If you’re a legacy subscriber, your new subscription will increase.

Funimation is shutting down — and taking your digital library with it::Funimation is shutting down on April 2nd, 2024. The service will automatically transfer subscribers to Crunchyroll, and legacy members will see a price increase.

  • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    58·
    9 months ago

    This just screams greed IMO.

    Sony (Aniplex), the owner of Funimation (and new owner of Crunchyroll), who actually produced and holds the rights to most of Funimation’s library via their partnership with a Japan-based subsidiary, are choosing to revoke your access to your media.

    Funny thing is they merged in 2021, not sure why it was an issue running the two separate sites until now.

    • DoomBot5@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      9 months ago

      not sure why it was an issue running the two separate sites until now.

      Because that’s twice the maintenance cost? The better question is why did they take so long after the merge to shut one of them down.

    • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      9 months ago

      Business as usual. You get rich enough to buy out a smaller company and then funnel all of those resources into one main company so that your management now oversees even more power. Who cares how disconnected you are from the community when you’re sleeping on a large stack of money every night.