Yes, Crunchyroll will definitely replace Funimation in Brazil. The anime streaming platform will officially end its services in Brazil on April 2, 2024, and its catalog is already being ported to Crunchyroll.
Starting next season, new episodes and anime will be released exclusively on Crunchyroll. Funimation will only continue to add chapters from previously announced series. The catalog transfer began in March 2022.
With the merger, starting in April 2024, Funimation will cease to exist and its members will be transferred to Crunchyroll. The two anime streaming platforms were already very similar. Crunchyroll has been in Brazil since 2012, while Funimation only arrived in 2020.
Funimation was discontinued in Brazil in July 2023. The Funimation app and website are no longer in service in Brazil as of July 31, 2023. Funimation subscribers are directed to Crunchyroll.
How did Funimation and Crunchyroll merge?
Funimation’s merger with Crunchyroll occurred in March 2022 and created a unique brand to serve anime fans around the world. The merger included Funimation subsidiary Wakanim and Crunchyroll’s VRV.
In August 2021, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced the completion of the purchase of Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion. The acquisition was first revealed in December 2020.
Sony now owns the rights to three companies that specialize in anime, including Aniplex, which produces, and Funimation, which broadcasts. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Funimation’s parent company, was in talks to acquire Crunchyroll from WarnerMedia for $1.5 billion and did so on August 12, 2020. According to Variety, the amount has been reduced to $1 billion.
After the merger, Funimation only received new episodes of works already in progress. Anime queues and viewing histories will also be saved on the orange platform. Funimation was an American entertainment company that specialized in the distribution and dubbing of East Asian media, primarily Japanese anime.
What changes in subscription plans
Crunchyroll offers a free plan with advertising in the programming, while Funimation did not have a free plan (it had a monthly subscription plan of R$24.90 and an equivalent annual plan). The merger will bring some news for subscribers:
Crunchyroll has subscription plans starting at R$14.99, with monthly and annual plans. All plans offer unlimited access to everyone content platform, including anime and manga. Crunchyroll also streams new episodes immediately after they air in Japan and also offers a 14-day free trial, during which users can watch anime without ads.
To subscribe to Crunchyroll, simply access the streaming subscriptions page, choose your preferred plan and create an account. Subsequently it will be sufficient to enter the payment method, which can be by credit card or Paypal.
Crunchyroll is now the largest anime platform in the world, with a unified catalog that includes content from Funimation and its subsidiaries.
Crunchyroll, in addition to being a streaming service focused on Japanese anime and cartoons, is an American distribution, publishing and licensing company, as well as an international online community. It has more than a thousand series in its catalog and is always investing in new titles.
In October 2023, the Amazon also announced a partnership with Crunchyroll. The deal allows the anime catalog to be offered as part of Prime Video channels for an additional fee. For now it is only available in the United States, Canada, Sweden and the United Kingdom. For other countries, Amazon said the plan will arrive in 2024.
The Crunchyroll catalog includes:
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