Funimation and Crunchyroll enter distribution agreement

[Zontar]

http://www.funimationnow.com/faq

Funimation and Crunchyroll are entering a joint distribution of anime (that is totally not a merger guys, we swear) where now the two will effectively distribute the same massive library, with Crunchyroll focusing on simulcasts and subs, and Funimation on dubs and physical/digital copy distribution.

Some people are surprised, but I'm not really given that over the past 3 years the two have been jointly distributing more and more anime. The two companies have been close for some time, and it hasn't been unusual for them to have one of their members at an official event of the other. The writing's been on the wall for some time, with the only thing that surprises me is the continued assurances that there is no merger coming.

Oh well, regardless of how things play out, this now means that more then half of all anime released in Japan will be available on each site from now on (Crunchyroll distributed nearly half on its own, and Funimation almost a fifth of all anime produced), which means that Japan notwithstanding each will have more animation distributed then any one country has to offer.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Zontar, no offense but your avatar just makes me all.....offended.

I hate those guys at Red Letter Media.

Anyway on the topic of Funamation themselves, I just wish they hire better and more appropirate english voice actors for One Piece. I cannot stand hearing Funamation English Zoro without thinking of Piccolo.

 

[Cap'nPipsqueak]

Zontar, no offense but your avatar just makes me all.....offended.

I hate those guys at Red Letter Media.

Anyway on the topic of Funamation themselves, I just wish they hire better and more appropirate english voice actors for One Piece. I cannot stand hearing Funamation English Zoro without thinking of Piccolo.

I just wish One Piece would fucking end.

I mean, I know these guys having nothing to do with it, but Jesus Christ...

 

[Zontar]

Zontar, no offense but your avatar just makes me all.....offended.

I hate those guys at Red Letter Media.

Anyway on the topic of Funamation themselves, I just wish they hire better and more appropirate english voice actors for One Piece. I cannot stand hearing Funamation English Zoro without thinking of Piccolo.

I just wish One Piece would fucking end.

I mean, I know these guys having nothing to do with it, but Jesus Christ...

Well what do you expect? One Piece is the most popular manga in Japan, to the point I think the anime may be one of the few where its broadcast alone is enough to make a profit before having to take home video and merchandise into account like almost all anime has to.