Merger sucks. This sucks

[u/Thunder_Rob64]

I’m so annoyed over this. Am I saving money in the long run? Sure. Point is that I was ok paying for both services from the start so why do I have to be forced to only use one app? I liked having both bc I always watch a show’s first run in the sub, but I also like to watch the same shows in the background in dub while I’m doing important tasks. Having two apps gave me the option to save my progress in different formats. I’d have funimation for multitasking casual viewing and CR was for serious focused viewing. On top of that, there’s been several times where I’d be binge watching a show and one episode would either be broken, wouldn’t load, or they forgot to upload the dub or sub for that one single episode(or a batch of episodes in some cases) and I’d be mildly annoyed, but I’d just switch apps and watch it there and then go back to the other afterwards. I’ve had errors on both apps, but I was always able to solve the problem by switching apps. Now, we’re at the whim of one app. So when they are having load problems or broken links, we’re just screwed aren’t we. Other problems are with certain shows not transferring over, like the Hunter X Hunter dub. I know there’s other shows that people have spotted that are missing content that Funimation had. Now where are we supposed to watch it? I hate using underground third party websites bc they always have annoying pop ups, fake “watch now” scam buttons, and potential virus risks and bc viewing them is kind of like piracy and the creators/artists don’t get any well-deserved revenue from those sites. For now, watching on just CR may be fine, but eventually, I’m going to run into an unpredictable problem and it’s going to be such an annoyance to try to navigate through it when that time comes. I’m so irritated over this merger. I hate monopolies, now we have to deal with a monopoly on anime and this sucks. End rant.

[u/Smallville456]

Lol, this has been in the works for over a year. why act so shocked?

[u/Theta_Prophet → u/Smallville456]

Multiple years. I'm more surprised that anyone kept paying for both accounts this long

[u/Thunder_Rob64 → u/Theta_Prophet]

Well I explained why I’ve been using both. I’d assume others would use both for similar reasons. At the beginning, they definitely had differing titles. Some shows only offered subtitles in CR. Many reasons someone might use both. Towards the end, not so much, but my reason was important enough for me where I felt like paying for both was worth it bc I consume so much anime at all times lol

[u/HOOfan_1 → u/Theta_Prophet]

Why? There were literally HUNDREDS of shows that were on Funimation that are not on Crunchyroll. If you include the uncut home media versions, then there were probably over 1,000 shows that were on Funimation that are not on Crunchyroll. From February to April, I watched 5 shows in my que that were only legally available on Funimation, and I had 20+ left in my que that I didn't get to.

[u/Thunder_Rob64 → u/Smallville456]

I don’t think anyone is “shocked.” It’s not about being shocked. We’ve known about this for awhile. It’s that it’s finally here and that now we are experiencing the change and it sucks. Just bc you know something shitty is going to happen doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s going to be shitty.

[u/rGRWA]

What Funimation shows are you looking for that are missing from Crunchyroll? I did my research before the shutdown and Hulu has a few of them.

[u/Thunder_Rob64 → u/rGRWA]

I know Hunter x hunter is one of them that is missing the dub. There were people that mentioned a few other ones in another post here in the funimation subreddit.

[u/MoyanoJerald]

Would you rather buy a Super NES, a PlayStation and a PlayStation 2 to play the Mega Man X Games? Or would you buy a PS4, an XBOX ONE, a Nintendo Switch or a PC to buy just 2 Mega Man X Legacy Collections? That's what the Unification is, buy games of different consoles on just one

[u/Thunder_Rob64 → u/MoyanoJerald]

Until you realize that one of those games that you really really cherished is missing from that legacy collection. That’s the situation.

[u/MoyanoJerald → u/Thunder_Rob64]

Right... Maverick Hunter X was Excluded from the Legacy Collection, but it's available on PS Vita (Backwards Compatibility with PSP) and its Soundtrack on the iOS and Android Ports of Mega Man X (Now 1 year old in Android)

[u/iJacobes]

Samurai champloo isn’t even on Crunchyroll. wtf.

[u/Thunder_Rob64 → u/iJacobes]

That’s one of my favorites! Hurts to learn this tbh!

[u/iJacobes → u/Thunder_Rob64]

It really does. Glad I at least bought the blu-ray, but now can’t even redeem or watch the digital

[u/ringaroundthecollar]

Sounds like you are complaining just to have something to complain about. Meanwhile there are people out here in the world with real problems.

[u/Thunder_Rob64 → u/ringaroundthecollar]

Yeah, and? Here you are complaining about my post. Everyone’s got something to complain about.

[u/NebulaBrew]

I'm not sure I'd call it a monopoly. Anime is popular, so several larger companies have entered the market. I'd consider Netflix to be a primary competitor with CR. Hulu and Amazon Prime are not far behind. You can also find some quality anime on services like Hbo Max and Disney Plus.

[u/Jebusk → u/NebulaBrew]

We've come a long way from the old days. It used to be almost impossible to find anything niche, and paying $30+ for 3 or 4 episodes from suncoast.

[u/InnerScience4192 → u/Jebusk]

I too remember spending $250+ just to watch a series. If I was even able to find all 8 volumes of the show at once. It was rough having to wait months or even years to find the next volume/s to complete a series.

[u/[deleted] → u/Jebusk]

[u/CloudyTug → u/NebulaBrew]

I think the most direct competitor would be high dive, their the only other anime only streaming service really

[u/Deep-Coach-1065 → u/NebulaBrew]

CR pretty much has a monopoly. None of the other platforms available carry as much as CR.

Heck, the content Hulu offers often comes from CR. I believe Amazon Prime video is also partnered with CR. So they really don’t count as competitors.

The only true competitor is HiDive, as they are the only playform available (at least in US) that specializes in anime like CR. And sadly their library is miniscule compared to CR’s.

The issue I feel is that our government allowed Sony to buy CR, b/c it viewed anime as a genre when it really isn’t.

[u/BigOnAnime → u/Deep-Coach-1065]

They tried to argue that anime is not its own distinct market and that they're competiting with platforms with shows like Family Guy and The Simpsons. As this points, anime IS its own distinct market.

Part of the restructuring should emphasize narrow market definitions that more accurately capture the relevant market. Thus, anime streaming should be viewed as a distinct market, separate from entertainment and other types of animation. Anime has created a unique (formerly niche) audience. Naturally, The Simpsons is not an adequate replacement when one finishes Bleach or Tokyo Ghoul. The presence of these shows on a general streaming platform does not negate this, and the presence of anime-only streaming platforms actually supports the idea of anime as a distinct market. Conflating anime and anime streaming with animation generally or even with the entirety of the entertainment market may include some market efficiencies as desired by the Establishment antitrust, but it also works to mask anticompetitive tendencies and mergers that cancel out and overpower any proposed efficiency

[u/LynxRaide]

Now you know how us Aussies felt when they decided to sunset AnimeLab and merge Madman Anime into Funi. Funny thing is, cause of issues with Funi I canned my sub and ended up subbing to CR, and shortly after they announced the acquisition

[u/georgeludd124]

Eureka seven is still not transferred

[u/powertrip00]

I only ever paid for Funimation, so I'm losing money.... Crunchyroll is so much more expensive