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DonFerrari on 01 August 2017
Super_Boom said:

I still have a Funimation sub, even though I rarely use it. Kinda curious how this will affect me personally. If they raise the price, I'll probably limit myself to Crunchyroll, which seems to be getting a lot of Funimation programs now.

If they stop sharing...well I'll probably return to the Grand Line, if you catch my drift.

Eichiro Oda can't complain of people pirating his manga =p



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UltimateUnknown on 01 August 2017
think-man said:
Does this mean Sony own Dragon Ball Z now? I see its a license product of Funimation.

No, the Dragonball IP is owned by Shuheisha and Toriyama. Funimation (and now by proxy Sony) simply licensed the IP to distribute it in the US. They don't own the actual IP.



 

TheBlackNaruto on 01 August 2017

I think it was a good move......now to see how they utilize this.



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Xen on 01 August 2017

It ain't a bad investment. Anime is on the upswing in the west after all.



V-r0cK on 01 August 2017

That's pretty cool.

Maybe Sony can help make a better DBZ next time?



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FunFan on 01 August 2017
pokoko said:
FunFan said:
After that smiley movie, I'll write this under bad news.

Considering that Sony has been an important part of Anime production for decades with Aniplex and the A-1 Pictures?  They were already a big player in this type of media.

Resent history > old times. It doesn't matter if Chrysler was killing it during the 90's, no one in their right mind should buy one of those today.



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Xen on 01 August 2017
Bristow9091 said:
This is an interesting purchase I must say... wonder if Sony will want to turn some of their gaming IP's into anime shows... Gravity Rush anime anyone? :o

That actually already exists!



Signalstar on 01 August 2017

I am surprised Funimation was valued so low. That price is a steal.



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Farsala on 01 August 2017

A good smart acquisition, as long as they utilize it well.



KazumaKiryu on 01 August 2017

Thats great, i think. But i have important question.
Who know it ????

1. How "big / famous" is "Funimation"?

2. How much revenue / profit does Funimation have in the year?

3. Funimation ... is there also in Japan? Or only in USA?

4. Sony buys funimation. What does it bring to us / what does it mean?

5. I've heard that even more anime games on PlayStation 4 will appear in the future. Maybe own Sony-Anime in future ?

6. What do you think... how successful is this... for Sony?

I am very interested in the topic, but I have no idea. Maybe you.. ? What do you think ?