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9Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as [=FUNimation=] Productions, [=FUNimation=] Entertainment and Funimation Global Group, is an anime dubbing and distribution company owned by Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision. It is currently based in Coppell, Texas, a suburb of the [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas[=/=]Fort Worth Metroplex]]. Founded by Gen Fukunaga on May 9, 1994, the company rose to prominence by acquiring the rights to the popular anime title ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', its predecessor series ''Manga/DragonBall'' and its sequel series ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' as a way to survive [[TheNineties the early 1990s]] minor recession. By 1999, they gained widespread television exposure via Creator/CartoonNetwork and the ''Dragon Ball'' phenomenon belatedly yet quickly grew in the United States as it had elsewhere, to the point that the company openly describes itself as "the house that ''Dragonball'' built". Two previous attempts by Funimation to release ''Dragon Ball'' to network television had previously been cancelled, before the series and the company found success on Cartoon Network. Over time, it's found success with other anime like the two ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' series and ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.
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11From The90s to the TurnOfTheMillennium, Funimation was a respectably sized anime distributor. However, by 2009, Funimation bought up titles from Creator/ADVFilms, Creator/{{Geneon}}, and Creator/BandaiEntertainment, and soon came to dominate the North American anime market: the saying became that other companies can only buy licenses that Funimation had passed on after deeming them not worth the investment. By TheNewTens, the only other large distributors are (more or less) Creator/VizMedia (which is also a major manga distributor) and Creator/SentaiFilmworks (a successor company for the remnants of ADV), but they used to have a small fraction of the market share that Funimation enjoys. Yet Sentai and newcomer Creator/AniplexUSA have risen tremendously and Funi's own share of the market and titles have decreased significantly. Also, Creator/NozomiEntertainment, Creator/DiscotekMedia, and Website/{{Crunchyroll}} (starting in 2016, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-01/crunchyroll-to-dub-release-anime-on-bd-dvd/.103876 due to actually starting to fund dubs in addition to home video releases]]) have also chipped away at Funimation's monopoly. However it's still the leading distributor of anime in the U.S.
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13At the end of 2008, Funimation went on a licensing binge called "New Show A-Go-Go!", during which they announced even more Creator/{{Geneon}} titles (such as ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''), as well as new titles such as ''Manga/SoulEater'' and the ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' films.
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15In an effort to counter {{fansub}}s, they had previously made a number of their titles available for free on their website, and [=YouTube=] channel, including new acquisitions that have never been sold legally in the United States before, like ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' and the original ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' series. They have also begun a program to carry shows on their video site a few days after they air in Japan; they have done this with ''Manga/CorpsePrincess'' and ''[[Literature/FullMetalPanic Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid]]'' and are doing this with newer ''Creator/NoitaminA'' series and episodes of ''Manga/OnePiece''. Unfortunately, they only have distribution rights for the USA and Canada for any of these, and have thus prevented people outside North America from watching those shows on their own website. This is... less [[NoExportForYou awesome]].
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17In the early years, Funimation had a poor reputation amongst many anime fans. This was largely due to their only license at the time, ''Dragon Ball'', being heavily altered and censored. Today, the company is held in ''very'' high regard for their excellent staff and being faithful to their properties. Part of their marketing strategy is that they actually listen to the fans and take their suggestions into account, which does work. ''Dragon Ball'' gradually became more faithful to the original and they have overall created a new standard in [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing the proper English dubbing of anime]]. They graciously make most of their titles available in full on their website, with links to which DVD they're on so they may be purchased. They also ran their own digital cable channel, which was the only linear anime-exclusive, television network (before they ended their partnership with channel owner Olympusat, who subsequently replaced the linear network with TOKU in 2015, while Funimation relaunched the channel as a digital streaming service in 2016). This all happened amidst an economic recession that shrunk the dubbing industry, which results in gaining a higher percentage of anime statewide than other studios. Because of their insane amount of titles, and the somewhat limited budget for dubs, 95% of the time they have to use the same actors who live in the area, leading to overlapping situations in all their shows, and who have gained growing popularity among fans.
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19Funimation currently holds the rights for almost all Creator/{{GONZO}} properties[[note]] (exceptions: ''VideoGame/GateKeepers'' and ''Anime/GateKeepers21'' (Creator/{{Geneon}}); ''Anime/BlueSubmarineNo6'', ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'' (Creator/DiscotekMedia); ''Melty Lancer'', ''Literature/SentouYouseiYukikaze'' (Creator/BandaiEntertainment); ''Manga/ATownWhereYouLive'' (Creator/NozomiEntertainment); ''Anime/{{Gravion}}'', ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeSigma6'', ''Anime/FinalFantasyUnlimited'', ''Zaion I Wish You Were Here'', ''Manga/SpecialA'', ''Literature/DogAndScissors'', ''Manga/{{Saikano}}'', ''Manga/BlueDrop'', ''Anime/LeviathanTheLastDefense'', (Creator/ADVFilms and its descendants); ''Manga/RealBoutHighSchool'' (Creator/{{Tokyopop}}); ''Manga/SevenSeeds'' (Creator/{{Netflix}}), and others that remain unlicensed)[[/note]], and they have been releasing them in very appealing boxed sets with excellent production values and many extras (examples include their releases of ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' and ''Anime/SpeedGrapher''). They also have an imprint of sorts called ''The Viridian Collection'', which they have designed as a sort of Creator/CriterionCollection for high-profile anime releases, such as ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'', ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'' and ''Manga/DesertPunk''. These releases are budget priced, so it's very easy to amass a relatively large collection of good anime without breaking your pockets. ''S.A.V.E. Edition'', where you can get a complete series for at most $30, takes this concept one step further. Funimation was in talks to possibly re-license titles that Creator/BandaiEntertainment had before they ceased producing anything themselves.
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21The company has done some interesting things regarding [=DVDs=], especially involving ''Dragon Ball'', such as starting a redubbed DVD series called the "Ultimate Uncut" Edition, only to abruptly drop that in favor of releasing the "Remastered" Season Box Sets of the entire series, cropped to widescreen. Naturally, many fans weren't impressed with the cropping, and the so-called Orange Boxes became the best selling anime boxsets on DVD by far. Due in part to criticism over the cropping in the Orange Boxes, Funimation announced their acquisition of the Super-High Quality Dragon Boxes from Japan, with the English dub remixed so that it retains the original background music, and Japanese voices selected by default for all those hardcore fans that didn't buy into the widescreen remasters. The Dragon Box releases have since gone out of print.
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23At the 2011 New York Comic Con, Funimation and Nico Nico [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-14/funimation-niconico-to-jointly-license-anime announced a joint partnership for streaming and home video releases]]. The brief partnership established a joint venture, known as "Funico", where Nico Nico handled the online streaming while Funimation handled the home video distribution.
