How Funimation Entertainment Ended (The Entire Downfall)

[@calebpribyl5152]

Actually there is a “Mickey mouse of Japan” It’s called doramon!

[@AniToonimationKawaii]

Yeah, I remember the Bang Zoom dub fondly.

[@ArMartz]

Actually, that title would belong to Astro Boy.

[@rubyy.7374]

Does that make Anpanman Japanese SpongeBob?

[@Motordog_turbocharged0]

@@rubyy.7374 that would be one piece

[@SlapstickGenius23]

@@ArMartz Yass! Both Astro Boy and Doraemon are robots, but while Astro Boy is basically the Japanese Mickey Mouse due to having influenced so many robot heroes, Doraemon is more like the Japanese Bugs Bunny thanks to being quite a snarky guy.

[@nicolesherman8974]

You’re real for dropping this during my lunch break lmao.

[@alyxgraff9121]

Very much agreed. This was a great 20 minutes of my time

[@EChacon]

It’s so surreal Sony Pictures acquired FUNimation in 2016 and then in 2020 they acquired Crunchyroll, which eventually resulted in FUNimation being absorbed into Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll phasing out FUNimation after shutting down the streaming service in April of 2024 (this year).

[@Firebreather719]

2017* and 2021*

[@EChacon]

@@Firebreather719 But Sony acquired Crunchyroll in late 2020

[@StevenJones851]

@@EChacon that's interesting to know

[@bigglou]

Not to mention once FUNi got absorbed into CR. It's been harder for Toonami to acquire shows from them.

[@EChacon]

@@bigglou Yup and even with not too many anime for Toonami to acquire via Crunchyroll, Sentai, Viz and especially Netflix, the block is on the lifeline with most of it consisting of original anime series (e.g. Uzumaki, FLCL, Ninja Kamui) and other action animated series like _Primal, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, My Adventures with Superman_ thus it’s harder on which anime they will acquire considering that _Naruto: Shippuden_ is officially ending by next month after a decade on the block and while yes we have Toonami Rewind for DBZ Kai, Naruto, and _Sailor Moon_ (Viz Dub), the block is struggling along with the fact that both Toonami and Viz lost the license for _JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure_ with Stone Ocean streaming on Netflix instead.

[@heilzorak64]

"waiting in a bus stop somewhere in the next die-mension"

[@Father_of_Death]

Holy hell. You did it, you actually managed to make a video about the rise and fall of Funimation and stay on the neutral side of the Vic Mignogna drama. I have newfound respect for you!

[@shawanacarpenter3032]

Funimation did do a great job with fullmetal alchemist, samurai 7 , fullmetal alchemist brotherhood, & a much better dub for the Dragon Ball franchise ( the Japanese songs remained intact but the English versions of the songs were a huge no-no 😢 ) But I see that on their older DVD releases, they kept the Japanese credits for both versions-English & Japanese. Anybody else remember that ? Anyways, great job !

[@StagehandMotel6]

Some people want my idk take on things which I get how do I feel about things. But with the vic fiasco I just say facts and evidence cause again I'm not the culture war channel.

[@jadenbryant9283]

@@StagehandMotel6 well what is your take if that's okay.

[@AniToonimationKawaii]

I remember when Colours TV had a block on Funimation content as it was my first exposure to non toyetic anime back then. I loved this video you did on Funimation given how it had a history and it then got consumed by Crunchyroll being a monopolizer of the anime industry.

[@decimatorentertainmentstud8523]

FUNimation used to be on top of the world when it came to anime.

[@DigiMega351]

The interview with Ben Diskin happened a few years ago, and he's always been more of an LA-based voice actor.

[@samflood5631]

I remember watching a lot of Funimation anime during my teen years such as Soul Eater, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, Casshern Sins, Space Dandy, Black Butler, Tower of Druuga, Romeo x Juliet, Summer Wars and Attack on Titan. I really didn’t care about the whole Vic drama thing since that was a pointless feud both sides were in the wrong. It’s a shame that Funimation is now Crunchy Roll, but I’m sure Crunchy Roll will live on for a while.

