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{{Infobox Company | |||
|type2 =Dragon | |||
|image =Funimation logo.jpg | |||
|name =Funimation Global Group, LLC | |||
|type =Media distributor | |||
|status =Defunct (rebranded) | |||
|leader =Gen Fukanaga, Colin Decker | |||
|founder =Gen Fukanaga, Cindy Brennan | |||
|founded =May 9, [[1994]] | |||
|defunct =TBD | |||
|hq =3501 Olympus Blvd #400, Coppell, Texas, [[United States]] | |||
|parent =[[Sony]] (2017-present) | |||
|subsidiary =[[Manga Entertainment]] | |||
|succeeded =[[wikipedia:Crunchyroll|Crunchyroll]] | |||
|website =https://www.funimation.com/ | |||
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'''Funimation Global Group, LLC''' was an [[United States|American]] entertainment and media distribution company which specialized in the dubbing and localization of East [[Asia]]n productions, typically [[Japan]]ese anime. It was founded in [[1994]] by Gen Fukanaga and his wife Cindy Brennan in Silicon Valley, California, then subsequently relocated to Flower Mound, Texas. In addition to anime series, the company also distributed feature films, both animated and live action, both theatrically and to home video and streaming under its '''Funimation Films''' subsidiary. It was responsible for the English dubbing for [[Toho]]'s live action ''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1|Attack o]][[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2|n Titan]]'' films and ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', releasing the films itself in North America and sublicensing them to [[Manga Entertainment]] and [[Madman Entertainment]] for distribution in the United Kingdom and [[Australia]], respectively. The company was acquired by [[Sony]] in [[2017]]. It acquired Manga Entertainment in [[2019]], eventually rebranding it as Funimation UK and Ireland in [[2021]]. Sony eventually acquired the competing anime distributor [[wikipedia:Crunchyroll|Crunchyroll]] later in 2021, with an announcement following in [[2022]] that it would be folded under Funimation, which would be rebranded under the Crunchyroll name with the Funimation label phased out entirely. | '''Funimation Global Group, LLC''' was an [[United States|American]] entertainment and media distribution company which specialized in the dubbing and localization of East [[Asia]]n productions, typically [[Japan]]ese anime. It was founded in [[1994]] by Gen Fukanaga and his wife Cindy Brennan in Silicon Valley, California, then subsequently relocated to Flower Mound, Texas. In addition to anime series, the company also distributed feature films, both animated and live action, both theatrically and to home video and streaming under its '''Funimation Films''' subsidiary. It was responsible for the English dubbing for [[Toho]]'s live action ''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1|Attack o]][[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2|n Titan]]'' films and ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', releasing the films itself in North America and sublicensing them to [[Manga Entertainment]] and [[Madman Entertainment]] for distribution in the United Kingdom and [[Australia]], respectively. The company was acquired by [[Sony]] in [[2017]]. It acquired Manga Entertainment in [[2019]], eventually rebranding it as Funimation UK and Ireland in [[2021]]. Sony eventually acquired the competing anime distributor [[wikipedia:Crunchyroll|Crunchyroll]] later in 2021, with an announcement following in [[2022]] that it would be folded under Funimation, which would be rebranded under the Crunchyroll name with the Funimation label phased out entirely. | ||
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Funimation Global Group, LLC was an American entertainment and media distribution company which specialized in the dubbing and localization of East Asian productions, typically Japanese anime. It was founded in 1994 by Gen Fukanaga and his wife Cindy Brennan in Silicon Valley, California, then subsequently relocated to Flower Mound, Texas. In addition to anime series, the company also distributed feature films, both animated and live action, both theatrically and to home video and streaming under its Funimation Films subsidiary. It was responsible for the English dubbing for Toho's live action Attack on Titan films and Shin Godzilla, releasing the films itself in North America and sublicensing them to Manga Entertainment and Madman Entertainment for distribution in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. The company was acquired by Sony in 2017. It acquired Manga Entertainment in 2019, eventually rebranding it as Funimation UK and Ireland in 2021. Sony eventually acquired the competing anime distributor Crunchyroll later in 2021, with an announcement following in 2022 that it would be folded under Funimation, which would be rebranded under the Crunchyroll name with the Funimation label phased out entirely.
Selected releases
- Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012)
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (2015) - theatrical (2015), DVD and Blu-ray (2016)
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 (2015) - theatrical (2015), DVD and Blu-ray (2016)
- Shin Godzilla (2016) - theatrical (2016), DVD and Blu-ray (2017)
Gallery
Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet Digital HD
Shin Godzilla DVD
Shin Godzilla Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet Digital HD
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