By Chris Perkins. In 2021, after years of intense competition, the two biggest names in anime streaming, Funimation and Crunchyroll, officially became part of the same company. The Funimation Group acquired Crunchyroll from WarnerMedia’s Elation in a deal valued over $1 billion. Parent company Sony Pictures Television now has quite the impressive anime portfolio that […]
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