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25Funimation also released ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}'' on DVD, in addition to a small selection of live-action films made or filmed in Japan.
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27When Creator/{{Toonami}} was revived in May 2012 onward, most of the block's new premieres are from Funimation, which has developed a close business relationship with the Williams Street crew.
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29On June 23, 2015, Funimation negotiated with [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Studios Home Entertainment]] to manage the distribution of all Funimation DVD and Blu-ray releases.
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31By September 2016, Funimation partnered with Website/{{Crunchyroll}} [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160908193558/http://www.funimation.com/blog/2016/09/08/funimation-crunchyroll-working-together-to-bring-you-more/ to distribute and dub Crunchyroll's licensed titles on home video, while Crunchyroll showed some of Funimation's simulcast titles in a sub-only format]]. [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-18/funimation-crunchyroll-end-content-sharing-partnership/.138330 The partnership formally ended]] on October 10, 2018, mainly due to Creator/SonyPictures and AT&T's respective acquisitions of Funimation and Crunchyroll's parent company, Otter Media. Coincidentally, Sony's acquisition put Funimation under the same corporate roof as Creator/{{Aniplex}} and Creator/A1Pictures.
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33On July 31, 2017, Sony Pictures Television [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-31/sony-pictures-tv-to-acquire-majority-stake-in-funimation/.119575 acquired a 95% stake in Funimation for $143 million while Fukunaga retained his position with a 5% share]]. On December 9, 2020, AT&T [[https://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2020/1209/atttosellcrunchyrolltosonysfunimationglobalgroup sold Crunchyroll to Sony]] for $1.175 billion, which was completed the following August.
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35In February 2022, Funimation, Wakanim and VRV's services began to be consolidated into Crunchyroll. That March, Funimation Global Group [[https://web.archive.org/web/20220301143736/https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/4495938340500 was rebranded]] as Crunchyroll, LLC.
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37For a list of Funimation regulars, head to SugarWiki/NamesToKnowInAnime[=/=]Dub Voice Actors/Texas/Primarily works in Dallas-Ft. Worth.
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39!Series licensed by Funimation includes:
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41[[foldercontrol]]
42
43[[folder:Series Localized by Funimation]]
44[[AC:Series they localized themselves (and released on home video)]]
45[[index]]
46* ''Manga/XxxHolic'' [[note]]First season only[[/note]]
47* ''Anime/ZeroZeroNineReCyborg''
48* ''Anime/EighteenIf''
49* ''[[VideoGame/{{A3}} A3!]]''
50* ''Literature/AbsoluteDuo''
51* ''Manga/Acca13TerritoryInspectionDept''
52* ''Anime/{{Ace Attorney|2016}}''
53* ''Literature/AestheticaOfARogueHero''
54* ''Manga/AfricaSalaryman''
55* ''Anime/AfroSamurai''
56* ''Anime/{{AFTERLOST}}''
57* ''Literature/AkashicRecordsOfBastardMagicInstructor''
58* ''Anime/AkibasTrip: The Animation''
59* ''Anime/AkudamaDrive''
60* ''Manga/AliceAndZoroku''
61* ''Manga/AllOut''
62* ''Anime/AmaimWarriorAtTheBorderline''
63* ''Literature/AndYouThoughtThereIsNeverAGirlOnline''
64* ''VideoGame/AngelsOfDeath''
65* ''Anime/AnimeGataris''
66* ''[[Manga/{{Appleseed}} Appleseed XIII]]''
67* ''Anime/AppareRanman''
68* ''[[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion Aquarion]]''
69** ''Anime/AquarionEvol''
70** ''Anime/AquarionLogos''
71* ''Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo'' [[note]]first series and spin-off ''Aria the Scarlet Ammo Double A''[[/note]]
72* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom''
73** ''Manga/KoroSenseiQuest''
74* ''Anime/AssaultLilyBouquet''
75* ''Manga/AsteroidInLove''
76* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''
77** ''Manga/AttackOnTitanJuniorHigh''
78* ''Anime/AzurLane''
79* ''Manga/BGataHKei'' ("''Yamada's First Time''")
80* ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''
81* ''Anime/BaldrForceEXEResolution''
82* ''Manga/BambooBlade''
83* ''Anime/BackArrow''
84* ''Manga/{{Barakamon}}''
85** ''Manga/HandaKun''
86* ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}''
87* ''Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate''
88* ''[[Manga/{{BECK|1999}} BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad]]''
89* ''Literature/BenTo''
90* ''Manga/BigWindup'' [[note]]First Season only[[/note]]
91* ''Anime/BikiniWarriors''
92* ''Literature/BlackBloodBrothers''
93* ''Manga/BlackButler'' [[note]]License to the first two seasons has reverted back to Creator/AniplexUSA[[/note]] (home video releases are only OVA, and the movie; the first two season's releases are out of print)
94* ''Manga/BlackCat'
95* ''Manga/BlackClover''
96* ''Manga/BlackLagoon: OVA'' - "Roberta's Blood Trail" [[note]]Dub recorded by Creator/TheOceanGroup, rather than in house at Funimation[[/note]]
97* ''Anime/{{Blassreiter}}''
98* ''Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory''
99* ''VisualNovel/BlessingOfTheCampanella'' (streaming rights only)
100* ''Manga/BloodBlockadeBattlefront''
101* ''Anime/BloodC''
102** ''Anime/BloodCTheLastDark''
103* ''Anime/BlueGender''
104* ''Anime/TheBoyAndTheBeast''
105* ''Literature/BrothersConflict''
106* ''Anime/BuddyComplex''
107* ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs''
108* ''Anime/BurstAngel''
109* ''[[Anime/CControl [C] - The Money of Soul and Possibility Control]]''
110* ''Manga/CardCaptorSakuraClearCard''
111* ''Anime/CaseFileNoTwoTwoOneKabukicho''
112* ''Manga/CastleTownDandelion''
113* ''Anime/CasshernSins''
114* ''Literature/CatPlanetCuties''
115* ''Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja''
116* ''Manga/ACentaursLife''
117* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex''
118** ''Anime/ACertainMagicalIndexMiracleOfEndymion''
119** ''Manga/ACertainScientificAccelerator''
120** ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun''
121* ''Anime/ChaosDragon''
122* ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead''
123** ''VisualNovel/RoboticsNotes''
124** ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate''
125** ''VisualNovel/SteinsGateZero''
126* ''Manga/ChiosSchoolRoad''
127* ''Literature/ChromeShelledRegios''
128* ''Manga/{{Citrus}}''
129* ''Literature/ClassroomOfTheElite''
130* ''Manga/{{Claymore}}''
131* ''Literature/ClockworkPlanet''
132* ''Manga/CodeBreaker''
