History Platform / Crunchyroll

* ''LightNovel/SoImASpiderSoWhat''

Two years later, on October 18, 2018, Crunchyroll and Funimation [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-18/funimation-crunchyroll-end-content-sharing-partnership/.138330 announced the formal end to their business partnership]]. This was mainly because Funimation was acquired by Sony, while Otter Media became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creator/WarnerMedia after AT&T bought out all remaining ownership stakes in August 2018, including that of The Chernin Group. Under their owners, a curated selection of Crunchyroll licensed anime was also made available on Creator/HBOMax. As for home video releases, Crunchyroll [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/09/05/crunchyroll-and-sentai-filmworks-announce-home-video-distribution-partnership announced in September 2020]] they would work with Creator/SentaiFilmworks.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that Funimation's parent company Creator/SonyPictures would acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. [[https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/crunchyroll-acquisition-sony-funimation-att-closes-1235037676/ The sale was completed]] on August 9, 2021. The following March, [[https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/4495938340500 it was announced]] that Funimation would undergo a rebrand as Crunchyroll, LLC and their content would move over to Crunchyroll. In August 2022, [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-04/crunchyroll-purchases-anime-retailer-right-stuf/.188366 Crunchyroll acquired]] Right Stuf Inc. and most of the divisions under its umbrella, such as Creator/NozomiEntertainment.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that Funimation's parent company Sony would acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. [[https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/crunchyroll-acquisition-sony-funimation-att-closes-1235037676/ The sale was completed]] on August 9, 2021. The following March, [[https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/4495938340500 it was announced]] that Funimation would undergo a rebrand as Crunchyroll, LLC and their content would move over to Crunchyroll. In August 2022, [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-04/crunchyroll-purchases-anime-retailer-right-stuf/.188366 Crunchyroll acquired]] Right Stuf Inc. and most of the divisions under its umbrella, such as Creator/NozomiEntertainment.

* VirtualYouTuber: Crunchyroll has hired one, who hosts livestreams as their mascot character, "Crunchyroll-Hime".

While mainly being a licensor of anime, Crunchyroll has been part of production committees of some titles, including ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'', ''Manga/MagicalGirlOre'', and ''LightNovel/MagicalGirlRaisingProject''. Crunchyroll would later place series they either co-produced or directly produced under their Crunchyroll Originals banner and has been collaborating with then-corporate sibling Creator/AdultSwim on some of these titles.

While mainly being a licensor of anime, Crunchyroll has been part of production committees of some titles, including ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'', ''Manga/MagicalGirlOre'', ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', and ''LightNovel/MagicalGirlRaisingProject''. Crunchyroll has since begun producing original series under the "Crunchyroll Studios" (formally Ellation Studios) banner and has been collaborating with then-corporate sibling Creator/AdultSwim on anime broadcasts and original co-productions for Creator/{{Toonami}}.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that Funimation's parent company Sony would acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. [[https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/crunchyroll-acquisition-sony-funimation-att-closes-1235037676/ The sale was completed]] on August 9, 2021. The following March, Crunchyroll [[https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/4495938340500 announced]] that they would be absorbing Funimation, gaining the rights to their catalog and rebranding Funimation as Crunchyroll, LLC. In August of 2022, [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-04/crunchyroll-purchases-anime-retailer-right-stuf/.188366 Crunchyroll would then acquire]] Right Stuf Inc. and most of the divisions under its umbrella, such as Creator/NozomiEntertainment.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that Funimation's parent company Sony would acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. [[https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/crunchyroll-acquisition-sony-funimation-att-closes-1235037676/ The sale was completed]] on August 9, 2021. The following March, Crunchyroll [[https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/4495938340500 announced]] that they would be absorbing Funimation, gaining the rights to their catalog and rebranding Funimation as Crunchyroll, LLC.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that Funimation's parent company Sony would acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. [[https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/crunchyroll-acquisition-sony-funimation-att-closes-1235037676/ The sale was completed]] on August 9, 2021. The following March, Crunchyroll [[https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/4495938340500 announced]] that they would be absorbing Funimation, gaining the rights to their catalog and rebranding Funimation as Crunchyroll LLC.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that Funimation's parent company Sony would acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. [[https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/crunchyroll-acquisition-sony-funimation-att-closes-1235037676/ The sale was completed]] on August 9, 2021. The following March, Crunchyroll [[https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/4495938340500 announced]] that they would be absorbing Funimation, gaining the rights to their catalog and rebranding Funimation Crunchyroll LLC.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that Funimation's parent company Sony would acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. [[https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/crunchyroll-acquisition-sony-funimation-att-closes-1235037676/ The sale was completed]] on August 9, 2021. The following March, Crunchyroll [[https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/4495938340500 announced]] that they would be absorbing Funimation, gaining the rights to their catalog and rebrainding Funimation Crunchyroll LLC.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that Funimation's parent company Sony would acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. [[https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/crunchyroll-acquisition-sony-funimation-att-closes-1235037676/ The sale was completed]] on August 9, 2021.