[@jordanhall8739]

I used to really want funimation channel as a kid, and I remember when they used to have free anime episodes on demand every couple of weeks. It’s also wild that crunchy roll has a Chuck E. Cheese movie but not dubs of classics like g gundam.

[@blueberrypitbull87]

Zoids is better than Gundam 100%

[@jordanhall8739]

@@blueberrypitbull87 I personally love both shows

[@deandredukes95]

Appreciate the hardwork and dedication you always bring with these topics!

[@StagehandMotel6]

Thank you!

[@TBoneTony]

Funimation became modern day Crunchyroll, most of the former Funimation staff still work at Crunchyroll Dubs. It is the original Crunchyroll that used to be something else entirely that are no longer around. Also when Gen Fukunaga left Funimation after SONY Pictures brought the entire control of the company that was a few years transitioning process, the masks fell off and we got to see who at Funimation really cared about Anime and the Fans, compared to others who just wanted to use their time at Funimation to make portfolios for Hollywood.

[@JustJulyo]

I can't imagine a world without Funimation!

[@taylorthenatural5509]

This is so comprehensive, you can't find another channel this thorough and well researched.

[@kaylaadjekum6270]

Another Great Video from StageHands Inn!

[@icecreamhero2375]

Technically it's still around. It just has a different name.

[@NewGabeOrder]

...but I can't watch certain shows anymore since the FUNimation app is gone. The Slayers, most Tenchi and Sasami shows, Escaflowne, Eureka Seven, and a few more FUNimation "exclusives" are no longer available to stream legally.

[@samflood5631]

In fact, a lot of Funimation anime are on Crunchy Roll.

[@NewGabeOrder]

@@samflood5631 That's for the in-house dubs, and nearly all of them made it. It's a shame since I couldn't watch Tenchi Universe, the GXP dub or the Sasami shows on crunchyroll, but I was able to watch them on FUNimation prior to the company's collapse.

[@monkeystuff661]

Funimation dubs and outros be like 🎶

[@Chaosic]

I like the dubs of db,dbz,dbgt,Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 fairy tail,yu yu hakusho and others. I don't like the fact they canceled dbz ultimate uncut edition.

[@pablocasas5906]

As a Latin American anime fan, I have a complicated relationship towards Funimation. For many years they had blocked tons of licenses in the region, since they acquired the rights for all of America, but they didn't have a presence in Latin America until 2020, so thanks to them we missed many shows. When they finally entered into the Latin American market the service was only available in a few select countries and the first show they decided to dub into Latin American Spanish, My Hero Academia, was a complete disaster of a dub, since they decided to sent the show to be dubbed to Miami, where there aren't enough voice actors to dub an anime with some many characters. After the disaster that was MHA's dub they quickly course corrected, they still kept dubbing MHA in Miami, but their next shows were dubbed in Mexico and thanks to them we some some excellent dubs for series such as Kaguya-sama, Fire Force and Fruits Basket, just to name a few. They also dubbed some old anime that were once blocked by them in our region, like The Future Diary, Spice and Wolf, Black Butler, Soult Eater and they even re-dubbed some old anime like Cowboy Bebop and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, this last one really needed a re-dub, but fortunately they managed to bring back Ed and Al's original voice actors Sadly, ever since Crunchyroll took control after they were acquired by Sony, Funimation disappeared quickly and they abandoned the practice of dubbing older anime, which is a shame since it was rumored that shows like A Certain Scientific Railgun, Haruhi Suzumiy, Code Geass and Gurren Lagann were going receive Neutral Spanish and Portuguese dubs by Funimation, but they were shelved or canceled. At least nowadays we have an exclusive anime streaming service in Latin America, called Anime Onegai, that is dubbing old anime that were never released in our region, as well as new series

[@muppetsretrofan8873]

