| According to their official blog, FUNimation Entertainment is now owned by an investment group led by FUNimation's founder, president, and CEO: Gen Fukunaga. FUNimation was sold for $24 million in an all cash transaction and was previously a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation. The Company has agreed to retain Navarre as FUNimation's exclusive distributor in the United States on a continuing basis and will also act as their logistics and fulfillment services provider. FUNimation's blog states, "Operations will go on as normal and we will keep bringing you the best in anime and asian film!" Navarre Corporation's Official Press Release: Sources: FUNimation's official blog, Mania.com |
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| Yay for them, now give us the live action Beck movie. |
| Well, I'm just glad they aren't going under (*ahem* 4Kids *ahem*) |
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| Funimation is bought by the people of Funimation, ok lol |
| Back to where they begun huh. Well, I hope FUNimation's in good hands. |
jix said: Funimation is bought by the people of Funimation, ok lol noticed the same thing... "now owned by an investment group led by FUNimation's founder, president, and CEO: Gen Fukunaga"... so what is changing? It looks like the top management is going to stay the same other then the simple fact that the financial provider has changed.. |
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| Best of luck to them, hope it goes well. |
| Usotsuki. |
| So... what's the difference? |
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-_-Reversify-_- said: So... what's the difference? |
| bought buy the CEO :o yeah okay buy your own company. |
 "Non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis" Which means "It's not for me, It's not for you. It's for everyone" |
$24 million in an all cash transaction an all cash transaction all cash ...Wh--What? |
| Good. I was getting worried when I heard they were selling, but it looks like it's going to be okay. :'D Go Funimation! Work hard! Bring us our crack! |
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DrRoboto said: $24 million in an all cash transaction an all cash transaction all cash ...Wh--What? lol holy crap i wonder if they payied in pennies |
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DrRoboto said: $24 million in an all cash transaction an all cash transaction all cash ...Wh--What? who walks around with millions in cash?.....haha who walks around with 1k in cash? hell 100? |
diezle said: well as a true anime lover i would like to say a few things... 1) what? 2) if you really want to improve sales, get better voice actors. Japanese seiyu's really put funimation to shame Get better ears. FUNimation's dubs tend to be very good. |
| So it's all staying in the corporate family...weird, but okay. |
| No surprise. Same thing.. |
| As long as 4kids keep getting bad news and Funi better news, I'm happy. :) |
kisami said: DrRoboto said: $24 million in an all cash transaction an all cash transaction all cash ...Wh--What? who walks around with millions in cash?.....haha who walks around with 1k in cash? hell 100? It means there wasn't any stock involved. Sometimes a company will be bought using the stock of the buying company, i.e. the shareholders get some percentage of the stock as payment for the stock of the other company. |
| This almost doesn't sound like news at all. |
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diezle said: Redfoxoffire said: diezle said: well as a true anime lover i would like to say a few things... 1) what? 2) if you really want to improve sales, get better voice actors. Japanese seiyu's really put funimation to shame Get better ears. FUNimation's dubs tend to be very good. one out of ten shows is bearable. if it was as good as you said then anime sales wouldn't have dropped so steeply i've never seen an anime that did weak in sales because of the quality of the voice acting. the only ways (that i know of) an anime would do poorly in sales is if lack of promotion or not a lot of popularity. oh and btw, "true" anime lover is a BS term. |
"everyone knows that the last toes are always the coldest to go." Telavators-the mars volta |