133* ''VisualNovel/CodeRealize''
134* ''Manga/CorpsePrincess''
135* ''Literature/CubeXCursedXCurious'' (Sub only release)
136* ''Manga/DaimidalerTheSoundRobot'' (''Daimidaler: Prince VS. Penguin Empire'')
137* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund''
138* ''Manga/DagashiKashi''
139* ''Anime/DanceWithDevils''
140* ''Anime/DanganronpaTheAnimation''
141* ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool''
142* ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx''
143* ''Literature/DateALive''
144* ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland''
145* ''Literature/DeathMarchToTheParallelWorldRhapsody''
146* ''Anime/DeathParade''
147* ''Manga/DesertPunk''
148* ''Literature/TheDetectiveIsAlreadyDead''
149* ''Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer''
150* ''Manga/DGrayMan'' [[note]] (All 103 episodes of the 2006 series, initially only had episodes 1-51 in 2009[=/=]2010; acquired episodes 52-103 in 2016. The 2016 series, ''D. Gray-Man Hallow'', is currently being simulcast, and will also have a [=SimulDub=], starting August[[/note]]
151* ''Manga/DFrag''
152* ''Manga/DimensionW'' (Received a Broadcast Dub premier on Creator/{{Toonami}})
153* ''Manga/TheDisappearanceOfNagatoYukiChan'' [[note]]also has a [=SimulDub=] with its original cast[[/note]]
154* ''Manga/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK''
155* ''VideoGame/DivineGate''
156* ''Anime/DoubleDecker''
157* ''Franchise/DragonBall''
158** ''Manga/DragonBall''
159** ''Anime/DragonBallGT''
160** ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
161** ''[[Anime/DragonBallZKai Dragon Ball Z Kai]]''
162** ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' [[note]]co-released with 20th Century Fox[[/note]]
163** ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF''
164** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''
165** ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''
166* ''Literature/DragonarAcademy''
167* ''Anime/DragonautTheResonance''
168* ''Manga/{{Drifters}}''
169* ''Manga/DrStone''
170* ''Manga/TheDukeOfDeathAndHisBlackMaid''
171* ''Manga/TheDungeonOfBlackCompany''
172* ''Anime/EdenOfTheEast''
173* ''Literature/TheEmpireOfCorpses''
174* ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars''
175* ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO''
176* ''Anime/EurekaSevenHiEvolution''
177* ''Manga/FairyTail''
178** ''Manga/FairyTailZero''
179** ''Anime/FairyTailTheMoviePhoenixPriestess''
180** ''Anime/FairyTailDragonCry'' (Both the sub and the dub released theatrical in limited form)
181* ''Manga/FirstLoveMonster''
182* ''Anime/{{Fractale}}''
183* ''Anime/{{Free}}'' [[note]]Originally second season only, shared license with [=CrunchyRoll=] for first season.[[/note]]
184* ''Manga/{{Freezing}}''
185* ''Manga/FruitsBasket''
186* ''Literature/FullDive''
187* ''[[Literature/FullMetalPanic Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid]]'' [[note]]sort of. The defunct Kadokawa Pictures USA held the license itself and outsourced localization -- translation, subtitling, scripts, dubbing - to ADV in order to have consistency with the previous two series; Funimation was in charge of packaging, DVD authoring, and distribution. Funi has since hold this license outright.[[/note]]
188* ''Manga/FutureDiary''
189* ''Manga/{{Fuuka}}''
190* ''Anime/GaReiZero''
191* ''Anime/GadGuard''
192* ''Anime/TheGalaxyRailways'' [[note]]First season only[[/note]]
193* ''[[Literature/Gamers2015 Gamers!]]''
194* ''Manga/{{Gangsta}}''
195* ''Anime/GaroTheAnimation''
196** ''Anime/GAROCrimsonMoon''
197** ''Anime/GAROVanishingLine''
198* ''Literature/GhostHunt''
199* ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise''
200* ''Anime/GlassFleet''
201* ''Manga/{{Gleipnir}}''
202* ''Literature/GoblinSlayer''
203* ''Manga/GoldenKamuy''
204* ''Literature/GonnaBeTheTwinTail''
205* ''Manga/GoodLuckGirl''
206* ''Literature/GoodLuckNinomiyaKun''
207* ''Anime/GirlsFrontline''
208* ''Literature/GrimgarOfFantasyAndAsh''
209* ''Anime/GuiltyCrown''
210* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl''
211* ''Anime/DotHackQuantum''
212* ''Literature/{{Haganai}}''
213* ''Literature/HakataTonkotsuRamens''
214* ''Anime/{{Hal}}''
215* ''Manga/{{Hanebad}}''
216* ''Literature/HaruChika: Haruta to Chika Wa Seishun Suru''
217* ''Manga/HarukanaReceive''
218* ''Manga/HeavensLostProperty''
219* ''Literature/HeavyObject''
220* ''Anime/HellsingUltimate'' [[note]]Dub recorded at Creator/NewGenerationPictures, rather than in-house at Funimation[[/note]]
221* ''Anime/HeroicAge''
222* ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' (Received a [=SimulDub=])
223* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' [[note]]Received a GagDub[[/note]]
224* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD''
225* ''Manga/{{Hinamatsuri}}''
226* ''Manga/HinomaruZumou''
227* ''Manga/HowHeavyAreTheDumbbellsYouLift''
228* ''Literature/HowNotToSummonADemonLord''
229* ''Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation''
230* ''Literature/{{Hyouka}}''
231* ''Anime/IDInvaded''
232* ''Manga/IfMyFavoritePopIdolMadeItToTheBudokanIWouldDie''
233* ''Literature/IkebukuroWestGatePark''
234* ''Literature/InAnotherWorldWithMySmartphone''
235* ''Literature/InfiniteDendrogram''
236* ''Manga/InThisCornerOfTheWorld'' (co-distributor with Creator/ShoutFactory)
237* ''Manga/InariKonkonKoiIroha''
238* ''Manga/InterviewsWithMonsterGirls''
239* ''Literature/IrinaTheVampireCosmonaut''
240* ''Literature/IsThisAZombie''
241* ''Manga/{{Jormungand}}''
242* ''Literature/JuniTaisenZodiacWar''
243* ''[[Manga/JunjiItoKyoufuMangaCollection The Junji Ito Collection]]''
244* ''Literature/KakuriyoBedAndBreakfastForSpirits''
245* ''Series/KamenRiderDouble Manga/FuutoPI''
246* ''Manga/KamisamaKiss''
247* ''Manga/{{Karneval}}''
248* ''Literature/KazeNoStigma''
249* ''Manga/{{Keijo}}''
250* ''Anime/KiddyGrade''
251* ''Manga/KingOfThorn''
252* ''Manga/{{Kingdom}}''
253* ''Literature/KingsGame''
254* ''Literature/KinosJourney'' (- the Beautiful World - the Animated Series)
255* ''Manga/KissHimNotMe''
256* ''Literature/KnightsAndMagic''
257* ''Manga/KonoOtoTomareSoundsOfLife''
258* ''Manga/KonohanaKitan''
259* ''Manga/LevelE''
260* ''Anime/LastExileFamTheSilverWing''
261* ''Manga/LaughingUnderTheClouds''
262* ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes: [[TheRemake Die Neue These]]''
263* ''Literature/LogHorizon'' (third season only)
264* ''Literature/LordMarksmanAndVanadis''
265* ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine''
266* ''Anime/LuckAndLogic''
267* ''Manga/MagicalGirlSpecOpsAsuka''
268* ''Manga/MamotteLollipop'' (streaming rights only; home video releases are out of print)
269* ''Manga/MariaTheVirginWitch''
270* ''Anime/MarsRed''
271* ''Manga/MakenKi''
272* ''Anime/MasterOfMartialHearts''
273* ''Literature/TheMasterOfRagnarokAndBlesserOfEinherjar''
274* ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin''
275* ''Manga/MidnightOccultCivilServants''
276* ''WebComic/MierukoChan''
277* ''Franchise/MikaguraSchoolSuite''
278* ''Anime/TheMillionaireDetectiveBalanceUnlimited''
279* ''Manga/MissCaretakerOfSunoharaSou''
280* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''
281* ''Anime/{{Mnemosyne}}''
282* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans''
283* ''Anime/MomotarosDivineSeaWarriors''
284* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot''
285* ''Manga/MuhyoAndRoji'' [[note]]Aquired in it's second season[[/note]]
286* ''Manga/{{Mushishi}}'' [[note]]First season only[[/note]]
287* ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid''
288* ''Manga/MyFirstGirlfriendIsAGal''
289* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
290** ''Anime/MyHeroAcademiaTwoHeroes''
291** ''Anime/MyHeroAcademiaHeroesRising''
292* ''Manga/NabariNoOu''
293* ''Literature/NinjaSlayer''
294* ''Manga/{{Nobunagun}}''
295* ''Manga/NoGunsLife''
296* ''Manga/{{Noragami}}''
297* ''Literature/NoRin''
298* ''Anime/OblivionIslandHarukaAndTheMagicMirror''
299* ''Anime/OhEdoRocket''
300* ''Literature/OkamiSan''
301* ''Manga/OmamoriHimari''
302* ''Manga/OnePiece'' [[note]]Received a redub after license rescue from Creator/FourKidsEntertainment.[[/note]]
303** ''Anime/TheDesertPrincessAndThePiratesAdventuresInAlabasta''
304** ''Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld''
305** ''Anime/OnePieceFilmZ''
306** ''Anime/OnePieceFilmGold''
307** ''Anime/OnePieceStampede''
308* ''Literature/OniAi''
309* ''Literature/OthersidePicnic''
310* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''
311* ''Literature/OverLord2012''
312* ''Manga/PandoraInTheCrimsonShellGhostUrn''
313* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''
314* ''Manga/PeachGirl''
315* ''[[Manga/PetitIdolmaster PUCHIM@S]]'' (Sub only release)
316* ''Manga/PingPong''
317* ''[[VisualNovel/PhantomOfInferno Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~]]''
318* ''VisualNovel/{{Planetarian}}''
319* ''Manga/PoliceInAPod''
320* ''Manga/PopTeamEpic''
321* ''VisualNovel/PrinceOfStride: Alternative''
322* ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish''
323* ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' (Received a [=SimulDub=])
324* ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland''
325* ''Anime/PsychicSchoolWars'' [[note]]dub recorded by Creator/NYAVPost[[/note]]
326* ''Anime/PsychoPass''
327* ''Anime/PsychoPassTheMovie''
328* ''Manga/{{Radiant}}''
329* ''Anime/RageOfBahamutGenesis''
330* ''Manga/RankingOfKings''
331* ''Literature/RDGRedDataGirl''
332* ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion''
333* ''Anime/TheReflection''
334* ''Literature/RestaurantToAnotherWorld''
335* ''Literature/ReZero''
336* ''Manga/RideBack''
337* ''[[Manga/AkumaNoRiddle Riddle Story of Devil]]''
338* ''Anime/RobiHachi''
339* ''WesternAnimation/RobotechTheShadowChronicles''
340* ''Anime/RollingGirls''
341* ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet''
342* ''Manga/TheRoyalTutor''
343* ''VisualNovel/RumblingHearts'' (streaming rights only; home video releases are out of print)
344* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire''
345* ''Anime/RumbleGaranndoll''
346* ''Literature/TheSacredBlacksmith''
347* ''Anime/SakuraQuest''
348* ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheAnimation''
349* ''[[Manga/{{Saiyuki}} Saiyuki Reload Blast]]''
350* ''Anime/SamuraiSeven''
351* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors''
352* ''Manga/{{Sankarea}}''
353* ''Anime/SasamiMagicalGirlsClub'' (streaming rights only; home video releases are out of print)
354* ''Manga/SchoolRumble''
355* ''Anime/SelectorInfectedWixoss''
356* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara''
357* ''VideoGame/SenranKagura''
358* ''Manga/SeraphOfTheEnd''
359* ''Manga/{{Servamp}}''
360* ''Anime/SevenMortalSins''
361* ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' [[note]]Dubbed seasons 2 and 3, the OVA, and the movie (With Geneon-Universal)[[/note]]
362* ''Literature/ShangriLa''
363* ''Manga/{{Shigurui}}''
364* ''[[Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro Shimajiro: A Wonderful Adventure]]'' (online only; while Funimation did the voices, it's distributed by Creator/WildBrain)
365* ''Film/ShinGodzilla''
366* ''Anime/ShinguSecretOfTheStellarWars''
367* ''Literature/ShominSample''
368* ''Manga/ShounenMaid''
369* ''Anime/ShowByRock''
370* ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}''
371* ''Anime/SingABitOfHarmony''
372* ''Literature/SkyWizardsAcademy''
373* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' [[note]]seasons 4 and 5 of the TV series, ''Revolution'' and ''Evolution-R'', dubbed with the original NYC cast at Creator/NYAVPost[[/note]]
374* ''Manga/SmileDownTheRunway''
375* ''Manga/SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair''
376* ''Anime/SoltyRei''
377* ''Manga/SoulEater''
378** ''Manga/SoulEaterNot''
379* ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199''
380** ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2202''
381* ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' (Received a Broadcast Dub premiere on Creator/{{Toonami}})
382* ''Anime/SpacePatrolLuluco''
383* ''Anime/SpecialSevenSpecialCrimeInvestigationUnit''
384* ''Anime/SpeedGrapher''
385* ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf''
386* ''Manga/{{Spiral}}''
387* ''Anime/SSSSGridman''
388* ''Anime/StrainStrategicArmoredInfantry''
389* ''Manga/StrikeWitches''
390* ''Anime/SummerWars''
391* ''Manga/{{Suzuka}}''
392* ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia: The First Strike''
393* ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria the X''
394* ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' (Season 1 only)
395* ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP''
396* ''Anime/TenchiMuyoWarOnGeminar''
397* ''Anime/TerrorInResonance''
398* ''Manga/TeslaNote''
399* ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime''
400* ''Manga/ThreeLeavesThreeColors''
401* ''Manga/TokyoESP''
402* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''
403* ''Literature/TokyoRavens''
404* ''Anime/ToukenRanbuHanamaru''
405* ''Anime/{{Trickster}}''
406* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}: [[TheMovie Badlands Rumble]]''
407* ''Literature/TrinityBlood''
408* ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''
409* ''Anime/{{Tsugumomo}}''
410* ''Anime/TsukiGaKirei''
411* ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}} the Animation''
412* ''Manga/TsurezureChildren''
413* ''Manga/TsukuyomiMoonPhase''
414* ''Manga/UltimateOtakuTeacher''
415* ''Literature/UnbreakableMachineDoll''
416* ''Manga/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut''
417* ''Anime/ValkyrieDriveMermaid''
418* ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''