The fact an anime dubbing company produced a Chuck E Cheese movie is hilarious to me and this comes from a CEC fan. I think Chuck E Cheese In The Galaxy 5000 would be more interesting if they had used the original Pizza Time Theatre Chuck E, his sarcastic quips would make the movie incredibly hilarious! Back to animation studios, while I've already suggested Will Vinton Studios, another company that had a sad and unfair ending is Cosgrove Hall. They made a ton of classic British cartoons like Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, The Wind In The Willows, and Engie Benjy, but the 2000s were not kind to them and ITV shut the studio down for being "unprofitable". I should mention that despite the popularity of Engie Benjy, there was hardly any merch and there was no effort to bring the show to America like Thomas and Bob The Builder, which may have possibly played a role in Cosgrove Hall's downfall.

[@georgelincolnrockwell6248]

Nick Rekieta... speaking of downfalls lol

[@HatchedDragon]

Great info👍🏾💯 , I didn't know it was shutdown by Crunchyroll.

[@desmondmalone438]

7:14 like the McDonald’s cartoons I used to watch as a kid

[@Spencer31494]

I remember toonami those were the days it’s what got me interested in anime

[@warrenbradford2597]

FUNimation should have worked as an independent dubbing company. Being brought another company they originally competed against only to be forgotten was one mistake I can think of and gravely regretted so.

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

Those folks at Funimation were legendary at the dubs kinda lol.

[@alistor3777]

Rooster Teeth would be an interesting episode since it's gone under now

[@Eyevou]

and VIZ buying the license to RWBY

[@jam8298]

Both of those apps are gone😢

[@HYDRAdude]

11:20 Looks like Chris and Sean won out in the end of that exchange.

[@SofiaPreCure]

I didn't know Funimation was the Japanese dub for the silly Chuck E Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 Movie that's a little interesting, hmm.

[@MixerrReviewsATXN]

What’s with all the buyouts? Good grief.

[@Eyevou]

BECK is still one of my favorite anime!

[@StagehandMotel6]

I wish it had more eps

[@miam1958]

The sound fx are sending me rn

[@princkleminckle1159]

those are from ed edd n eddy lol

[@matthewtheparm]

Yay😂 Could you do the rise and fall of Universal Kids/Sprout

[@bluballanimations]

He already talked about it in the PBS Kids video

[@matthewtheparm]

Yea he did

[@uvaldopalomares8416]

I am so heated that when Crunchyroll bought funimation it straight up just deleted Slayers. I can’t watch that anywhere anymore. It’s infuriating.

[@GabeNwagbala]

Good video but you did have some mispronunciations Ben Diskin (Disc in) Monica Rial (Ree all) Jamie Marchi (Markee)

[@SUPASLY75]

💯

[@BMCBroManClash]

Nice! Another history lesson from Red. :)

[@nore5888]

The Funimation channel had banger bumpers tho

[@StagehandMotel6]

The old bumpers are lost media. I can't find them

[@Mario87456]

They deserved their downfall after they successfully slandered Vic with VILE lies.

[@samflood5631]

Seems a bit extreme.

[@Mario87456]

@@samflood5631 Trust me it’s not. You can look up the whole KickVic controversy if you don’t believe me but be warned some sources will likely be biased as in they believe those VILE lies in question.

[@Mario87456]

@@samflood5631 It’s not trust me. Just look up on non biased sources involving the whole scandal if you don’t believe me.

[@Mario87456]

@@samflood5631 Trust me it’s not

[@mechajay3358]

​@@samflood5631Not really when you see how the Funimation VAs have acted throughout that controversy. They really lost a lot of respect from some.

[@jordonavant5153]

After what they did to poor Vic Mignogna I'm glad Funimation is gone and if Crunchyroll keeps acting up they will gone forever too! Anime Matsuri is the best! #IstandwithVic Forever and Ever Infinity! 👍👍

[@X_Blake]

Mispronouncing names aside this was very good doc. Great job.

