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Culver City, CA (July 3, 2020) Funimation, the leading global anime content provider, today announced it is expanding its streaming service to Latin America this fall. Funimation, which is currently available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, will expand to Mexico and Brazil later this year. Funimation also announced it would offer select subtitled and dubbed anime series in Spanish and Portuguese. The announcement was made during FunimationCon 2020, a free two-day virtual fan festival celebrating anime.

“Anime is special in that it speaks equally to people from different cultures, regions and languages around the world. Audiences in Latin America are among the most passionate in the world and have been clamoring for more,” said Colin Decker, CEO of Funimation Global Group. “Expanding Funimation to Mexico and Brazil is the natural next step for us to serve those fans and extend our brands.”

Funimation has been a driving force in bringing anime to North America and globally through its streaming service, theatrical releases, home entertainment, and merchandise. This past year, Funimation has expanded its reach globally, deepened its library of anime by nearly 20% through strategic deals with leading anime licensors like Aniplex and NIS America and embraced new and innovative ways to engage with fans. This weekend, Funimation is hosting FunimationCon 2020, its first virtual convention available to fans in five countries. Earlier this year Funimation released the box office hit My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising which passed $13 million at the domestic box office and released the 30th Anniversary Dragon Ball Z Collector’s Edition which was a top seller.

About Funimation
Funimation distributes the best anime to a passionate, global community of fans. For over 25 years, Funimation has pioneered an omni-channel approach to engaging and entertaining millions where they want it most—streaming, home entertainment, theatrical, e-commerce, merchandising, live events, and more.

Funimation’s streaming services offer a growing catalog of over 700 anime series and 13,000+ hours of content available on 15 platforms and in 47 countries. Funimation’s in-house team designs must-have, exclusive collectibles distributed through major retailers and an e-commerce site; Funimation’s theatrical division is responsible for six of the top 20 anime films in the U.S. As pioneers of the SimulDub™, Funimation is the gold standard for foreign language dubbing of Japanese anime with the highest quality standards and fidelity to the original artists. With a fan-centric approach, Funimation has built a loyal social community of over 25 million followers and earned the trust of Japan’s most iconic creators.

Funimation has nine offices in six countries, and over 400 employees worldwide. As an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., Funimation benefits from deep entertainment expertise across cultures, territories, and languages.

To learn more about Funimation, visit funimation.com and follow Funimation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Contact:
Jennifer St. Clair
jennifer.stclair@funimation.com