Funimation is currently the leading anime licensor in the US, holding the US distribution rights to Dragon Ball Z, Attack On Titan, Cowboy Bebop and many other iconic properties. They’re so big, in fact, that they’re about to take on Crunchyroll with their own anime streaming app, FunimationNow.
All one needs to use FunimationNow is an account with Funimation, which is free. Once you have the app you can begin watching selected content (more is offered if you pay). Access comes in three tiers; here’s what you can get on a scale of nothing to eight bucks:
1) BASIC – FREE:
· limited anime library
· video ads
2) SUBPASS – $4.99/month:
· All subtitled anime including simulcasts
· Unlimited device streaming (subtitled only)
· Ad-free in HD
3) ALL-ACCESS PASS – $7.99/month:
· All subtitled anime including simulcasts
· All English-dubbed anime
· Unlimited device streaming (subbed and dubbed)
· Funimation Broadcast Dubs – English-dubbed episodes of select shows that are available within weeks of the Japanese broadcast
· Exclusive video extras
· Ad-free in HD
FunimationNow is downloadable starting today for mobile smartphones and tablets: iOS, Android, Kindle, and Windows 10 devices.
