Funimation to Acquire Crunchyroll (Crunchyroll to swallow Funimation content)

[demomanTNA]

As someone who subbed to Funimation for a few specific series I'm already not happy with this merger. And with no information on when the Funimation dubs will be put on Crunchyroll this is leaving both my fiancée and me wondering when something like say the One Piece dub will be on Crunchyroll. Radio silence from both Funimation and Crunchyroll on stuff like this.... yep.....

[gundamcero]

Originally Posted by demomanTNA

As someone who subbed to Funimation for a few specific series I'm already not happy with this merger. And with no information on when the Funimation dubs will be put on Crunchyroll this is leaving both my fiancée and me wondering when something like say the One Piece dub will be on Crunchyroll. Radio silence from both Funimation and Crunchyroll on stuff like this.... yep.....

They're working on it. Plan is to have it all on Crunchyroll by the end of the month.

[BigOnAnime]

Going to post this stuff from the other thread in case anyone missed it.

Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

So it begins. How many layoffs are we going to see? Also, are all translators now going to work under MX Media owned by Crunchyroll who underpays them ($70 an episode) and doesn't actually value them (See: No credits unless a home video release happens)?

Also, will the option of both broadcast and home video versions remain? For series that were simulcast, a little after the home video release hit, HIDIVE and FUNimation would add the home video version as an option. Crunchyroll meanwhile typically doesn't offer home video versions of shows it simulcast. For example, The Seven Mortal Sins, if you want to see that uncensored, you gotta buy the Blu-ray or watch through FUNimation's streams.

Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

Regarding dubs...

https://twitter.com/caitlinsvoice/st...46053109194759

Originally Posted by CuppaKofe

So are AnimEigo and Media Blasters the only old school anime labels still in their original(ish) form now? Seems like an end of an era.

As previously mentioned there's also VIZ, but they've always been more of a manga company. There's also RightStuf, though they introduced the Nozomi Entertainment label in 2007 so people would know what titles for sale on Rightstuf.com were licensed by them.

[neoz]

Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

Going to post this stuff from the other thread in case anyone missed it.As previously mentioned there's also VIZ, but they've always been more of a manga company. There's also RightStuf, though they introduced the Nozomi Entertainment label in 2007 so people would know what titles for sale on Rightstuf.com were licensed by them.

I think this post should be added to the first post or at least the second post as it is relevant information.

[TThomas]

Originally Posted by gundamcero

They're working on it. Plan is to have it all on Crunchyroll by the end of the month.

The transfer from Funimation to Crunchyroll is slowed down by some technical issues - many of them involving the different subtitle systems.

However, dubbed shows are handled with priority - as they are more popular and require less work. See e.g. Fruits Basket, where the Spanish Dubs already got transfered for alle 3 seasons, but the subs aren't done yet.

[disneywildcat]

Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

It's definitely sad to see the FUNimation brand come to an end, even though they aren't actually going out of business. I still wonder how the whole thing's going to operate now. Will the Crunchyroll staff in California take over everything, or will it be the FUNimation staff in Dallas? I'm just wondering because it could be possible that one or the other might be phased out entirely or heavily scaled back (maybe FUNimation's staff might only handle home video).

Although Crunchyroll LLC (formerly Funimation Global Group) doesn't state where the corporate headquarters are, it appears the executive leadership and some of the corporate functions are now based at Culver City, California (where co-parent Sony Pictures Entertainment is headquartered at), although its likely that Funimation's presence in Culver City has grown since the Sony Pictures acquisition and the Funimation Global Group Joint Venture formation between Sony Pictures and Aniplex.

Crunchyroll's Jobs website lists Culver City ahead of San Francisco and Dallas in terms of US offices, with Culver City/Los Angeles and San Francisco having more job listings than Dallas/Coppell, although the job listings itself state that Crunchyroll's Headquarters are in San Francisco. Colin Decker's LinkedIn, CEO of Crunchyroll LLC (formerly Funimation Global Group), lists his employer's location as Culver City, CA.

[demomanTNA]

Originally Posted by gundamcero

They're working on it. Plan is to have it all on Crunchyroll by the end of the month.

Thanks. I do wonder at least with One Piece in regards of for instance "We Are" 10th Anniversary that was used from the tail end of "Thriller Bark" through the first half of "Sabaody Archipelago" arc (episodes 373-394) will the English dub retail this opening on Crunchyroll or will they replace it out with the previous opening "Jungle P" that Crunchyroll has on their sub version. In fact for whatever reason "Jungle P" was used from episodes 326-458 on Crunchyroll so will any of the opening that Funimation used be retained when moving the English dub to Crunchyroll or will they be outright replaced with "Jungle P."