[@StagehandMotel6]

🤣🤣🤣aw come on fam I'm trying

[@SekouToons]

Now I’m pissed that Crunhyroll Killed Funimation!

[@Code7Unltd]

Don't be. Funimation may be gone, but that was seemingly only in-name. Crunchyroll acts frugally and with the same disdain for the enthusiast that Funimation once had, essentially making Crunchyroll Funimation's new name. The fall of Right Stuf International was more depressing, but that's one reason to never support Sony.

[@BSReese93]

Once Gen Fukunaga sold Funi for a third time and to Sony this time, I was like, this is the end of Funi as we know it. Once I heard that they merged with Crunchyroll, it was all over, so many shows that were on Funi aren't even on Crunchyroll, like seriously, they owe the rights, but pivot and not put them on there.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Hey, will Stagehands Inn do a video on Harmony Gold next? Harmony Gold is one of the most questionable anime dubbing companies to ever exist, more so than both CrunchyRoll and Funimation combined.

[@eliassmeke3991]

Did you mention One Piece in Funimation?

[@PrincessNine]

Im pretty certain funimation still exists but its now labeled as crunchyroll. Unless theres something im missing here

[@pablocasas5906]

Well technically yes, but it seems Crunchyroll is the one taking the decisions now, considering they're a much bigger brand, specially at an international level

[@kitsonicko]

Don't Forget That They Dubbed My Favourite Show...... Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt! It's Always an Anime Inspired by Western Cartoons! This was The Love Child of Anime and Western Cartoons!

[@supervector4757]

IT'S OVER 9000!

[@anonymoustroll2432]

Useless fact: Owari No Serpah was own by Funimation making this boring forgotten anime unwatchable after Crunchyroll aquisition.

[@pablocasas5906]

@@anonymoustroll2432 there's a lot of anime that were on Funimation which were promised to be added to Crunchyroll, but to this day they still aren't available. For example, here in Latin America the re-dub Funimation made for Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood isn't available on Crunchyroll, though for some reason it was added to Crunchyroll's section on Prime Video, but it's only available in Mexico

[@samflood5631]

What was so bad about Seraph of the End?

[@christianoneal380]

Nobody talks about harmony gold dub. Now if only we could find the lost clips of it :/

[@BSReese93]

Nagafumi Hori was his uncle not grandfather. 0:56

[@enderblazer479]

You should maybe do a video on studio ghibli for anime summer

[@StagehandMotel6]

Oh that's a topic I'll touch soon

[@taejasper1343]

Bro, this is even longer than the 4Kids video! Man, you've got my respect for your dedication and hard work on this topic! Thank you, dude! You're amazing! Keep it up, I love you work! I believe in you, you've got this, my guy! And take care of yourself! And have a good day!

[@StagehandMotel6]

Thank you man👍

[@taejasper1343]

@@StagehandMotel6 You're welcome! You deserve it, buddy! Love you, bro! You rock!

[@TheRealSwood]

13:17 Oh hey I know those SAO cosplayers. I'm not sure why you used a picture from a convention when talking about Vic and the Me Too movement, but it's neat seeing people I know randomly show up in a KZbin video.

[@gundambassexe31]

Small edit ! I thought it was Sentai Filmworks funi got into a legal lawsuit with, cuz Adv films was mostly gone at around 2012 ? Yes sentai counter sued them cuz they don’t have a contract with them nor work with them for home media distribution ( section 23 films and WB ) 4kids got into legal issues cuz they might have not paid their Japanese parents their fees in the yugioh marketing advertising and stuff via the DVDs, tcg and brief uncut DVDs before they eventually went bankrupt, sold it back to Konami and no they didn’t resume dubbing for the GX 5Ds last seasons lol left subbed on Crunchyroll afterwards 😅😅😅

[@retroman3960]

Hey you actually made a video about the demise of Funimation! Nice job.

