Anime streaming company Crunchyroll is shutting down the Funimation app in April, with users set to lose the shows they’ve purchased.

The latest in a string of shake-ups announced by streaming companies, anime specialist Crunchyroll has announced that it’s to shut down its Funimation website and app. The anime currently hosted on that service has been folded into Crunchyroll’s own platform, meaning numerous titles will still be available for purchase.

The sticking point for existing Funimation customers, however, is that the media they’ve already bought and downloaded won’t be supported by Crunchyroll. This means that, when the Funimation service ends on the 2nd April, all those purchases will be lost.

It’s a story that first came to our attention thanks to EposVox on Twitter/X. They highlight a section on Crunchyroll’s website, which states, “Please note that Crunchyroll does not support Funimation Digital copies,...