FUNimation, formerly known as FUNimation Productions and FUNimation Entertainment, is an American entertainment company founded in 1994 by Gen Fukunaga. FUNimation is a major international producer and distributor of anime and other media. The company is headquartered in Flower Mound, Texas. FUNimation licenses Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt in North America. The show is animated by the studio Gainax.
In February 2024, Sony announced that Funimation would shut down in April 2024.
FUNimation Channel[]
The FUNimation Channel was a 24-hour cable network which broadcasts anime series in the United States. OlympuSAT was chosen as the exclusive distributor of the channel. On December 31, 2015, Funimation and OlympuSAT ended their deal and no longer broadcast Funimation's shows on the channel.