OwlChemist81 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/funimation-ends-crunchyroll-anime-licensing-deal-sony-1202984211/ https://vrvblog.co/melissah/3652/changes-to-vrv-premium/ Thoughts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, OwlChemist81 said: https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/funimation-ends-crunchyroll-anime-licensing-deal-sony-1202984211/ https://vrvblog.co/melissah/3652/changes-to-vrv-premium/ Thoughts?? Replacing FUNi with HDIVE is like replacing a car with a bicycle. It’s just not the same. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 KAIJI/TONEGAWA 2019 FOR TOONAMI 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 ... I just made a thread about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 10 minutes ago, Jman said: Replacing FUNi with HDIVE is like replacing a car with a bicycle. It’s just not the same. Well at least if I get VRV, I can play HiDive on my TV set instead of waiting for them to get on Roku and fussing with the damn uncooperative desktop browser player to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I prefer this since that means I can watch HIDIVE on my PS4 now. Funimation is cheap enough I can just sub to them as an extra when I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 And like I noted in that thread, this blows because between Crunchyroll and FUNi, you got roughly 85% of everything worth a damn in the US with only a few scant exceptions. Not so much with HDIVE. And for bonus points I need to redo my budget...again. I swear, I hope DC’s service rots on the vine and is discontinued this time next year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 well okay now this throws a wrench into things since that means Warner doesn't have automatic access to Funi licenses due to their purchase of Crunchyroll anymore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 16 minutes ago, mochi said: well okay now this throws a wrench into things since that means Warner doesn't have automatic access to Funi licenses due to their purchase of Crunchyroll anymore The two are now owned by rival telecommunication corporations. This should have been predicted a year ago when SONY purchased Funimation. This really makes me wonder why Funimation partnered with Crunchyroll in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Lol, and people thought streaming was going to be way better than cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 7 hours ago, Top Gun said: Lol, and people thought streaming was going to be way better than cable. It still is, considering the sheer volume of material vs a cable block. Especially for anime fans. I’m just waiting for the inevitable market crunch, the same one that put channels that were too niche out of business. Remember TechTv? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 19 hours ago, Jman said: And like I noted in that thread, this blows because between Crunchyroll and FUNi, you got roughly 85% of everything worth a damn in the US with only a few scant exceptions. Not so much with HDIVE. And for bonus points I need to redo my budget...again. I swear, I hope DC’s service rots on the vine and is discontinued this time next year. Before you bail on VRV, watch Lastman. You'd probably love it and it's pretty short. Pretty difficult to find the VRV dub anywhere else, and that's a great dub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, naraku360 said: Before you bail on VRV, watch Lastman. You'd probably love it and it's pretty short. Pretty difficult to find the VRV dub anywhere else, and that's a great dub. VRV gave everyone two months free as a make good after what happened, so yeah, I will. Honestly what I’m expecting is a lot more account sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 9 hours ago, Top Gun said: Lol, and people thought streaming was going to be way better than cable. ... this tells you NOTHING about the quality of the streaming. This is just a shift in management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 2 hours ago, elfie said: ... this tells you NOTHING about the quality of the streaming. This is just a shift in management. The quality of streaming drops because now there's significantly less on CR/VRV. There's still a lot, but the removal of Funi means taking a major hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 So it's more a matter of quality in variety than of quality in presentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ngag3 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 We might actually get Made in Abyss on CR, finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satou Kazuma Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 hot take: https://kotaku.com/the-internet-reacts-to-crunchyroll-and-funimations-brea-182986006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 27 minutes ago, Hachiman said: hot take: https://kotaku.com/the-internet-reacts-to-crunchyroll-and-funimations-brea-182986006 So Kotaku is implying somewhat FUNi was getting a raw deal. Also this helps HDIVE which has...zero market penetration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) I figure this might finally get me to sit down and watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes. But I just checked the catalog over at HIDIVE and could see how some people could be disappointed. Edited October 19, 2018 by Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 7 hours ago, naraku360 said: The quality of streaming drops because now there's significantly less on CR/VRV. There's still a lot, but the removal of Funi means taking a major hit. But you can still watch Funimation's shows on .. FUNIMATION! Or Hulu! Shows aren't disappearing. They're just going to another place to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Ric said: I figure this might finally get me to sit down and watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes. But I just checked the catalog over at HIDIVE and could see how some people could be disappointed. For me it may get me to finally watch Land of the Lustrous when it's on VRV on a TV set instead, because IT WON'T PLAY ON HIDIVE'S AWFUL DESKTOP BROWSER PLAYER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, elfie said: But you can still watch Funimation's shows on .. FUNIMATION! Or Hulu! Shows aren't disappearing. They're just going to another place to see them. No doy. I don't have Funimation. I don't have Hulu. I had VRV because it included both CR and Funimation for less than the cost of the 2 subscriptions combimed, much less those 2 plus Hulu. You're arguing in favor of doing something I could have done already but didn't because it's objectively worse. Edited October 20, 2018 by naraku360 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daos Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Someone has to say it. TOP 10 ANIME BETRAYALS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 https://www.funimation.com/blog/2018/10/18/faq-funimationnow-subs-dubs-one-place/ Some answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cidz Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Nvr heard of them. That hidive thing? I feel so outta touch with anime and anime related news lol. Am i even still a weeb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 I had a little extra money and was considering getting VRV, but after this announcement, I'm not so sure... I doubt it will be an issue for Funimation (people will just subscribe to Funi if they want to watch), but Funi and Crunchyroll's partnership dissolving is still a pretty big hit. I've never even heard of HIDIVE before entering this thread; to be completely honest with you, when I first saw the title I thought it was a hentai site. Partnering with Crunchy will probably be good in giving them exposure, but if their lineup is as small as people say it is, the exposure might do more damage to them than good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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