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Launched in April 2009, Funimation was a subscription streaming service that became one of the leading distributors of anime and foreign entertainment in North America. It was home to the shows people actually cared about: Dragon Ball, One Piece, Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, and many more. For a generation of fans, it wasn't just a service — it was where they watched.
Sony acquired Funimation and later bought Crunchyroll in 2021, and the writing was on the wall. In March 2022 the parent company was rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC and most of the catalog moved over, though Funimation kept streaming its originally licensed titles until it was shut down in April 2024. It didn't die so much as merge into its own successor — the rare goodbye where the shows live on, just under a differen
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“Gchat by any name, we typed on until the end.”
“U-H-O — it sought you, found you, and finally signed off.”
“Small in the pocket, enormous in the heart. Rest easy, little one.”