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Funimation Full-Series Streams Expiring

That's a relief. I thought Funimation was going to announce that DVD/Blu-Ray was too easy to pirate, so they were going back to VHS only.

Guardsman Bass wrote:

That's a relief. I thought Funimation was going to announce that DVD/Blu-Ray was too easy to pirate, so they were going back to VHS only.

You can pirate VHS tapes too, you know?

What's wrong with a harmless and well-intentioned joke? For example, today the Urban Dictionary has revamped their site to look like Wikipedia and Google released this hilarious video. You don't need to play a malevolent or deceptive prank to celebrate April Fools.

Our shows have online streaming schedules like NBC, Comedy Central and FX. Our shows are not always on.

We take them down for a couple of months. They'll be back up, but in say in about 4 months from now. (don't quote me on the exact time length) They are not gone, gone.

If you really want full 24/7 access to the shows, you can always buy the box set DVD/Blu-ray from Right Stuf, Anime Corner Store or other retailers selling anime, or get the show through iTunes, xBox, Amazon or Playstation for digital episodes for purchase.

We still have all the licensing rights to the shows, but we are giving these shows a break from streaming the full series. You can still watch the first couple of shows to try a series out.

Lance Heiskell
Your Friendly Neighborhood FUNimation Marketing Director Guy
@lheiskell (if you are on the twitters)

And what the hell is up with putting up only a few dubbed episodes of X, Y, or Z series but the whole thing subbed? Are you TRYING to shaft us dub fans?

Weiss_Yohji wrote:

And what the hell is up with putting up only a few dubbed episodes of X, Y, or Z series but the whole thing subbed? Are you TRYING to shaft us dub fans?

It's called marketing, dude. They're TRYING to get you to buy the dvds, because they're not a nonprofit organization ~_~ They're banking on the fact that most fans will want the dub and be willing to pay for it; furthermore, their dub is something that another site can't reproduce, while there are any number of sites that can provide fansubs.

...As someone who prefers subs, that kind of works fine for me. But if I could only watch the dub for free and not the sub (like with Netflix, though that's not really free) I'd be more likely to buy the dvd for the subs.

Teriyaki Terrier wrote:

jsevakis wrote: 'tis no joke. ANN doesn't celebrate April Fools. To which I am extremely happy about. April Fools is okay for your average Joe, but whenever I see a established business do it, I shake my head.

What's wrong with a harmless and well-intentioned joke? For example, today the Urban Dictionary has revamped their site to look like Wikipedia and Google released this hilarious video. You don't need to play a malevolent or deceptive prank to celebrate April Fools.

Teriyaki Terrier wrote:

SonicRenegade84 wrote: Stop complaining. You're lucky Netflix has any anime at all. I agree. Netflix could easily stop adding anime and instead focus on other movies. The fact Netflix streams and carries any anime at all is a privilege, not a set in stone requirement. Something is always better than nothing at all.

Seriously? We're doing this again?

I remember back when the licensing companies would release grainy DVDs with slapped-on dubtitles, people who complained about the quality would be bombarded by the same excuse. "You're lucky to be getting any anime at all! Stop complaining!" Fact is, anyone who pays for DVDs or Netflix is a consumer. They have every right to complain if the quality isn't to their liking, and the company in question has an obligation to consider if that complaint has any merit. Saying "something is better than nothing" accomplishes exactly that... NOTHING.

Okay, so it's April 2nd and I'd like to confirm this wasn't an April Fools joke.

Would have been a really boring Joke if it had been.

-t

Our shows have online streaming schedules like NBC, Comedy Central and FX. Our shows are not always on.

This entire argument is completely off-topic and has nothing to do with the news item. Knock it off.

We take them down for a couple of months. They'll be back up, but in say in about 4 months from now. (don't quote me on the exact time length) They are not gone, gone.