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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Anime fans have expressed frustration online after Crunchyroll announced it won't grant users access to Funimation digital copies when the two streaming services merge fully. Crunchyroll's guide ...

In a recent interview with The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini revealed that the anime-focused streaming service was experimenting with implementing AI-generated subtitles ...

Sony just raised the price of anime and left American otakus with few other options. The company’s anime streamer, Funimation, is officially shutting down on April 2, according to a press release on ...

People who know Naledi are perpetually aware of two things: he is a talented visual artist, and he has seen copious amounts of anime. Funimation will cease functioning in April due to merger with ...

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 ...

We now have a situation that encompasses how the consolidation in the media space is bad, especially when combined with the concept of digital ownership over physical The Sony-owned Crunchyroll has ...

Funimation used to be known as a fierce competitor to Crunchyroll and one of the go-to streaming services for all things anime. While the Funimation app was notorious for being slow and ridden with ...