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Funimation is shutting down — and taking your digital library with it Funimation is migrating existing subscribers to Crunchyroll when it shuts down in April.
Nearly three years after the two streaming services merged, Funimation is being sacrificed to beef up Crunchyroll as the premier anime hub.
Crunchyroll’s president said that it’s offering “appropriate value” to customers concerned that they will lose access to their digital copy libraries when Funimation shuts down April 2nd.
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” Casualties afoot as Sony merges Funimation with 2021-acquired Crunchyroll.
The day was long coming, and netizens are still reeling over the move. And while Crunchyroll is working to accommodate Funimation’s anime library, there are nearly 200 titles from the site missing.
As Sony shuts down Funimation and moves users to Crunchyroll, it is erasing their library of purchased content and increasing prices for some.
Crunchyroll, like many other streaming services recently, is raising its subscription prices. The anime streaming service has announced its first price hike since it was acquired by Funimation in ...
The anime streamer's recent decision to do away with Funimation came at a high cost for people who'd built up digital libraries—but that may change.
Funimation will officially be ending its website and app services on April 2, 2024, as it folds its catalog into Crunchyroll.
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.