Funimation announced that same month that it had acquired Manga Entertainment Limited, an anime distributor in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Before the consolidation, Funimation was under Sony Pictures Television, while the other two companies were under Sony Music Entertainment Japan’s Aniplex.
Funimation ended its content-sharing partnership with Crunchyroll in November 2018, and signed a first-look streaming deal with Hulu.
Sony Pictures Television Networks acquired a majority stake in North American distributor Funimation for US$143 million in 2017.