Crunchyroll merges with Wakanim and Funimation and becomes the largest anime platform in the world

The merger arrived a little earlier than we thought, but not so late after the takeover of Crunchyroll by Sony (Funimation/Wakanim). The streamer concretizes what was announced: no new simulcast on Wakanim which ends its series, and the arrival of the whole Wakanim catalog on Crunchyroll. Obviously, it makes a title package, so do not jost them.

Wakanim / Crunchyroll, the first catalog transfer is there

There was the acquisition, there was the formalization of the merger, and now, the great move begins: Several dozen Wakanim titles land on Crunchyroll. Here is the list of first anime transferred.

The merger arrived a little earlier than we thought, but not so late after the takeover of Crunchyroll by Sony (Funimation/Wakanim). The streamer concretizes what was announced: no new simulcast on Wakanim which ends its series, and the arrival of the whole Wakanim catalog on Crunchyroll. Obviously, it makes a title package, so do not jost them.

Crunchyroll thus announces the arrival of the following titles in his subscription:

• 2.43 Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team
• Azur Lane
• Gleipnir
• Adachi and Shimamura
• Akudama Drive (season 1)

• Arifureta: from Commonplace to World’s Stronest
• Back arrow
• Bofuri: I didn’t come here to suffer so I put everything in defense
• Bottom tier-character tomozaki
• Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgment-
• By the grace of the Gods
• Cautious Hero: The Hero is overpowed but overly cautious
• Fighting people will be dispatched!
• DEMON LORD, RETRY!
• Fire Force
• Basketball
• Horimiya
• Hortensia saga
• Imagine a Cambrousard of the last dungeon in the departure city !
• Infinite dendrogram
• Young Dragon Search apartment or dungeon
• Kaguya-sama: Love is war (season 1)
• Kaguya-sama: Love is war (season 2)
• Kemono Incidents
• Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
• Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
• Log Horizon – Destruction of the Round Table
• March Red
• Megalobox 2: Nomad
• Moriarty The Patriot
• Muhyo & Rouji – Pranio -Investigation Bureau (Season 2)
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (VOSTFR & VF)
• Otherside Picnic

• Our last Crusade or the Rise of A New World
• Plunder
• Scar on the Praeter
• Scarlet Nexus
• Shadows House
• SK8 The Infinity
• Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
• Societus Stabber Orphen
• Ssss. Dynamic
• Super HXEROS
• The day I Became a God
• The Detective is Already Dead
• The Dungeon of Black Company (VOSTFR & VF)
• The Duke of Death and His Maid

• The Honor at Magic Highschool
• The irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc
• The Millionaire Detective – Balance: Unlimited
• The Promised Neverland (season 1)
• The Promised Neverland (season 2)
• The Saint’s Magic Power is omnipotent
• The world ends with you
• Hanako-Kun bound

• Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out
• Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song -Wise Man’s Grandchild
• WANDERING WITCH: JOURNEY OF ELAINA
• Wonder Egg Priority

What to say, so many heavy things that we cannot start where to start. And as the press release says: “It is only the start of this migration that will continue in the coming months. »Take advantage of our playlist The Mochi cry and its criticisms and discoveries to find out more !

Right now, the winter season ends slowly. For example, we were able to deliver our opinion on season 1 of My Dress-Up Darling. However, we still know nothing about the fate of the Titans’ attack whose last episode of the final season is this Sunday, April 3, and which has not yet explained how they were going to complete the story, film or not.

Erwan Lafleuriel is editor -in -chief of IGN France. Video game slave for 40 years, he only escapes it punctually to cry his defeats on Twitter.

Crunchyroll merges with Wakanim and Funimation and becomes the largest anime platform in the world

Crunchyroll, the streaming service specializing in Japanese animation, announced Tuesday March 1 its merger with Wakanim and Funimation.

Crunchyroll, who was already proclaimed to have one of the largest Japanese animation catalogs under license, becomes with this operation the largest anime platform in the world.

“Funimation, which broadcasts animes for millions of fans in more than 52 countries and 10 languages, will join the Crunchyroll family. This merger will include Funimation and Wakanim, as well as the VRV platform of Crunchyroll, to create a unified brand at the service of anime fans around the world, “announced the press release.

“From this March 1, the series and films available at Wakanim and Funimation will begin to arrive on Crunchyroll. (…) It also means that the new anime of the spring season (the largest list to date) and the following will be broadcast only on Crunchyroll. In the future, Funimation and Wakanim will only add the new episodes of the current series, ”it is specified.

The biggest crunchyroll hits, such as My Hero Academia, Tokyo Revengers or Jujutsu Kaisen, and the best Wakanim anime such as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Fire Force and Fruits Basket, will therefore all be available via a single subscription.

The price remains unchanged

“The covenant consumer will be delighted to learn that subscription offers without advertising on Crunchyroll remain unchanged, creating a real advantage for current and future subscribers who will no longer have to pay for two services (Crunchyroll subscriptions are at € 4.99 for the fan pack and € 6.49 for Mega Fan), ”it is indicated.

Founded in 2006, the Crunchyroll platform, which also offers manga and mobile games, had been bought by Sony (also owner of Funimation and Wakanim and 50% DNA) in 2020 for 1.2 billion dollars. That year, she had passed the three million paying subscribers, for 90 million users registered in total in more than 200 countries and territories.

Crunchyroll becomes the anime Olympe after obtaining the Wakanim and Funimation catalog

How a fusion with the catalogs of Wakanim and Funimation made Crunchyroll the ultimate mark for anime fans.

The news has shaken the manga world. Distributing anime for millions of fans in more than 52 countries and 10 languages, Funimation is preparing to join the Crunchyroll family. A merger that will include Wakanim, Funimation and the Crunchyroll VRV platform, to ultimately create a unified brand at the service of followers around the world.

The best of Japanese animation on a single platform

An XXL quantity of anime will therefore be available on a single platform. Fans can thus enjoy series and films, initially available at Wakanim and Funimation, now on Crunchyroll. Just to satisfy everyone, the choice is even larger for those who prefer content in VF or VOSTFR. It will therefore be necessary to go to Crunchyroll to find the new anime of the spring season and the following.

A real dream for enthusiasts, the biggest hits of Crunchyroll (My Hero Academia, Tokyo Revengers Or Jujutsu Kaisen) and the best Wakanim anime such as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Fire Force And Basketball will now be available via a single subscription. As a welcome to Crunchyroll, Wakanim, Funimation and VRV subscribers will be able to benefit from a special offer, namely 60 days of free crunchyroll premium. In the coming days, Premium Wakanim subscribers will receive an email with a unique link to benefit from this offer.

Crunchyroll, Rival n ° 1 of Netflix in the anime war

SVOD platforms specializing in Japanese series and animated films, Crunchyroll and Wakanim are two major players in the sector in the West. The rapprochement between SVOD’s two services is not surprising and followed a strategy that started with the acquisition of Crunchyroll by Sony in August 2021 for $ 1.175 billion. Wakanim’s absorption will start on April 1, with a first arrival of more than 1000 hours of program. The merger will then continue over several months to, in the long term, find 100% of anime on a unique platform.

In addition to allowing subscribers to no longer multiply the subscriptions to follow different series, this merger is a real event which should allow Sony to establish itself as the quasi-leader of Japanese animation (taking into account production and the distribution). What compete with other platforms, in particular Netflix, which expresses more and more interest in this sector. This merger allows Crunchyroll today to bring together the largest collection of anime in the world, while maintaining subscriptions at a very competitive price, since it takes € 4.99 for a standard subscription.