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Funimation Productions, LLC
Formerly
FUNimation Productions (1994–2005)
FUNimation Entertainment (2005–2011)
Subsidiary
Industry Entertainment
Founded 9 May 1994; 31 years ago (1994-05-09)
Founder Gen Fukunaga
Cindy Fukunaga
Headquarters ,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Gen Fukunaga (founder & chairman)
Colin Decker (general manager)
Products Anime, motion pictures, Japanese/Asian cinema
Owner Sony (95%, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan joint ownership)
Gen Fukunaga (5%)
Parent Sony Pictures Television (2017–present)
Aniplex (2019–present)
Divisions Funimation Films
Subsidiaries AnimeLab
Madman Anime Group
Manga Entertainment UK
Wakanim

Funimation Productions, LLC is an American entertainment company. It is very well known for its work with anime. Funimation takes shows and movies made in other countries and makes them ready for audiences in the U.S. and other places. They do this by dubbing them, which means changing the original voices to English.

Most of Funimation (95%) is owned by Sony. This ownership is shared between two parts of Sony: Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The other 5% of the company belongs to Gen Fukunaga. He is one of the people who started Funimation. The company's main office is in Flower Mound, Texas. Funimation is one of the most important companies in North America for releasing anime and other entertainment from different countries.

The Start of Funimation

Funimation was created on May 9, 1994. It was started by Gen Fukunaga and his wife, Cindy Fukunaga. When it first began, the company was called FUNimation Productions.

Changes in Ownership

Over the years, Funimation has had a few different owners. In 2005, a company called Navarre Corporation bought Funimation. At that time, its name was changed to FUNimation Entertainment. Later, in 2011, Navarre sold Funimation to a group of investors. These are people who put money into a company hoping it will grow.

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