[@desmondmalone438]

7:32 oh I remember this so fondly I used to watch that channel in Maryland oh good times the times I went there with my family(the channel was on a Tv too)

[@dundy7845]

While I respect Funimation for making Dragon Ball, YuYu Hakusho and other Anime’s popular and legally available; I do not miss them in the slightest. Then getting caught in controversy after controversy made me loose my respect for them overall, So I didn’t really memorialize them at all. Being merged with Crunchyroll (Who is just as bad if not worse than Funi) was just the icing on the cake. I surely don’t like that Crunchymation is trying to monopolize the US Anime market, Competition is a good thing and allows people to choose who they want to buy/stream their anime from. Them Killing Right Stuf Anime and turning it into CR Store was the worst thing they have ever done; CR Store has Terrible customer Service which I am convinced is run by an AI and not any real person, and their shipping is the absolute worst.

[@mechajay3358]

12:45 To this day there there has been any actual proof that Vic did the things he was accused of beyond "She Said, He Said." You think his accusers would want this to go take this to court to provide proof instead of wanting the whole thing dismissed. Its because of this particular controversy has really affected the Anime Dub Community on both sides and is STILL going on now

[@Seras99]

This is why Vic drops a song that is about this topic. It’s from his new album by the way. It’s called Hurt People.

[@minakohiashi8882]

i love Funimation, i don't like Crunchyroll I remember the Funimation TV Channal on my dad's rich people's Cable Service. i been watching anime for years but only Toonami and 4KIDS. SO the Funimation Channal plus the leap in popularity of the internet 2007 or 2008 this is how i discovered most of my anime. Ouran Host Club, Black Buttler, Tsukuyomi Moon Phase, Casshin Sin, XXXHoiic, Tsubasa chronicles and Negima ALSO MNET was one of my dad's special channels I really into Korean POP music

[@KaminoKatie]

Would it be possible if you do a video on Big Idea?

[@StagehandMotel6]

Possibility

[@brianpbillingsley3687]

7:27 Ok, WHAT IS THIS SONG?!! Cause I did a sound search like 3 times and what I found was CLEARLY not the same song!!😭

[@StagehandMotel6]

What the funimation channel bump music?

[@brianpbillingsley3687]

@@StagehandMotel6 Oh is that what it is?

[@brytilaar]

Can you make a ranking video on Every Funimation Dub please?

[@StagehandMotel6]

In the future I probably could

[@edonumoiv8978]

Nice Coffee Cup tattoo, keep up the great work. 😊😇🥰😇😊

[@StagehandMotel6]

Haha you saw it well I got a video on it

[@edonumoiv8978]

@@StagehandMotel6 Oh boy I can't wait, and is there a chance where you'll do a report on ADV FILMS?

[@StagehandMotel6]

Doing it now *no pun intended*

[@edonumoiv8978]

@@StagehandMotel6 Nice; can't wait for that video to come out, I'll be giving you a shoutout on my main channel, so here’s a shoutout from my podcast channel from the interview with The Other Mariah, and my Azumanga Daioh tribute, please enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnucaXSneL9rfacsi=LNhanqKbj1zPa_43 and kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH7Yp3R_Z9uUhcksi=cLbfXzX4pxUjTa3M

[@JuanJZ3573]

Duh cater, Texas. lol some of these cities have strange pronunciations 😂

[@yeetkunedo]

Hey. Just helping you out here, it’s not “Deka-tour,” it’s “De-Kate-Ur.” And it’s not “Ut-Na,” it’s “Ooh-tey-nah.”

[@StagehandMotel6]

Yeah I messed up there

[@AnthonyChobotdoespopcult-jz7jr]

Love funamation

[@kofithechocolatekirbyfan]

Can you do the shutdown of noggin next?

[@StagehandMotel6]

That's a back to school thing so when everyone is back to school

[@kofithechocolatekirbyfan]

Oh. I see....

[@elijahguest1885]

Vic thing was a lose-lose the case was dismissed, all that really even happened was a deposition and afedevits being filed back and forth mudslinging for both sides. I dunno how the anti Vic side thinks they won when both parties involved all have their reputations ruined with the larger anime community, Monica rial, Jamie marchi, Chris Shabbat, Vic himself, it’s just a cluster man.