| For people who don't get it, the CEO is merely the highest ranking officer of a corporation. The CEO is not necessarily the owner of the company nor it's President (unless he's explicitly holding both the role of CEO and President). The CEO is merely the leader of the Board of Directors. In FUNimation's case, they were owned by Navarro but most people already knew they were planning on selling them off to someone. All that happened was that the FUNimation executives decided to buy the company, so now they are independent once more. Whether this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen since now FUNi lacks the funds from another company to piggyback should a gamble goes wrong. This might mean that they'll have to be even more carefull at choosing their anime licenses since they likely can't afford to have many series flop. Of course, the upside of this is that they are their own bosses so they aren't held down by the whims of some other uncaring corporation *coughlikeacertainanimesitecough*. |
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diezle said: Redfoxoffire said: diezle said: well as a true anime lover i would like to say a few things... 1) what? 2) if you really want to improve sales, get better voice actors. Japanese seiyu's really put funimation to shame Get better ears. FUNimation's dubs tend to be very good. one out of ten shows is bearable. if it was as good as you said then anime sales wouldn't have dropped so steeply If you think the quality of the dubs is the issue, you are naive. |
| love funimation :D glad they are gonna be still around |
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| I'm not sure anything's going to change, but I;ll treat this as good news. |
| "The R1 Anime business is a cruel and shallow financial trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." |
| I'm still waiting for this Headline: FUNIMATION BANKRUPT!!!!, Leaves the Anime industry! |
alexcampos said: I'm still waiting for this Headline: FUNIMATION BANKRUPT!!!!, Leaves the Anime industry! the possibilities of that happening are mixed, but seeing how they're doing right now, it won't be happening for the time being. |
"everyone knows that the last toes are always the coldest to go." Telavators-the mars volta |
alexcampos said: I'm still waiting for this Headline: FUNIMATION BANKRUPT!!!!, Leaves the Anime industry! Why would anyone be waiting for this? I am confused? Hopefully this is indeed better independence by Funimation and not the appearance of it(Still a lot of wealthy investors in Funimation right now). |
GaZsTiC said: There is nothing particularly wrong with Funi dubs. They DO however need to hire voice talent from outside Texas. All their voice actors sound similar and there isn't enough diversity. That's something I can agree with. They re-use the same actors rather often. alexcampos said: I'm still waiting for this Headline: FUNIMATION BANKRUPT!!!!, Leaves the Anime industry! And the subtitle: Sorry, non-Japanese anime fans, as a result of the largest distributor going bankrupt you will likely never see anime released in your region again. And that's just the beginning. |
burntlettuce said: alexcampos said: I'm still waiting for this Headline: FUNIMATION BANKRUPT!!!!, Leaves the Anime industry! Why would anyone be waiting for this? I am confused? #1 They're horrible at what they do (I'm not saying I'm a DUB hater, but Funimation does one good dub for every 20 or 30 anime) #2 They get butthurt over stupid shit and start prosecuting everyone for any type of "Infrigemnet" they believe is worth prosecuting. #3 These assholes actually go into YT and take down anything and everything they want, even when it's Trailers or PVs.....how fucking stupid is that??? I understand taking down full episodes, but PVs??? That's FREE advertisement... Redfoxoffire said: And the subtitle: Sorry, non-Japanese anime fans, as a result of the largest distributor going bankrupt you will likely never see anime released in your region again. And that's just the beginning. seeing as I've NEVER bought a single anime DVD....I could care less... |
alexcampos said: #1 They're horrible at what they do (I'm not saying I'm a DUB hater, but Funimation does one good dub for every 20 or 30 anime) #2 They get butthurt over stupid shit and start prosecuting everyone for any type of "Infrigemnet" they believe is worth prosecuting. #3 These assholes actually go into YT and take down anything and everything they want, even when it's Trailers or PVs.....how fucking stupid is that??? I understand taking down full episodes, but PVs??? That's FREE advertisement... you're not familiar with copyrights are you? |
"everyone knows that the last toes are always the coldest to go." Telavators-the mars volta |
| Maybe they will hire new voice actors now? The same 5 actors for every dub gets very annoying FUNI -.-. |
alexcampos said: seeing as I've NEVER bought a single anime DVD....I could care less... Well then, you're one of the faggots killing the anime industry. I may not buy much (shit's EXPENSIVE), but I make an effort to support what I love. When I see assholes like you proudly exclaiming their arrogant, slovenly practices, I'm surprised there are any companies willing to stick their necks out in this stagnant industry. I appreciate FUNimation because they bring the US BDs and DVDs of some of my favorite anime. They release with the Japanese audio and English subtitles, so I could care less about the quality of their dubs. |
