Three months ago, my friend Jake called me at midnight, genuinely furious. He'd just discovered that his entire Funimation digital library—over $400 worth of purchased anime—had vanished overnight. No ...

Crunchyroll is one of the most popular streaming platforms for anime viewers. Over the past six years, the service has raised prices for fans, and today, it announced that it’s increasing monthly ...

Jeffrey is a freelance features writer at Collider. He is an MPA-accredited entertainment journalist and a Tomatometer-approved critic based in the LA area. He graduated from the University of Texas ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Crunchyroll, like many other streaming services recently, is raising its subscription prices. The anime streaming service has announced its ...

"Time is a cruel mistress." While loading the Funimation app and settling in to watch the newest shonen title being streamed from Japan, anime fans are unlikely to every here Funimation's trademark ...

Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. It's been a long time coming, but Sony's Funimation is finally absorbing Crunchyroll while taking on the more popular name ...

In a recent interview with The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini revealed that the anime-focused streaming service was experimenting with implementing AI-generated subtitles ...

As Sony shuts down Funimation and moves users to Crunchyroll, it is erasing their library of purchased content and increasing prices for some. It may be a good time to be a fan. But it isn’t a ...

People who know Naledi are perpetually aware of two things: he is a talented visual artist, and he has seen copious amounts of anime. Funimation will cease functioning in April due to merger with ...