419* ''Manga/WannaBeTheStrongestInTheWorld''
420* ''Manga/WaveListenToMe''
421* ''VisualNovel/WeWithoutWings''
422* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}''
423* ''Anime/WolfChildren''
424* ''Literature/WorldBreakAriaOfCurseForAHolySwordsman''
425* ''Literature/WorldEndWhatDoYouDoAtTheEndOfTheWorldAreYouBusyWillYouSaveUs
426* ''Anime/YattermanNight''
427* ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn''
428* ''Anime/YourName'' [[note]]Dubbed by Creator/NYAVPost[[/note]]
429* ''Anime/YuriKumaArashi''
430* ''Anime/YuriOnIce''
431* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''
432* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga''
433[[/index]]
434[[/folder]]
435
436[[folder:License Rescues]]
437[[AC: Series dubbed and acquired from other, now defunct, distributors.]]
438
439[[AC:ADV Films Rescues]]
440[[index]]
441* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess: Flights of Fancy'' (streaming rights only; home video releases are out of print)
442* ''Manga/AirGear''
443* ''[[Anime/BubblegumCrisis Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040]]''
444* ''Anime/LeChevalierDEon''
445* ''Manga/ChronoCrusade''
446* ''Anime/CoyoteRagtimeShow''
447* ''Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries''
448* ''Anime/ExcelSaga''
449* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic''
450** ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu''
451* ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''
452* ''Manga/{{Guyver}}''
453* ''Anime/JinkiExtend''
454* ''Anime/KaleidoStar''
455* ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' (the 2006 Kyoto Animation version)
456* ''Anime/KurauPhantomMemory''
457* ''Manga/{{Magikano}}''
458* ''Anime/MoeyoKen'' (streaming rights only; home video releases are out of print)
459* ''Manga/MurderPrincess''
460* ''Anime/{{Noir}}''
461* ''Anime/PaniPoniDash''
462* ''Manga/PeacemakerKurogane''
463* ''Anime/{{Pretear}}''
464* ''Manga/PumpkinScissors''
465* ''Anime/ProjectBlueEarthSOS''
466* ''Anime/RedGarden''
467* ''Anime/ShatteredAngels''
468* ''[[Anime/TokyoMajin Tokyo Majin Gakuen]]''
469* ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}'' [[note]]First anime only, from [=ADV=]; 2nd Season licensed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks[[/note]]
470* ''Manga/VenusVersusVirus'' (streaming rights only; home video releases are out of print)
471* ''Manga/TheWallflower''
472* ''Literature/WelcomeToTheNHK''
473[[/index]]
474
475[[AC:Bandai Entertainment Rescues]]
476[[index]]
477* ''Franchise/DotHack''
478** ''Anime/DotHackSign''
479*** ''.hack//Intermezzo''
480*** ''.hack//Unison''
481** ''.hack//Roots''
482** ''Manga/DotHackLegendOfTheTwilight''
483** ''VideoGame/DotHackGU Trilogy'' (Sub only release)
484* ''Manga/{{Akira}}''
485* ''Anime/CodeGeass''
486** ''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection''
487** ''Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled''
488* ''Anime/CowboyBebop''
489* ''Literature/CrestOfTheStars'' [[note]]main series, ''[[Literature/CrestOfTheStars Banner of the Stars]]'', and ''Passage of the Stars - Birth'' special[[/note]]
490* ''Anime/EurekaSeven''
491** ''Anime/EurekaSevenGoodNightSleepTightYoungLovers''
492* ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime''
493* ''Literature/{{Gosick}}''
494* ''Manga/LuckyStar''
495* ''Anime/MyHime''
496** ''Anime/MyOtome'' [[note]]series, ''Anime/MyOtomeZwei'', and ''Anime/MyOtome0Sifr''[[/note]]
497* ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''
498** ''Manga/HaruhiChan''
499* ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}''
500* ''Manga/OutlawStar''
501** ''Anime/AngelLinks''
502* ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess''
503* ''Anime/SwordOfTheStranger''
504* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''
505* ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne''
506* ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin''
507* ''Anime/WolfsRain''
508[[/index]]
509
510[[AC:Geneon Rescues]]
511[[index]]
512* ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi''
513* ''Anime/ArmitageIII''
514* ''Manga/BlackLagoon''
515* ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''
516* ''[[Anime/MakaiSenkiDisgaea Disgaea]]'' [[note]]has streaming rights only[[/note]]
517* ''Anime/ErgoProxy''
518* ''Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor''
519* ''Anime/GadGuard''
520* ''Anime/{{Gankutsuou}}''
521* ''Manga/GirlsBravo''
522* ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}''
523* ''Anime/GunXSword''
524* ''Anime/HaibaneRenmei''
525* ''Anime/HeatGuyJ''
526* ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}''
527* ''Manga/IkkiTousen''
528* ''Anime/LastExile''
529* ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'' (streaming only)
530* ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie''
531* ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''
532* ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''
533* ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana''
534* ''Anime/TenchiMuyo''
535** ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo''
536** ''Anime/TenchiUniverse''
537* ''Anime/{{Texhnolyze}}''
538* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}''
539* ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''
540* ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'' (2001 TV series)
541
542[[/index]]
543
544[[AC:Misc]]
545[[index]]
546* ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' [[note]]Acquired from Creator/SynchPoint[[/note]]
547* ''[[Anime/GhostInTheShell1995 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]'' [[note]]Acquired from Creator/MangaEntertainment[[/note]]
548* ''Manga/InitialD'' [[note]]Acquired from Creator/{{Tokyopop}}, and given a brand-new dub)[[/note]]
549* ''Anime/{{Noein}}: to your other self'' [[note]]Acquired from Creator/MangaEntertainment)[[/note]]
550* ''Manga/OnePiece'' [[note]]Acquired from Creator/FourKidsEntertainment and was also given a new dub[[/note]]
551* ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar'' [[note]]Acquired from Creator/MediaBlasters after they dropped the license, and it was also formerly released by Image Entertainment and Central Park Media[[/note]]
552* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' [[note]]the first 3 TV seasons, previously held by the now-liquidated Creator/CentralParkMedia [[/note]]
553* ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' [[note]]Acquired from Trans-Lux/Speed Racer Enterprises, both the original Japanese version and the English dub[[/note]]
554* ''[[Anime/RedPhotonZillion Zillion]]'' [[note]]Previously released by Creator/StreamlinePictures[[/note]]
555[[/index]]
556[[/folder]]
557
558[[folder:Expired Licenses]]
559[[AC:Anime in which Funimation have at one point dubbed and distributed, but no longer hold the rights to.]]