Lordcrab86 said: Not like I agree with how stupidly enforced copyrights are (what's the problem with leaving trailers and OP/ED animation's up?) but yeah, it's their right to enforce it.alexcampos said: #1 They're horrible at what they do (I'm not saying I'm a DUB hater, but Funimation does one good dub for every 20 or 30 anime) #2 They get butthurt over stupid shit and start prosecuting everyone for any type of "Infrigemnet" they believe is worth prosecuting. #3 These assholes actually go into YT and take down anything and everything they want, even when it's Trailers or PVs.....how fucking stupid is that??? I understand taking down full episodes, but PVs??? That's FREE advertisement... you're not familiar with copyrights are you? |
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Redfoxoffire said: diezle said: well as a true anime lover i would like to say a few things... 1) what? 2) if you really want to improve sales, get better voice actors. Japanese seiyu's really put funimation to shame Get better ears. FUNimation's dubs tend to be very good. I agree, Im not a big fan of dubs, but some of FUNi's dubs are pretty good hopefully thing only thing that will change is more anime's provided, and faster realeses |
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FatherAnderson said: Maybe they will hire new voice actors now? The same 5 actors for every dub gets very annoying FUNI -.-. I will agree, but one of the reasons funi's been using the same voice actors because it's a lot easier for them to work with, they know how these actors would perform, new blood usually takes a lot longer to work with, especially when they don't get enough time to even rehearse for their roles. |
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Onibokusu said: So you don't actually know about the quality of the products your hating on first hand? That's pretty sad. Sure I do....It's called TORRENTS and streaming sites...they also put DUBS you know... DrRoboto said: Well then, you're one of the faggots killing the anime industry. I may not buy much (shit's EXPENSIVE), but I make an effort to support what I love. When I see assholes like you proudly exclaiming their arrogant, slovenly practices, I'm surprised there are any companies willing to stick their necks out in this stagnant industry. OH NOES....Anime will cease to exist because of me... Why don't you preach that message to people who download tens of thousands of songs, movies, TV shows, games, and programs. I'm sure the MUSIC INDUSTRY should've died LONG TIME AGO, seeing as no one buys CDs anymore. The MOVIE INDUSTRY should've also died long time ago, seeing as everyone downloads movies and DVD sales have plummeted. |
Leon-Gun said: All that happened was that the FUNimation executives decided to buy the company, so now they are independent once more. Whether this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen since now FUNi lacks the funds from another company to piggyback should a gamble goes wrong. Exactly. I was going to point that out until I read your comment on the second page. I believe this change may help them in controlling their own budget and overall management of the company. Instead of having to meet revenue quotas from Navarro (or get blamed for not meeting it and resulting in further debt for Navarro), they can make their own judgements based on their deals and estimate from there on. As a subber (and owner of Vexille which Funi licensed), I'd hate to see them go bankrupt. That would greatly limit the ability to purchase anime easily and for cheap (as opposed to buying raw which is expensive and rare if it's not popular). Especially considering Funi are providing it in Blu-ray while say, Viz doesn't even provide their most popular animes (namely Naruto and Bleach) in it. I am, however, against two fronts of the licensing of anime and these are the main reasons why I don't support these companies. 1) Americanisation of anime (sure, Funimation is based on the US, but the products are sold up north in Canada too, you know - and as a multi-culture nation, not everyone understand colloquial American gibberish). I don't mind it being localised, but only when/if the anime is based or themed with a western culture. It's completely redundant to use collogial American English for an anime set in the edo period. 2) Dubbing. Pretty much the same reason why many others hate it. Although, I did like the Duel Monsters dubbing. |
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