[gundamcero]

Originally Posted by demomanTNA

Thanks. I do wonder at least with One Piece in regards of for instance "We Are" 10th Anniversary that was used from the tail end of "Thriller Bark" through the first half of "Sabaody Archipelago" arc (episodes 373-394) will the English dub retail this opening on Crunchyroll or will they replace it out with the previous opening "Jungle P" that Crunchyroll has on their sub version. In fact for whatever reason "Jungle P" was used from episodes 326-458 on Crunchyroll so will any of the opening that Funimation used be retained when moving the English dub to Crunchyroll or will they be outright replaced with "Jungle P."

No idea. I don't watch One Piece. Will have to see what they upload.

[Waboman]

Will our Funimation account/subscription transfer over to the Crunch?

[disneywildcat]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Will our Funimation account/subscription transfer over to the Crunch?

So far, Funimation is recommending Funimation account holders create a new Crunchyroll account. You should receive a email with a 60 day free trial offer that expires March 1, 2023.

https://help.funimation.com/hc/en-us...yroll-account-

If you have a annual subscription, you need to contact Funimation Support.

https://help.funimation.com/hc/en-us...-what-do-I-do-

[Herry Dunston]

I just realized the downside of moving all the FUNI content into Crunchyroll's player, and it's downside that applies to my specific needs.

There's no English CC/SDH option for the dubbed content. Never was for Crunchyroll's player, but that's always provided on the FUNI video player.

[veritas]

Originally Posted by Herry Dunston

I just realized the downside of moving all the FUNI content into Crunchyroll's player, and it's downside that applies to my specific needs.

There's no English CC/SDH option for the dubbed content. Never was for Crunchyroll's player, but that's always provided on the FUNI video player.

Sue them under the americans with disability act. Its how Netflix and I believe funimation started including them lol.

[neoz]

I have partial hearing loss from Iraq so sometimes I have the subs on when I watch dubs lol.

[Herry Dunston]

Originally Posted by veritas

Sue them under the americans with disability act. Its how Netflix and I believe funimation started including them lol.

Netflix in general, I'm sure. Netflix anime, that's a different story, as the English subs only apply to the Japanese audio in general.

[disneywildcat]

Originally Posted by Herry Dunston

Netflix in general, I'm sure. Netflix anime, that's a different story, as the English subs only apply to the Japanese audio in general.

Ironically, when Crunchyroll or Funimation license their dubbed content to Hulu and HBO Max, the dubs on Hulu or HBO Max will then have a separate English CC subtitle track.

Hopefully, Crunchyroll realizes that captioning/subtitles for their dubs is just as important if Crunchyroll wants to be a larger global anime streaming service.

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by disneywildcat

So far, Funimation is recommending Funimation account holders create a new Crunchyroll account. You should receive a email with a 60 day free trial offer that expires March 1, 2023.

https://help.funimation.com/hc/en-us...yroll-account-

If you have a annual subscription, you need to contact Funimation Support.

https://help.funimation.com/hc/en-us...-what-do-I-do-

Thank you for the links. I’ll keep a lookout for the free trial email and cross the Crunchy bridge then. Hopefully it’s a smooth crossing.

[Kyle15]

Never had a Crunchyroll sub and the last Funimation product I bought new was Attack on Titan. More reasons not to touch either again outside of the lackluster home release quality. lmao

[GeoffOliver]

I don’t know why more anime streams and discs don’t have closed captions for the dub. Traditional subtitles serve a different purpose and are no substitute.

[dlb99]

Originally Posted by psychopuppet

Still happens. Seems to be tied to use. Like if I don’t use the app every few days it does it ,but if I use it regularly it does not. Roku, Android, and fire. Don’t know if it’s that way on other platforms. They used to give the option of a code to register devices ,but they seemed to implement this during the last big update to make it a pain to share the account with others.

It's f***king annoying, so much so that I don't bother with the Crunchyroll service anymore (not until they fix it).

Googling it highlights that it has been a on-going issue for years, years!

If anyone from Crunchyroll is reading, fix your damn player; stop auto-logging out users after x-days of inactivity. It's hateful.

[bennyb98]

I don't see this has been mentioned but if the Funimation app goes bye bye what happens to the digital copies that were included with BluRay purchases? Hopefully they don't all go away as well.