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Funimation's Anime Content Heads to Crunchyroll

simulcast content are moving to Crunchyroll on Tuesday. Starting with the spring 2022 season, their newly licensed anime series will only stream on Crunchyroll. Funimation will only stream new episodes of continuing series. Crunchyroll posted a list of all titles heading over to its service, which includes titles with English subtitles and English dubs. This list will continue to be updated. Funimation streamed an announcement trailer:

Funimation, Wakanim, and VRV subscribers as of Monday who have not subscribed to Crunchyroll are eligible for a deal to get 60 days of Crunchyroll free.

s for Funimation and Crunchyroll currently remain separate. Existing Funimation digital copy, watch history, or queue will not be transferred to Crunchyroll yet, but Funimation stated that it is working on it.

completed its acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T on August 9. The purchase price was US$1.175 billion, and the proceeds were paid in cash at closing.

Crunchyroll and Funimation first announced the reported that October that Sony was in final negotiations for the Crunchyroll acquisition. At that time, the newspaper reported that Sony "could end up spending more than 100 billion yen ($957 million)."

Crunchyroll History

Crunchyroll launched in 2006 as a streaming service offering anime titles without authorization. The website secured US$4.05 million in its first-round funding from Venrock and began licensing titles for streaming in 2008.

The Chernin Group acquired all of Otter Media.

The service had and more than five million subscribers in August 2021.

Crunchyroll and integrated with Viz Media Europe in 2009).

Sony History with Anime Streaming Services

rebranded into Funimation in June 2021.

In addition to Funimation, Sony owns the subsidiary anime production companies CloverWorks through Aniplex.

Sources: Funimation, Crunchyroll, press release