560[[index]]
561* ''Manga/ZeroZeroNineOne''
562* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' (streaming rights for season 1 of the 2005 TV series; home media releases were from Media Blasters)
563* ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}''
564* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' (home video rights only)
565* ''Literature/{{Baccano}}''
566* ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler''
567* ''[[Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G-Revolution]]'' (home video rights only; relicensed by Discotek Media)
568* ''Manga/BirdyTheMighty''
569* ''Manga/BlackButler'' (all but one OVA series and one movie has reverted back to Aniplex)
570* ''[[Manhwa/ShinAngyoOnshi Blade of the Phantom Master]]''
571* ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'' (home video rights only)
572* ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' (streaming rights only; currently distributed by Discotek Media)
573* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' [[note]](as of 2013, only the first 130 episodes and first 6 movies -- the license then went to Website/{{Crunchyroll}})[[/note]]
574* ''Film/ChuckECheeseInTheGalaxy5000'' (home video rights only)
575* ''[[VisualNovel/ComicParty Comic Party Revolution]]''
576* ''Connie the Cow''
577* ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' [[note]]Received a GagDub, first season only.[[/note]] (currently only streaming on Hulu)
578* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''
579* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' (streaming rights only; reissued by Cinedigm)
580** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' (streaming rights only; reissued by Cinedigm)
581* ''Anime/DinosaurKing'' (home video rights only; reissued by Discotek Media)
582* ''Anime/ElementalGelade'' (reissued by Discotek Media)
583* ''WesternAnimation/ElliotMoose'' (home video rights only)
584* ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' (streaming rights only; relicensed by Sentai Filmworks)
585* ''Anime/FateStayNight'' (relicensed by Sentai Filmworks)
586* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' (Streaming rights only; currently licensed by Discotek Media)
587* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' (series, movie, and [=OVAs=] - license expired on July 31st, 2016)
588** ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa''
589* ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' (series, movie and [=OVAs=])
590** ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheSacredStarOfMilos''
591* ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' (streaming rights only; currently released on Crunchyroll)
592* ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999'' (streaming rights only; now licensed by Discotek Media)
593* ''Manga/HareGuu'' (home video rights only)
594* ''Anime/HellGirl''
595* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' (relicensed by Sentai Filmworks)
596* ''Manga/HouseOfFiveLeaves'' (Funimation had streaming rights only; later reissued by [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]], until their license expired as well)
597* ''Anime/{{Interlude}}'' (streaming rights only)
598* ''Manga/InterspeciesReviewers'' (dropped the license after dubbing only the first episode when it became clear the anime was far more explicit than the manga it was based on; [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-05/right-stuf-unveils-the-irresponsible-captain-tylor-bd-release-interspecies-reviewers-anime-license/.163658 re-licensed by Right Stuf]])
599* ''Manga/ItsudatteMySanta''
600* ''[[Manga/KingOfBanditJing Jing, King of Bandits]]''
601* ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'' (streaming rights for the 3rd season; reissued by Creator/NozomiEntertainment)
602* ''Anime/{{Kamichu}}''
603* ''Anime/{{Karin}}''
604* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' (home video rights only)
605* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' (relicensed by Discotek MediaP
606* ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'' [[note]]first 51 episodes only, with [[BadExportForYou some issues]] beyond their control. The license was dropped in 2012.[[/note]] (relicensed by Discotek Media)
607* ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh'' (relicensed by Discotek Media)
608* ''Manga/TheLawOfUeki'' (reissued by Discotek Media)
609* ''Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron'' (streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll)
610* ''Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland'' (reissued by Discotek Media)
611* ''Manga/LoveHina''
612* ''Anime/LupinIII''
613** Eight of the ''Anime/LupinIIIYearlySpecials''
614*** ''Lupin III: Voyage to Danger'' (relicensed by Discotek Media)
615*** ''Anime/LupinIIIDragonOfDoom''
616*** ''Anime/LupinIIIThePursuitOfHarimaosTreasure'' (relicensed by Discotek Media)
617*** ''Anime/LupinIIITheSecretOfTwilightGemini''
618*** ''Anime/LupinIIIIslandOfAssassins'' (relicensed by Discotek Media)
619*** ''Anime/LupinIIICrisisInTokyo''
620*** ''Anime/LupinIIITheColumbusFiles''
621*** ''Anime/LupinIIIMissedByADollar''
622** ''Anime/FarewellToNostradamus''
623** ''Anime/LupinIIIDeadOrAlive''
624** ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine''
625* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' [[note]]only the two TV series and the Spring/Summer [=OVAs=][[/note]] (relicensed by Sentai Filmworks)
626* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''
627** ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''
628* ''[[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Make Way For Noddy]]'' (home video rights only)
629* ''WesternAnimation/MarvinTheTapDancingHorse'' (home video rights only)
630* ''Anime/MoonlightMile''
631* ''Anime/MrStainOnJunkAlley''
632* ''Anime/NerimaDaikonBrothers''
633* ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' (home video rights only)
634* ''Anime/{{Pandalian}}'' (co-distributed with Nelvana, who now fully owns the rights)
635* ''Manga/ParadiseKiss''
636* ''Manga/RainbowNishaRokubouNoShichinin'' (streaming rights only)
637* ''Anime/RozenMaiden'' (re-released by Sentai Filmworks)
638* ''Sakura Wars'' [[note]]Two [=OVAs=]:''Sakura Taisen: Sumire'' and ''Sakura Taisen: Ecole De Paris''. (Funimation only has the rights for the movie)[[/note]]
639* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' (home video rights only ; released 4Kids dub and an in-house uncut dub)
640* ''Manga/SlamDunk'' (streaming rights only; reissued by Cinedigm)
641* ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}''
642* ''Literature/{{Shiki}}''
643* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' [[note]]Picked up from ADV Films in 2008, dubbed by Funimation in-house as a GagDub[=/=]{{Woolseyism}}, currently on hiatus)[[/note]] (first 78 episodes only; reissued entirely by Discotek Media)
644* ''Literature/ShonenOnmyouji''
645* ''Anime/SonicX'' (home video rights only; later relicensed by Saban Brands and Discotek Media)
646* ''Anime/SpiderRiders'' (home video rights only)
647* ''Manga/{{Spiral}}''
648* ''Literature/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku''
649* ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'' (streaming rights only for season one; now distributed by Discotek Media)
650* ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia''
651* ''Anime/TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes'' (season 2 only; streaming rights only)
652* ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'' (home video rights only)
653* ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'' [[note]]Dub was cancelled after first 52 episodes[[/note]] (currently streaming only on Hulu and Crunchyroll)
654* ''Anime/UltimateMuscle'' (home video rights only)
655* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''
656* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' (home video rights only, reissued by Cinedigm)
657** ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' (home video rights only; reissued by Cinedigm)
658
659[[/index]]
660[[/folder]]
661
662!!Funimation's works provide examples of:
663%%As with all Creator/ pages, trivia tropes about the creator specifically are to be posted here, not a Trivia/ page, as they technically are InUniverse in the case of the person's career.
