Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll, formerly known as Funimation, is a privately held American company headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1994, it specializes in dubbing and distributing East Asian media content, primarily anime. In March 2022, Sony merged its existing anime services, including Funimation and Wakanim, under the Crunchyroll brand. The company operates through a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan since 2019. Crunchyroll licenses anime series and distributes them through its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) and advertising-based video-on-demand (AVOD) streaming platforms. As of 2022, it has over 560 employees.