[@mysticalkeyblade759]

So it’s his fault we have those kind of anime fans

[@robbyrhodes4572]

@mysticalkeyblade759 whose fault?

[@tavvyprods1275]

What makes matters worse is that Jamie Marchi, a voice actress I used to be a fan of, continues to pull a “Never My Fault” when she is called out for whenever she and other people at Funimation continue to add their political beliefs or whatnot to their scripts for what they translate.

[@elijahguest1885]

@@tavvyprods1275 it’s crazy how far most of the vas have fallen Into the Twitter echo chamber. I don’t care about your politics when watching a dub. It’s why I’m very critical of the shin Chan dub granted it it introduced me to a much better Japanese show, but doubling down on the edginess and political jokes a year after the author died is very unethical and wrong, to the point tv asahi pulled the license from them permanently, I have no clue how no one’s covered that. Granted I’m very critical of localization, only manga I buy physically are gekiga cause professionals work on them. Oh and fan translations and google translate. I’m in the minority of criticizing the ghost stories dub. I mean most people who watch it don’t even realize it’s a franchise in Japan or Steve fosters creative meddling on his numerous other dubs. I don’t wanna say I’m glad funimation is dead, but it just became too damn toxic the more I looked into it. I enjoyed how unbiased and informative this vid was though.

[@tavvyprods1275]

@@elijahguest1885I for one didn’t like Funimation’s dub for Panty And Stocking, although I did like who the selections for Brief, Garterbelt and the Demon Sisters.

[@Blue_XIII]

Now if only the same happens to Crunchyroll

[@flaviamartinez3292]

Did Funimation have Saint Seiya?

[@pablocasas5906]

I think Netflix dubbed the original Saint Seiya anime into English when they acquired the rights for the CGI remake made by Toei, but for the second season of that series the show moved to Crunchyroll, at least that's what happened here in Latin America

[@flaviamartinez3292]

@@pablocasas5906 I'm in the US and same thing happened here. But still curious if at any point in time Funimation had Saint Seiya?🤔

[@pablocasas5906]

@@flaviamartinez3292 I'm not from the U.S., but I read that in the 2000s DiC Entertainment dubbed Saint Seiya into English under the name, Knights of the Zodiac (which is Saint Seiya's international title in many countries, but in English), but it had a ton of censorship. I don't think Funimation licensed Saint Seiya, despite the fact they got the licenses for other anime based on Shonen Jump anime like Yu☆Yu☆Hakusho and Dragon Ball

[@shawanacarpenter3032]

ADV Films had the rights to the first 60 (or 61) episodes of Saint Seiya , DIC for the chopped up edited version & Netflix redubbed it along with the long-awaited Asgard & Poseidon arcs of the 1986 anime. So no, Funimation was nowhere near Saint Seiya. But poor Seiya did have rocky start in the West like Captain Harlock did in the 80s ...

[@flaviamartinez3292]

@@shawanacarpenter3032 True and other anime as well.😔

[@mechajay3358]

I used to respect Funimation and what they did bringing more attention to Anime in America. But in recent years their current practices and controversies they were a part, specifically with their VAs, has made me lose some respect for them. It's why I wasn't completely sad when they were bought uo and dismantle by Crunchyroll. That isn't to say I don't have more own problems with that service itself, but it really highlights how Funimation went out with a whimper.

[@samflood5631]

Which VAs had mountains of controversies in particular?

[@elijahguest1885]

@@samflood5631 Vic obviously, Jamie marchi especially as of late, Chris sabat casting couch scandal, Sean schemnel all around being a dick irl and spouting homophobic slurs in Dragonball bloopers, Scott freeman being arrested on charges of CP, Damon mills supposedly admitting to molesting a 15 year old, Illich GUARDIOLA traveling to Las Vegas to get married to a 16 year old, these are just the most notable rabbit hole goes deep their known for controversy at this point

[@samflood5631]

@@elijahguest1885 Anyone else? And what has Jamie Marchi done that was so bad?

