However, Crunchyroll eventually began securing legal distribution agreements with companies, including Gonzo, for a growing list of titles. The investment drew criticism from anime distributors and licensors Bandai Entertainment and Funimation as the site continued to allow users to upload illegal copies of licensed titles. In 2008, Crunchyroll secured a capital investment of $4.05 million from the venture capital firm Venrock. Some of the content hosted on Crunchyroll included fansubbed versions of East Asian shows. The original Crunchyroll logo used from 2006 to 2012.Ĭrunchyroll started in 2006 as a for-profit video upload and streaming site that specialized in hosting East Asian content. Crunchyroll also releases titles on home video either directly or by having select anime titles released through its distribution partners ( Aniplex of America, Sentai Filmworks, Viz Media, & Discotek Media in North America and Anime Limited in the United Kingdom). Crunchyroll passed one million paid subscribers in February 2017, and has over 5 million paid subscribers as of 2021. Ĭrunchyroll offers over 1,000 anime shows, more than 200 East Asian dramas to users, and around 80 manga titles as Crunchyroll Manga, although not all programming is available worldwide due to licensing restrictions. The company is currently owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex, and is headquartered at the former's studio lot in Culver City. Discovery, and from 2016 to 2018, the company partnered with Funimation, which would eventually merge into its brand in 2022 after Sony acquired Crunchyroll in 2021. Crunchyroll was a subsidiary of Otter Media, which is currently a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Founded in 2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley, graduates, Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over 100 million registered users worldwide. Aniplex ( Sony Music Entertainment Japan 2021–present)Ĭrunchyroll, LLC is an American distributor, publisher, production and licensing company focused on streaming anime, manga, and dorama.
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