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-''On April 2nd, 2024 Funimation, a paid media-streaming platform was shutdown as part of a merger with another media-streaming platform known as Crunchyroll.''<ref name=":0">https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/22843839604500-Funimation-End-of-Services</ref> ''This was a planned merger as a result of Sony's acquisition of both companies. The retirement of Funimation also revoked licenses for and removed access to all previously purchased digital copies of Funimation content without an automatic refund or replacement.''<ref name=":0" />
+''On April 2nd, 2024 Funimation, a paid media-streaming platform was shutdown as part of a merger with another media-streaming platform known as Crunchyroll.''<ref name=":0">https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/22843839604500-Funimation-End-of-Services ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251209052704/https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/22843839604500-Funimation-End-of-Services Archived])</ref> ''This was a planned merger as a result of Sony's acquisition of both companies. The retirement of Funimation also revoked licenses for and removed access to all previously purchased digital copies of Funimation content without an automatic refund or replacement.''<ref name=":0" />
 ==Background==
-Sony finalized its acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021 after an extended antitrust review by the US Department of Justice.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/funimation-crunchyroll-big-anime-era-is-here/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251208142934/https://www.wired.com/story/funimation-crunchyroll-big-anime-era-is-here/ Archived])</ref><ref>https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22349203/doj-crunchyroll-investigation-sony-att ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251204062322/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22349203/doj-crunchyroll-investigation-sony-att Archived])</ref> After a year of operations under Sony, On March 1st, 2022, an announcement was made informing users that the site would be consolidated into Crunchyroll as a part of the acquisition of Crunchyroll by Sony. <ref>https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/crunchyroll-adds-funimation-anime-sony-1235192876/</ref>
+Sony finalized its acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021 after an extended antitrust review by the US Department of Justice.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/funimation-crunchyroll-big-anime-era-is-here/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251208142934/https://www.wired.com/story/funimation-crunchyroll-big-anime-era-is-here/ Archived])</ref><ref>https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22349203/doj-crunchyroll-investigation-sony-att ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251204062322/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22349203/doj-crunchyroll-investigation-sony-att Archived])</ref> After a year of operations under Sony, On March 1st, 2022, an announcement was made informing users that the site would be consolidated into Crunchyroll as a part of the acquisition of Crunchyroll by Sony. <ref>https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/crunchyroll-adds-funimation-anime-sony-1235192876/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260215221608/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/crunchyroll-adds-funimation-anime-sony-1235192876/ Archived])</ref>
 On February 7th, 2024, it was announced that Funimation would shut down and transition to Crunchyroll on April 2nd, 2024.<ref name=":1">https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/8/24065940/funimation-shutdown-crunchyroll-digital-library ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260120013929/https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/8/24065940/funimation-shutdown-crunchyroll-digital-library Archived])</ref><ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-07/funimation-app-shuts-down-on-april-2-as-its-accounts-merge-with-crunchyroll/.207344 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260130141433/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-07/funimation-app-shuts-down-on-april-2-as-its-accounts-merge-with-crunchyroll/.207344 Archived])</ref> Users were notified at that time that subscription prices would increase and users would permanently lose access to their digital library without any mention of a refund or replacement.<ref name=":1" /> Shortly afterwards, articles were published by major digital news outlets such as Ars Technica and the Verge, with both users and journalists remarking on the largely negative outcomes of this merger.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/02/funimation-dvds-included-forever-available-digital-copies-forever-ends-april-2/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260214204116/https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/02/funimation-dvds-included-forever-available-digital-copies-forever-ends-april-2/ Archived])</ref>