Subscribers attempting to access the FUNimation website are now redirected to Crunchyroll, signaling the completion of the merger between the two platforms. Fans around the world are lamenting the ...

As many anime fans have pointed out since news of the merger in 2022, the loss of Funimation narrows the anime streaming ...

The fast-growing, multibillion-dollar anime streaming space will be defined by its two biggest players working in tandem ...

Aniplex and Crunchyroll launch HAYATE Inc., a new anime production studio focused on creating premium content for global fans ...

Monday, March 17, 2025 saw Aniplex and Crunchyroll announce their joint investment in and establishment of a new anime production company called Hayate. Both companies are under the Sony Group ...

Netflix and Crunchyroll together rule the fast-growing ... in part to parent Sony merging it with rival anime streamer Funimation, which shut down last year), but it’s a rare success story ...