Funimation
 Final logo for the streaming service used from 2020 to 2024 | |
| Former name | FunimationNow (2016–2020) |
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| Company type | Division |
Website type | OTT streaming platform |
| Available in | 3 languages |
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| Dissolved | April 2, 2024 |
| Headquarters | Coppell, Texas, U.S. |
Country of origin | United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Sony |
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| Website | funimation.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2024-04-02) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | April 2009 |
| Current status | Defunct (consolidated into Crunchyroll) |
url. Replace with website.type. Replace with website_type.launch_date. Replace with launched.Funimation was an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. Launched in April 2009, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It streamed popular series, such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, YuYu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Black Clover, Fruits Basket, Assassination Classroom and Tokyo Ghoul among many others. The service and its parent company were acquired by Sony, who ran the service through Sony Pictures Television from 2017 to 2019 and then through Sony Pictures and Aniplex from 2019 to its closure in 2024. In 2021, Sony acquired Crunchyroll.
In March 2022, Funimation Global Group, the service's parent company, was rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC and a large majority of its catalog was moved to Crunchyroll; despite this, the Funimation streaming service remained active and continued to distribute titles that were originally licensed by the Funimation company before the merger until it was shut down in April 2024.