SONY Buys Crunchyroll For $1.2 Billion
By Epic Dope Staff | December 10, 2020
Crunchyroll, the home to a diverse range of anime, is being sold to SONY. Sony, being the owner of Funimation, now has a lot on its hands.
Sony and AT&T announced that Crunchyroll will be sold to the Funimation Global Group, LLC. It is being sold for a total of $1.175 billion.
Their collaboration or combination will not only broaden distribution but also lead to more anime production.
BUT! Funimation has issues with many anime that are not available in several regions. If the same gets applied to Crunchyroll, fans will not be happy.
If both the websites are merged, fans hope that they don’t need to pay for both, and only one account will suffice.