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Funimation Productions, LLC
Formerly
FUNimation Productions (1994–2005)
FUNimation Entertainment (2005–2011)
Subsidiary
Industry Entertainment
Founded 9 May 1994; 30 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 well known for dubbing and releasing content made outside the United States, especially with anime. Sony owns 95% of the company. This ownership is shared between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The other 5% is owned by Gen Fukunaga, who is one of Funimation's founders. The company is based in Flower Mound, Texas. It is one of the most important companies in North America that release anime and other foreign entertainment.

The company was created on 9 May 1994 by Gen Fukunaga and his wife, Cindy. The original name of the company during this time was FUNimation Productions. Later, in 2005, Navarre Corporation bought the company. It was also renamed FUNimation Entertainment. In 2011, Funimation was sold to a group of investors by Navarre.

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