Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll is an American subscription video-on-demand streaming service owned by Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by East Asian media, including Japanese anime, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with the Japanese branch located in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Founded in 2006, Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over 100 million registered users worldwide.

History
Crunchyroll started in 2006 as a for-profit video upload and streaming site that specialized in hosting East Asian content. Some of the content hosted on Crunchyroll included versions of East Asian shows that had been subtitled by fans.

In 2008, Crunchyroll secured a capital investment of $4.05 million from the venture capital firm Venrock. The investment drew criticism from anime distributors and licensors Bandai Entertainment and Funimation as the site continued to allow users to upload illegal copies of licensed titles.

On March 1, 2022, it was announced that the Funimation, Wakanim and VRV SVOD services would be consolidated into Crunchyroll. Additionally, Funimation Global Group, LLC would be renamed and absorbed into Crunchyroll, LLC, with the Funimation brand being phased out in favor of Crunchyroll.

On August 4, 2022, it was announced Crunchyroll acquired anime retailer Right Stuf.

Series

 * In/Spectre (2020)
 * Tower of God (2020)
 * The God of High School (2020)
 * TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You (2020-present)
 * So I'm a Spider, So What? (2021)
 * Fena: Pirate Princess (2021)
 * Shenmue The Animation (2022)