664%%However: As with all Creator/ pages, items that could go on a specific work's trivia page go there, not here.
665* AdvertisingByAssociation: They use the "from the studio" variant in quite a few of its trailers, which is odd as it merely licenses and translates released works from a variety of companies.
666* AnimeAccentAbsence: Occasionally averted, as in ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' and ''[[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers Hetalia]]''.
667* AuthorsSavingThrow:
668** The original video release of ''Manga/{{Sankarea}}'' included the censored TV broadcast instead of the uncensored version on the Japanese home video release. In 2015, Funimation [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-14/funimation-streams-sankarea-undying-love-uncut-trailer/.85941 re-released the series on home video with the uncensored version intact]] and the censored version has since been discontinued.
669** Averted with the release of ''Literature/BenTo''. Funimation [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-18/funimation-delays-ben-to-dub-release-until-further-notice/.75706 almost included the censored version]] in the home video release but caught on to this before the release date. As such, [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-03/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-1-7/.84047 the release]] was moved from summer 2014 to early 2015.
670** In their re-release for ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'', the initial plan was that only backers receiving the limited edition would get the original English dub on a separate DVD. However, [[https://www.animeherald.com/2016/06/14/funimation-include-original-escaflowne-dub-releases/ it was then revealed]] that the original dub would be available on all editions of the release and not a backer exclusive.
671** Funimation's re-release of ''[[Anime/CodeGeass Code Geass R2]]'' came out in a state where both audio channels were mono instead of being stereo. After enough fans addressed this, Funimation made [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-17/funimation-addresses-audio-issues-on-code-geass-r2-release/.107770 an announcement]] that they would look into the issue and try to get stereo audio in future prints of the release.
672** After receiving a lot of complaints about the English dub of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' for replacing everyone's voices from the game except for Naegi,[[note]]Granted they have the rights of the anime before the game came out and the reason why Creator/BrycePapenbrook was able to reprise his role from the game was because he was working on ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' at the time[[/note]] [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-31/funimation-reveals-broadcast-dub-casts-for-tales-of-zestria-the-x-both-arcs-of-danganronpa-3/.104848 they decided to bring most of the dub cast]] of ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' for the dub of ''Anime/DanganRonpa3'' with only Gundham, Akane, Fuyuhiko, Ibuki, Peko and the ultimate impostor not coming back.
673** Their broadcast dub of ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' [[https://www.funimation.com/blog/2015/10/02/prison-school-feedback/ received backlash]] for including a Gamergate reference.[[note]]Most of the criticism stemmed from just how out of place the line was.[[/note]] The home video release ended up removing the line in question.
674** The Dragon Boxes were this to the hardcore fans of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', especially the Japanese version, while the Level sets were this to the general ''Franchise/DragonBall'' community due to the Orange Bricks being really bad and reviewed poorly by the fans that were videophiles. Unfortunately, the Dragon Boxes were limited while the Levels were cancelled after two volumes, even though they showed in a special feature and initial listings online that they had a ''lot'' more episodes ready to go, because they released them at a poor time after two back-to-back releases of the show that people already bought, which resulted in them not getting enough money back on their investment versus how much they spent to remaster the series into HD.
675** After being criticized for years for their refusal to maintain a presence in Latin America, in July 2020, Funimation announced that they would [[https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/07/03/funimation-brazil-mexico-spanish-portugese-subs-dubs-fall-2020/ expand their service in Mexico and Brazil]] in Fall 2020.
676* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Due to the number of shonen titles that they have licensed in the past, Funimation is very likely to license and dub anime titles that features this cast.
677* CompletelyDifferentTitle: Funimation uses this for quite a few series. For example, ''Seto no Hanayome'' (''The Inland Sea Bride'') became ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid''.
678* CreatorBacklash:
679** There are several anime series Funimation licensed over the years they are not proud of. ''Manga/MamotteLollipop'' is one of them. Anime fans who've seen it tend to agree with them.
680** After Funimation's business partnership with Crunchyroll ended, they still maintained the pages for all of the Crunchyroll series they were no longer hosting. All of them except for ''Anime/HandShakers'', which immediately got nuked.
681* DigitalPiracyIsEvil:
682** This is Funimation's official stance and they encourage their fans to obtain anime through legal means. In fact, they even take legal action either through C&D letters to torrenters and fansubbers, or [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-25/funimation-sues-1337-bittorrent-users-over-one-piece sue a large number of BiTorrent users over downloading One Piece episodes]]. They even take down fansub videos of many anime titles in Website/{{YouTube}}, ''even in titles they do not directly own'' (e.g. ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays''). In fact, they are pretty much the policeman of the anime industry, which has earned some criticism from some circles of the internet.
683** Their anti-piracy and fansub stance is pretty much the reason why they briefly lost simulcast rights for Fractale. Unlike Website/AnimeNewsNetwork where they got ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}'' back within several weeks, Funimation managed to get the ''Anime/{{Fractale}}'' simulcast back ''within a few days.''