[@elijahguest1885]

@@samflood5631 argue with fans on Twitter about why her changing anime scripts is actually a good thing and has nothing to do with bias’s she has, also literally called for Vic’s balls to be chopped off or something early in the dramas she’s just immature, that’s the easy jist of why people dislike her now, besides the many simps she has because she voiced their waifu so she can literally do no wrong. Some of her fans are straight up parasocial, and believe her as some type of goddess it is really really deranged and weird

[@elobservadorobservante1605]

Vic Mignona is innocent and all because he refused to read a yaoi fanfiction

[@Seras99]

Nowadays he wouldn’t care cause to be fair, this was back then. Unless the yaoi fan fic in question is um well… 😅 Too spicy. 🌶️ I don’t know his true stance on yaoi but I think he would have appreciated the art of such?

[@justinjinroldan]

Can you do downfall of pbs kids sprout and fall of Disney

[@TheShadowsega75GX]

I love FUNImation I really do but the way they treated Vic Mignonga like how WWE did with CM Punk back in 2014 and AEW Last Year because of that dickweed Tony Khan and Crybaby Man Child Jungle Boy Jack Perry was just asinine and stupid it's a shame how they went from so many buyouts and mergers and Sony snatched them as it got absorbed into Crunchyroll basically most of their exclusives on their app are wiped off but what's strange is that Yu Yu Hakusho dub is on Netflix despite Funimation owning it prior to the Crunchyroll merger.

[@JoelGerson1]

Wait if they are shutdown does that mean I will not get new dubbed episodes of spy famliy on disney plus

[@christopherwashington2417]

DBZ Kai dub killed funimation. DBZ Kai recording policy sex scandal is also the voice actors change for Kai.

[@mushra50]

I remember FUNimation TV it came on as one channel that was on satellite called colors TV that was the name of the channel and it actually has the lineup that began like this Weekdays 1. Kodocha 2. Fruits basket 3. Detective Loki 4. Case closed 5. Galaxy railways men that show was f****** boring 6. Yu Yu Hakusho 7. Slayers 8.Negima

[@GenoX1987]

I turned my back on Funimation after the whole Vic scandal. If they could so viciously turn on one of their own before a verdict was reached from mere hearsay, then I refuse to support such toxic two faced people.

[@ARZ_201]

Pretty much why I stopped watching dub altogether

[@almond3066]

@@GenoX1987 it's also weird how they also backed that one middle aged voice actor dude who openly dated a 16 year old too (it was one of those bs things where it was technically legal because they got married hastily after they got caught or something) At that point to me, it was kind of obvious it was all to look good rather than any genuine form of concern for the safety of their fans on their end I don't know if Vic is innocent or not, but I do know is I have a huge distaste for people with inconsistent morals

[@samflood5631]

Who was the middle aged voice actor that married a 16 year old girl?

[@animemaster2400]

@@samflood5631 His name is Illich Guardiola, he also happens to be Monica Rial's ex boyfriend.

[@samflood5631]

@@ARZ_201 Seems a bit extreme. What about the other dub companies like Bang Zoom, Ocean and Sentai Filmworks?

[@NastheVictorious]

Hey, not to sound like a "Know it all" but His name is Pronounced "GA-N" not "JEN". 😄👍🏾

[@mikeg8768]

Americans don’t know how to adapt. We didn’t get the legendary moment japan got when Goku first transformed. Instead we got super saiyans and Trunks at the start in the middle of the story

[@NitroNEXT]

Not a bad attempt but this misses a lot.

[@HatchedDragon]

Especially for Vegeta's voice, the "Ocean Dub" was the best for DBZ. I can't listen to the "Remastered Dub" or "Kai Dub".

[@Osarogie112258]

Even though FUNimation had nice shows, I didn't feel bad for their downfall.