The merger of Funimation and Crunchyroll represents a significant event in the anime streaming industry, signaling a major consolidation that affects fans, distributors, and content creators worldwide. This consolidation can be understood from various angles, including its impact on the industry, the reasons behind it, and its implications for subscribers and content availability.
Funimation And Crunchyroll Merge
Yes, Funimation will close on April 2, 2024, and as a result of the merger, Crunchyroll will get Funimation’s whole collection.
The official announcement came in 2022 when Crunchyroll acquired the anime streaming portal Funimation, adding hundreds of hours of programming to the latter’s library. The former streaming platform Funimation will no longer be available to users as of April 2, 2024, as the shutdown date is getting closer.
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Funimation anime streaming service is shutting down to officially merge with Crunchyroll, which is raising its prices moving forward. https://t.co/oSVMrHhLvL pic.twitter.com/eUOaLlDzZT
— Game Informer (@gameinformer) February 8, 2024
Is Crunchyroll Shutting Down?
Crunchyroll remains operational and has not announced any plans for closure. Instead, following its acquisition of Funimation, Crunchyroll will incorporate all of Funimation’s content and data into its platform, leading to the discontinuation of the original Funimation service.
In a separate development towards the end of 2023, Crunchyroll decided to discontinue its Manga app across both mobile and web platforms. However, the anime streaming service will continue, now bolstered by a significantly expanded catalog resulting from the integration of Funimation’s content into Crunchyroll’s offerings.
