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LKK · 2020-12-10, 17:57

Just announced: Funimation is acquiring Crunchyroll. No word yet on how this will affect anything. [Source]

serenade_beta · 2020-12-10, 20:31

Well, at least we won't have to get another anime like God of Highschool anymore.
Probably.
Hopefully.
Funimation is a Western company too though...

Guardian Enzo · 2020-12-10, 20:57

I really think it's more to the point to say that Sony bought Crunchyroll. Whatever their final product is it may very well end up looking more than CR than Funimation.

Most of the people I know in the industry, especially on the licensing side, are convinced this isn't going to be a good thing. And I'm temperamentally inclined to dislike anything that means less choice for consumers. But I would expect the platform(s) themselves to improve on the technical side, if nothing else.

0cean · 2020-12-11, 05:06

So now Sony gains the weight to not only bully game developers into changing their games to please them, but also anime producers. The age of censorship is upon us.

BCMan5388 · 2020-12-11, 07:52

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Originally Posted by 0cean

So now Sony gains the weight to not only bully game developers into changing their games to please them, but also anime producers. The age of censorship is upon us.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (the video game division) and Sony Pictures (the television division that owns Funimation) are two completely different Sony subsidiaries with completely different policies.

As far as I'm concerned, (blatant) censorship on Funimation-licensed titles has been pretty much non-existent.

0cean · 2020-12-11, 12:00

I call this blatant. And this. Or their removal of Ishuzoku Reviewers. There's probably more, but these even reached me and I don't watch their stuff.

The point is that they can expand on these precedents now and even exert pressure on the creators.

BCMan5388 · 2020-12-11, 12:16

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Originally Posted by 0cean

I call this blatant. And this. Or their removal of Ishuzoku Reviewers. There's probably more, but these even reached me and I don't watch their stuff.

That is not censorship. That was a few harmless dub changes the media blew way out of proportion.
And Interspecies Reviewers being licensed in the first place was the real mistake (since its content was way beyond anything they and their competition ever licensed). Pulling it was a way of rectifying it.

With that out of the way, here's hoping for more good anime in the near future if the sale is final.

SeijiSensei · 2020-12-11, 13:16

The only real censorship by Funi I can remember came in "Dance in the Vampire Bund" where a scene shows its loli main character nude from the waist up. (Mina Tepes is actually a vampire who has lived for hundreds of years but looks like an eleven-year-old girl.)

Spoiler for NSFW:

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...ire-bund-edits

Overall this is a pretty mediocre show buoyed up by the performance in the main role of the always-impressive Aoi Yuuki.

Last Sinner · 2020-12-11, 16:01

Effectively a monopoly....the last thing we needed....

I guess this might mean a few more titles might hit cinemas? But from the streaming side....we're flocked...variety will surely decline in favour of populism.

serenade_beta · 2020-12-11, 20:27

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Originally Posted by BCMan5388

That is not censorship. That was a few harmless dub changes the media blew way out of proportion.
And Interspecies Reviewers being licensed in the first place was the real mistake (since its content was way beyond anything they and their competition ever licensed). Pulling it was a way of rectifying it.

With that out of the way, here's hoping for more good anime in the near future if the sale is final.

When you accidentally broadcast porn. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Lex79 · 2020-12-12, 03:06

On one hand, the idea that my Crunchyroll subscription could let me see Funimation titles too doesn't sound bad. On the other hand, Funimation isn't available in my country, and there is the possibility that they will block Crunchyroll too.
And the chance of seeing more subs and dubs altered to include SJW themes disgusts me.

Kanon · 2020-12-12, 08:23

Sony now owns all of the anime streaming platforms in France. I doubt they're going to fuse them, since they'd just end up losing money. I'm hoping they'll at least manage to do simulcasts for mostly everything, since this season Wakanim (the one currently owned by Sony) ended up licensing tons of shit without having the manpower to simulcast all of the shows meaning some of them are in limbo right now. If they spread the shows across the platforms, they may be able to manage better.

ArrowSmith · 2020-12-15, 14:15

Oh great, that means CR app will get shut down and we'll be forced to use the crappy Funimation app for all the content going forward.

Cloudedmind · 2020-12-19, 21:12

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Originally Posted by ArrowSmith

Oh great, that means CR app will get shut down and we'll be forced to use the crappy Funimation app for all the content going forward.

I'm trying to think happy thoughts here.

mangamuscle · 2020-12-20, 15:50

Anyone here has any idea about the deal will be approved (by the FCC? the department of commerce?). Because I have the feeling that the day after said approval things are going to change at an accelerated pace, for better or worse.

SeijiSensei · 2020-12-20, 21:44

There's no chance that any Federal agency will overturn this deal. They let Facebook buy Instagram after all.

mangamuscle · 2020-12-21, 09:47

I also think there is less than 1% chance of this being canceled or even delayed. I only want to know if there is an estimate date for the USA government to give the seal of approval, since IMO any plans* Sony has for Crunchyroll will be made public then.

*IMO the most obvious is funimation dumping all the ecchi stuff on crunchy and getting in return all the safe CGDCT series. Oh, and no more duplicate series, so MHA, Overlord, etc. will be only on one of the two platforms.

