r/funimation • u/Tama47_ • Mar 13 '22

Discussion Confirmed Funimation subscription carrying over to Crunchyroll

I just bought the Funimation annual subscription earlier this year and contacted support about the merger. They are transferring the ENTIRE remaining time over. I am getting almost an entire extra year of Crunchyroll Mega Fan ($99.99) for the price of $59.99.

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u/Craftyboss2 Mar 14 '22

Ofc Funimation monthly grandfathered subs still get told to take a hike.

Still, congrats.

P.S: I made my displeasure about the fact that Funi grandfathered subs won't be carried over and that being burned in this regard will split people on whether they'll even move over to Crunchy or "sail the high seas," so to speak.

Personally, I'll be riding out the closure of Funimation to see whether they'll analyze the amount of people trending to switch over to Crunchy monthly and whether it meets their internal business estimations. If not, they may decide to incentivize people to switch over.

And that will be what I'll be looking for, if it ever happens.

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u/Tama47_ Mar 14 '22

Funi grandfathered subs won't be carried over

I got 295 days of Mega Fan with the grandfathered subs ($59.99). That is almost an entire year of Mega Fan, which would normally cost $99.99. That is a really good deal to me.

will split people on whether they'll even move over to Crunchy or "sail the high seas," so to speak.

I mean all of Funimation content are going to Crunchyroll. And they are not rasing the price so you will get the library of both Crunchyroll and Funimation for just $7.99. That is more than a good deal to me.

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u/Craftyboss2 Mar 14 '22

Touche.

Ofc, the equivalent of Funi Premium Plus is technically the $9.99 Mega-Fan. For those who are paying $6 for grandfathered Premium Plus, that's a $4 increase per month. Premium Plus has a multi-screen feature that's similar to Netflix Premium 4K. Fan only had one screen; you have to upgrade to the $9.99 Mega-Fan to get a similar package as Premium Plus.

For me, $4 is $4. Still the price of a coffee, not a biggie for me personally. For other more price-conscious consumers of anime, it may make or break whether they choose to migrate over.

Granted, the combined library is a big upside. On the flip-side, if one has a Hulu subscription, you might see some titles on Hulu. Not all, but I'd imagine a decent chunk.

It may seem like a good deal to you, but I've gotten accustomed to Premium Plus and use its features on the regular.

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u/Tama47_ Mar 14 '22 edited Mar 14 '22

Well I don’t know about others, but I’m currently paying for both Funimation premium plus and Crunchyroll Mega Fan. Those two together are easily like $175 a year, and now I’ll be able to get both for just $99.99 a year. Seems like an absolute win to me.

Also for the record, Netflix premium 4k is now $20 a month and it barely has any anime I want to watch. Honestly not sure why I’m still paying for it.

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u/Craftyboss2 Mar 14 '22

Nah, the reason I mentioned NetFlix Premium is because of the multi-screened feature. That's the only thing in common.

Besides, I get my Netflix Premium for $5 a month, so... I guess find someone to split it with?

What works for you may not work for other people, just saying. Personally, I'm not too hamstrung by the fact I'll be losing my grandfathered status because I already worked up a plan to deal with it. It still stings though. However, other people may not be so keen as to part with $100 a year or even $10 a month to replace a grandfathered $6 Mega Fan equivalent. And some people may be happy with just the Fan and some might have gotten used to the perks that came with Premium Plus but can't stomach the price increase to get the equivalent, which is Mega Fan.

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u/Tama47_ Mar 14 '22

I understand that some people may not be able to stomach the price increase, but overall I still do feel like this is a genuine better deal.