* VirtualYoutuber: Crunchyroll has hired one, who hosts livestreams as their mascot character, "Crunchyroll-Hime".

Two years later, on October 18, 2018, Crunchyroll and Funimation [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-18/funimation-crunchyroll-end-content-sharing-partnership/.138330 announced the formal end to their business partnership]]. This was mainly because Funimation was acquired by Sony, while Otter Media became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creator/WarnerMedia after AT&T bought out all remaining ownership stakes in August 2018, including that of The Chernin Group. Under their owners, a curated selection of Crunchyroll licensed anime is also made available on Creator/HBOMax. As for home video releases, Crunchyroll [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/09/05/crunchyroll-and-sentai-filmworks-announce-home-video-distribution-partnership announced in September 2020]] they would work with Creator/SentaiFilmworks.

Founded in 2006 by a group of University of UsefulNotes/{{California}}, Berkeley graduates, Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over twenty million online community members worldwide. Crunchyroll is a subsidiary of Otter Media.

* ThirtyDayFreeTrial: Crunchyroll offers a 14-day free trial for their premium membership, unless you use certain promotional codes provided by [=YouTubers=] who are partnered with them, which bump that free trial up to 30 days. Furthermore, the site offers premium members "Guest Passes" which allow them to gift their friends with 48-hour premium trials.

Creator/{{VRV}}, an over-the-top streaming service launched in 2016, also features Crunchyroll and studio Creator/RoosterTeeth as channels.
!!Crynchyroll original series:

* FunWithSubtitles: In an unintentional example, when episode 30 of '' Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'' was simulcasted on Crunchyroll, [[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/jojos-bizarre-adventure-golden-wind-fruits-basket-subtitles-swap-accident-funny-crunchyroll/ it was accidentally]] put up with the subtitle track for episode 7 of '' Manga/FruitsBasket'', which had debuted during the same week. It stayed like that for the entire day until it was fixed the next day.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that Funimation's parent company Sony would acquire Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. The sale will effectively solidify Sony as the premier anime distributor in the West and bring the Funimation and Crunchyroll properties back under one roof.

While mainly being a licensor of anime, Crunchyroll has been part of production committees of some titles, including ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'', ''Manga/MahouShoujoOre'', ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', and ''LightNovel/MagicalGirlRaisingProject''. Crunchyroll has since begun producing original series under the "Crunchyroll Studios" (formally Ellation Studios) banner and has been collaborating with then-corporate sibling Creator/AdultSwim on anime broadcasts and original co-productions for Creator/{{Toonami}}.

And then, in December 2020, [[https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/att-selling-crunchyroll-sony-funimation-1234850028/ it was announced]] that [[{{Irony}} Funimation parent Sony would acquire Crunchyroll]] for $1.175 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. The sale will effectively solidify Sony as the premier anime distributor in the West and bring the Funimation and Crunchyroll properties back under one roof. As part of the sale, Crunchyroll plans to remove all of its content from HBO Max upon closure of the deal.

And then, in December 2020, it was announced that [[{{Irony}} Funimation parent Sony would acquire Crunchyroll]] for $1 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. The sale will effectively solidify Sony as the premier anime distributor in the West and bring the Funimation and Crunchyroll properties back under one roof. As part of the sale, Crunchyroll plans to remove all of its content from HBO Max upon closure of the deal.

While mainly being a licensor of anime, Crunchyroll has been part of production committees of some titles, including ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'', ''Manga/MahouShoujoOre'', ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', and ''LightNovel/MagicalGirlRaisingProject''. Crunchyroll has since begun producing original series under the "Crunchyroll Studios" (formally Ellation Studios) banner and has been collaborating with corporate sibling Creator/AdultSwim on anime broadcasts and original co-productions for Creator/{{Toonami}}.

And then, in December 2020, it was announced that [[{{Irony}} Funimation parent Sony would acquire Crunchyroll]] for $1 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. The sale will effectively solidify Sony as the premier anime distributor in the West. As part of the sale, Crunchyroll plans to remove all of its content from HBO Max upon closure of the deal.

And then, in December 2020, it was announced that [[{{Irony}} Funimation parent Sony would acquire Crunchyroll]] for $1 billion, as part of AT&T's efforts to sell non-core assets in an effort to pay down debt. The sale will effectively solidify Sony as the premier anime distributor in the West.

Two years later, on October 18, 2018, Crunchyroll and Funimation [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-18/funimation-crunchyroll-end-content-sharing-partnership/.138330 announced the formal end to their business partnership]]. This was mainly because Funimation was acquired by Sony, while Otter Media became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creator/WarnerMedia after AT&T bought out all remaining ownership stakes in August 2018, including that of The Chernin Group. Under their owners, a curated selection of Crunchyroll licensed anime is also made available on Creator/HBOMax. As for home video releases, Crunchyroll announced on September 2020 they would work with Creator/SentaiFilmworks.