Funimation

Funimation

Phone Number & Contact Info
Region / Service Phone Number Notes
Headquarters – Flower Mound, Texas, USA +1 817 337 0951 Main corporate office
Los Angeles, USA (Sony Pictures) +1 310 244 4000 Parent company (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Customer Support (USA & Global) N/A Handled via online help desk and Crunchyroll migration
Press & Media Inquiries +1 310 244 3500 Through Sony Pictures PR team
Japan (Aniplex Division) +81 3 5211 7555 Tokyo office handling anime licensing
About & Funimation

Funimation was a leading anime licensing, distribution, and streaming company based in the United States. Founded in 1994, Funimation played a key role in bringing Japanese anime to North American and international audiences, especially with the success of Dragon Ball Z in the 1990s.

Owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment (a division of Sony Group Corporation) and operated under Aniplex, Funimation provided dubbed and subtitled anime, home video releases, theatrical distribution, and streaming services.

In 2021, Sony acquired Crunchyroll and began merging Funimation’s library and services into Crunchyroll, creating the largest global anime streaming platform.

Key Features:

  • Founded in 1994 in the U.S.

  • Specialized in anime dubbing, licensing, and distribution.

  • Brought iconic series like Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Attack on Titan, and My Hero Academia to international markets.

  • Provided streaming platform, home video, and theatrical releases.

  • Known for high-quality English dubbing and early localization efforts.

  • Offered FunimationNow streaming app, later merged into Crunchyroll.

  • Presence in North America, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

  • Currently, Funimation’s content is being integrated into Crunchyroll as the primary anime streaming service under Sony.

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