorbing Crunchyroll while taking on the more popular name ...

Sony is making an effort to appease customers who will lose their entire Funimation digital libraries when the anime streaming service merges into Crunchyroll. Currently, though, the company’s plan ...

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

Learn about migrating to Crunchyroll and accessing content for your subscription. Also, find out how you'll be billed and what to do if you want to cancel. Kourtnee covers TV streaming services and ...

How long is “forever”? When it comes to digital media, forever could be as close as a couple of months away. Funimation’s parent company, Sony, bought rival anime streaming service Crunchyroll in 2021 ...

It's been two years since the initial announcement that Funimation would be absorbed into rival animation service Crunchyroll. "When we brought Funimation and Crunchyroll together last year, our top ...