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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The deal between Funimation and Crunchyroll means widening distribution for anime to a broader group. Crunchyroll’s ...

Sony’s acquisition of the Crunchyroll anime streaming service went through. Now it means that Funimation and Crunchyroll are merging, with Crunchyroll and its subscription service being the surviving ...

Anime fans heard the rumblings back in 2021 that powerhouses Funimation and Crunchyroll would be joining forces to offer an epically impressive unified streaming service. Well, some huge news rolled ...

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Crunchyroll and Funimation have officially merged to create a new unified anime streaming hub, effective immediately. Here’s what users need to know. In summer 2021, the Sony’s Funimation Global Group ...

Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT are now available to watch on Crunchyroll, joining Dragon Ball Super to complete the franchise on the streaming service, which combined with Funimation ...