684* {{Fanservice}}:
685** According to a Funimation representative as well as many of the Funimation voice actors, some of the highest selling shows happen to be ones with heavy fanservice (along with the said popular {{shonen}} titles like ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''), much to the very annoyance of the Anime News Network editors who are quite critical of this. It wouldn't be a surprise with the shows they've licensed.
686** This is most apparent with their release of ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'', whose tagline is "Boobies for the win!".
687* GagDub:
688** While most of Funimation's dubs attempt to stay reasonably faithful to their source material, some comedy series, such as ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'', ''Manga/SgtFrog'', and ''[[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers Hetalia]]'', receive this treatment.
689** [[DownplayedTrope To a lesser degree]], while not full fledged Gag dubs, some of their dubs like ''Manga/DesertPunk'', ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', and ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' have gotten praise for ad-libbing more lines.
690* {{Joshikousei}}: Their latest logo, which debuted in the late '10s, features a seifuku-wearing girl popping up for a second and flashing a VSign.
691* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Thanks to certain series rights expiring, they are either sold at outrageous prices, or are not available at all. Notable examples include:
692** A few of their old DVD distributions for Creator/FourKidsEntertainment ceased production.
693** In 2015, their license for ''Manga/{{Karin}}'' expired.
694** In 2016, their licenses to many of their Creator/{{Aniplex}} produced series [[note]]''Literature/{{Baccano}}'', ''Manga/BirdyTheMighty'', ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'', ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'', ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'', and ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}''[[/note]] ended up expiring. Although, due to being bought out by Sony (who owns Aniplex), some series such as ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' can still be streamed on their streaming service.
695** ''Dragon Ball Z'' has this on multiple levels. The original 1990s dub was redone in certain places for the the 2000s Orange Bricks, and the Falcouner music was rearranged in some places as well; the only way to hear the originals is with the old Pioneer [=DVDs=]. Further, the first home release of the show in 4:3 without heavy DNR were the Dragon Boxes, which were released only in a single wave and fetch ''very'' high prices today. The second, the Level sets, were put out of circulation after only two volumes so that they could be replaced with something more marketable (a.k.a. [[DigitalDestruction cropped to widescreen and DNR'd to kingdom come]]).
696* ManOfAThousandVoices:
697** Many veteran Funimation voice actors tend to have this.
698** This is played with a little though. Some voice actors have stated that many of them are not specialized to be this, because it's not Funimation's goal.
699* MoneyDearBoy: This is the reason why many of their actors only appear to stick around for a handful of years. For example, a number of the actors in the dub of ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' are all based in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, dubbing anime pays very little compared to other acting jobs, and most like to reach for union jobs instead of Funimation's non-union ones.
700* NetworkToTheRescue: Once they struck a business deal with Website/{{Crunchyroll}}, Funimation focused a lot of their licensing efforts on securing the rights to popular series that had previously been [[NoExportForYou floating in limbo]] such as ''Literature/{{Gosick}}'' and ''Literature/{{Hyouka}}''. That's not to mention all of their license pickups from distributors that had went belly-up, which is listed on the main page.
701* MultipleDemographicAppeal: They license various titles that appeal to different demographics, not just the popular {{shonen}} shows.
702* NoBudget: In the early days, this was very much the case: Part-way into ''DBZ'', they dropped working with Canadian dubbing company Ocean to hire new, much cheaper voice actors practically off the street who could work locally in Texas.
703* NoExportForYou:
704** From its beginnings until 2022, Funimation was a very restrictive company with its licenses, especially outside the countries where it operates. For example, access to official information that was not available outside of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Even after unification with Crunchyroll in 2022, many parts of Asia are still blocked from the Funimation website.
705** However, after its announcement of expansion into Latin America and Crunchyroll's subsequent purchase of Funimation, Funimation began expanding all of its licenses, including Spanish and Portuguese dubbing of older titles and its famous [=SimulDubs=]. Also, Funimation began to offer anime movies throughout Latin America along with Sony Pictures, which meant that countries like Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, the Dominican Republic or Venezuela, countries that don't have much anime movie releases because these licenses were managed by Mexican distributors and sold to cinema chain Cinepolis that doesn't operate in those markets, they can have access to said films as the rest of Latin America.
706** On March 1, 2022, after the announcement of the unification of its entire catalog and the catalog of all anime streaming platforms belonging to Sony Pictures with Crunchyroll, Funimation officially stops restricting its licenses to countries such as Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy and will offer them worldwide within Crunchyroll, except the ones that were licensed at the time by local distributors.
707* PassingTheTorch: In cases when an older actor is retiring or in poor health, an effort is made to allow them to pick successors for their roles and let them gradually ease into them. For example, Pam Dougherty took over for Juli Erickson as Tsuru in ''One Piece'' after the latter's retirement.
708* PromotedFanboy: Many of the company's voice actors are anime fans themselves, and translation and subtitling staff are frequently former fansubbers.
709** Cases in point: ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' retained the original voice actors for most principal characters such as [[Creator/SpikeSpencer Shinji]] and [[Creator/TiffanyGrant Asuka]], while the episodes of ''Anime/HellsingUltimate'' they dubbed after Geneon's closure maintains all of the original voice actors for the series, including Creator/CrispinFreeman as Alucard.
710* ScheduleSlip:
711** Occasionally, a simulcast/broadcast-dub episode is late to be posted online due to production issues, but they're very good at notifying fans beforehand.
712** Due to releasing Season 2 of ''Manga/HeavensLostProperty'' ahead of schedule,[[note]]American licensors are not allowed to release home videos of their series until a few months after all of the home video singles have been released in Japan[[/note]] any titles distributed by Kadokawa in Japan were DVD-only]until two years later when a separate Blu-ray release came out.
713** Funimation licensed both ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' in 2010, but weren't able to get either series out on home video until 2012 since Geneon Universal ordered them to hold off on their release. Similar to the situation above, the initial releases for both seasons of both series were DVD-only since Geneon just released the Blu-rays in Japan around that time.
714** Thanks to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, all of their dubs were put on hiatus for months starting in mid-March 2020 in order to arrange for their voice actors to record safely from home. Even after their dubs started up again, there is frequently an extra week or two between episodes being released.
715* {{Typecasting}}: Because of the focus on capturing the emotion and personality of the character, it would not be a surprise for some Funimation voice actors to be completely good at the character archetypes they are typecast into.
716* ViewersAreGeniuses: They acquired and dubbed ''Manga/XxxHolic'' and ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' at the same time because they knew characters crossed over into the other show at certain points, thus making sure no actor would voice more than one character in either show, lest fans would accuse them of casting two actors for the same character. This was beneficial to them when dubbing the ''Tsubasa'' OVA and each of their movies, where Watanuki, the black Mokona, and Yuuko have important roles.

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