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Greed1914
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Potentially, yes. The two main competitors for streaming are pooling resources, though from reading the article it sounds like that was done largely out of concern that companies like Amazon could afford to force them out. How much this partnership pays for licenses may still be highly dependent on how badly much larger companies want a show. |
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Jonny Mendes
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This will not affect Europe, but looks like is great news for sub fans in North America.
They will have most of the titles on only one place. Is save them some money. The same goes for dub fans. |
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Soulpiece
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Ok so I wanna make this is clear. Every show funimation has subbed will be moved to crunchyroll and funimation will only be left with their dubs only? And future simulcast shows will be moved to crunchyroll while we gotta wait weeks to watch it in funimation as dubbed only? That kinda sucks.
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Kb24lol
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So what happens to sentai?
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BlueRex666
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Can we please focus on the awesome partnership allowing more anime to get home releases, more streaming opinions, and more dubs?  
I was praying no one would bring this up. |
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Keichitsu0305
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The only "downside" is not hearing about Funimation shows being widely available in South America (when was the last time Mexico or anywhere south got any good anime news??) like how some Crunchyroll shows can be seen in the UK, or the Nordic region but, damn now I don't have to renew my Funi subscription anymore!
Since some of the past Broadcast Dubs have slowly started being released on DVD/BD, will that mean we should expect Funimation to release 91 Days and Mob Psycho 100 or will it be like Kabaneri, Free! season 1, and Gintama were those Dubs will be under Crunchyroll's new home video distribution? Edit: Looked on CR's FAQ and got my answer:
Possible Funimation Premium Box Sets for Crunchyroll titles? F**K YEAH!! 
I guess with Amazon Prime having exclusive sub streaming for Noitamina titles, the removal of anime titles on Hulu, Aniplex titles removed/expired from Funimation's lineup, and Netflix grabbing titles but releasing them in chunks after their season finale, combing two well known entities was a smart move. Last edited by Keichitsu0305 on Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:47 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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johnnysasaki
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if they do that to Ace Attorney and Berserk,that already have estabilished voices,they will piss off a lot of people... |
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7jaws7
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After they released Shirobako, I'm not paying any attention to them until they acquire the GuP's Battle of Anzio and the movie |
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Яeverse
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Zestiria kept the main voices for characters, so I dont see why we would Assume Ace Attorney dub couldnt...though will it be worth it, I dont recall seeing many game fans being please with the ace attorney anime. |
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Turro
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Here in México and the rest of latin America crunchyroll reigns supreme since Funimation dont give a &$@ south of The U. S border. There is a lot of great shows that are impossible to watch legally here because of this.
I think this is a great news for the people of USA and Canada, hope the parties work to bring the shows to the rest of the markets. |
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Blankslate
Posts: 425 Location: Atlanta, GA |
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This is pretty amazing news. It feels like I'm dreaming.
It seems that this is as close to being a merger as possible. With this deal, Funi will be dubbing and distributing tons more anime, and CR will be licensing practically everything. In order for either one of these propositions to be true, they most likely have to share profits and pool money in order to cover dubbing and licensing costs. I worry that this means Japanese licensors will exponentially increase licensing costs. |
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Greed1914
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I asked the same question, but yes, subs will appear on CR and dubs on Funi is how it will eventually work. Also, we already had to wait a few weeks to watch broadcast dubs, and apparently, they are making an effort to do them even faster, so you won't really be waiting any more than before.
My own take on it is that they will be left to pick up titles that nobody else wanted, or they'll be focusing even more on older titles. Neither is especially encouraging for them, I'm sure. As interesting as this news is, it is sad to think that it might end up forcing out some of the competition. Last edited by Greed1914 on Thu Sep 08, 2016 6:29 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Blankslate
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Ace Attorney only started using dub voices in Dual Destines and only in animated cutscenes. I doubt many people are attached to a voice cast that they've only heard ~30 minutes of cumulatively. |
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DuchessBianca
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Not sure why you felt the need to quote me as I was only answering a question asked, clearly you must have missed my glowing comment on page 2 as it's not really more possible to get anymore positive then that. |
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MatrixGravity
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Wait, so what about the titles that Crunchyroll originally announced they would be releasing on home video? (Big Order, Berserk, Yamada & The 7 Witches, etc) what will become of those titles? The original article states,
"Crunchyroll had announced at Anime Expo in July that it will start dubbing and releasing some of its anime series on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. In addition to Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Crunchyroll announced plans to release Berserk (new series), Twin Star Exorcists, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club, Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Myriad Colors Phantom World, Big Order, and Gintama on home video with English dubs. According to Funimation, Crunchyroll began the production process on these titles, and Funimation is reviewing the titles based on licensor approval and its own production and release schedule, but the titles have not yet been officially confirmed as part of the partnership.." This doesn't really sound promising? I was actually looking forward to picking up Myriad Colors Phantom and Yamada and the Seven Witches, but now it seems uncertain if they'll still get released? Last edited by MatrixGravity on Thu Sep 08, 2016 5:17 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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