BCMan5388 · 2020-12-22, 20:56

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Originally Posted by mangamuscle

*IMO the most obvious is funimation dumping all the ecchi stuff on crunchy and getting in return all the safe CGDCT series. Oh, and no more duplicate series, so MHA, Overlord, etc. will be only on one of the two platforms.

Chances of that are extremely slim (one out of a googolplex at best). They never said no to ecchi during the partnership (2016-2018; the Sony buyout of Funi occurred in between). I seriously doubt the buyout will be any different.

ArrowSmith · 2020-12-24, 15:13

TBH, most ecchi is not very erotic IMHO. That's why I grew tired of High School DxD. Sure, the endless parade of uncensored tits was nice at first but it never went anywhere. Tits w/o sex is pretty juvenile.

Kanon · 2021-08-10, 17:02

The deal has officially gone through.

2020-12-10, 17:57	Link #1
LKK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 62	Funimation buys Crunchyroll Just announced: Funimation is acquiring Crunchyroll. No word yet on how this will affect anything. [Source] __________________ Avatar: Hazuki of Natsuyuki Rendezvous / Signature: flowers from Natsuyuki Rendezvous

2020-12-10, 20:31	Link #2
serenade_beta そのおっぱいで13才 Join Date: Dec 2006	Well, at least we won't have to get another anime like God of Highschool anymore. Probably. Hopefully. Funimation is a Western company too though... __________________ -Blog --> http://tdnshumi.blogspot.com/ (Mainly about video games) -R.I.P. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Gaming wouldn't have been the same without you (9/19/13)

2020-12-11, 05:06	Link #4
0cean Transfer Adventurer Join Date: Oct 2017	So now Sony gains the weight to not only bully game developers into changing their games to please them, but also anime producers. The age of censorship is upon us. __________________

2020-12-11, 13:16	Link #8
SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	The only real censorship by Funi I can remember came in "Dance in the Vampire Bund" where a scene shows its loli main character nude from the waist up. (Mina Tepes is actually a vampire who has lived for hundreds of years but looks like an eleven-year-old girl.) Spoiler for NSFW: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...ire-bund-edits Overall this is a pretty mediocre show buoyed up by the performance in the main role of the always-impressive Aoi Yuuki. __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2020-12-11, 16:01	Link #9
Last Sinner You're Hot, Cupcake Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 42	Effectively a monopoly....the last thing we needed.... I guess this might mean a few more titles might hit cinemas? But from the streaming side....we're flocked...variety will surely decline in favour of populism. __________________

2020-12-11, 12:00	Link #6
0cean Transfer Adventurer Join Date: Oct 2017	I call this blatant. And this. Or their removal of Ishuzoku Reviewers. There's probably more, but these even reached me and I don't watch their stuff. The point is that they can expand on these precedents now and even exert pressure on the creators.

2020-12-12, 03:06	Link #11
Lex79 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Italy	On one hand, the idea that my Crunchyroll subscription could let me see Funimation titles too doesn't sound bad. On the other hand, Funimation isn't available in my country, and there is the possibility that they will block Crunchyroll too. And the chance of seeing more subs and dubs altered to include SJW themes disgusts me. __________________ You will die, mortal

2020-12-12, 08:23	Link #12
Kanon Kana Hanazawa ♥ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: France Age: 37	Sony now owns all of the anime streaming platforms in France. I doubt they're going to fuse them, since they'd just end up losing money. I'm hoping they'll at least manage to do simulcasts for mostly everything, since this season Wakanim (the one currently owned by Sony) ended up licensing tons of shit without having the manpower to simulcast all of the shows meaning some of them are in limbo right now. If they spread the shows across the platforms, they may be able to manage better. __________________

2020-12-15, 14:15	Link #13
ArrowSmith Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Oh great, that means CR app will get shut down and we'll be forced to use the crappy Funimation app for all the content going forward.

2020-12-20, 15:50	Link #15
mangamuscle formerly ogon bat Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mexico Age: 53	Anyone here has any idea about the deal will be approved (by the FCC? the department of commerce?). Because I have the feeling that the day after said approval things are going to change at an accelerated pace, for better or worse.

2020-12-20, 21:44	Link #16
SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	There's no chance that any Federal agency will overturn this deal. They let Facebook buy Instagram after all. __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2020-12-21, 09:47	Link #17
mangamuscle formerly ogon bat Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mexico Age: 53	I also think there is less than 1% chance of this being canceled or even delayed. I only want to know if there is an estimate date for the USA government to give the seal of approval, since IMO any plans* Sony has for Crunchyroll will be made public then. *IMO the most obvious is funimation dumping all the ecchi stuff on crunchy and getting in return all the safe CGDCT series. Oh, and no more duplicate series, so MHA, Overlord, etc. will be only on one of the two platforms.

2020-12-24, 15:13	Link #19
ArrowSmith Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009	TBH, most ecchi is not very erotic IMHO. That's why I grew tired of High School DxD. Sure, the endless parade of uncensored tits was nice at first but it never went anywhere. Tits w/o sex is pretty juvenile.

2021-08-10, 17:02	Link #20
Kanon Kana Hanazawa ♥ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: France Age: 37	The deal has officially gone through. __________________