Yesterday, Crunchyroll announced the acquisition of Right Stuf, a popular online video publisher and distributor of anime products. The anime streaming service touted its merger resulting in an expanded eCommerce platform allowing it to serve more customers with cartoon giveaways. However, the CEO of FAKKU, the world’s largest distributor of adult manga, said Crunchyroll omitted an important detail of the acquisition: the removal of the hentai.
Crunchyroll, the Internet’s leading cartoon streaming service, included obscene content — up to a point. Over the years, as anime has become more popular, streamers have become more cautious in its offerings, especially with its figurines and shows. However, the rise in popularity of anime has also allowed it to become a space rover. March, Crunchyroll merged with then-competitor Funimation, making it the largest anime conglomerate. And now it’s added another Infinity Stone anime to its gauntlet with the acquisition of another online anime distributor, Right Stuf.
Jacob Grady, CEO at FAKKU, tweeted that the merger of Crunchyroll and Right Stuf was a “huge blow” because shortly after the announcement, Crunchyroll removed all adult and hentai manga and anime from Right Stuf’s store. This includes deleting FAKKU landing page on website.
Before the merger of Crunchyroll, the business relationship of FAKKU and Right Stuf was like that of an online retailer carrying products from another company, like Steam or Amazon. In a post on Right Stuf . FAQ pageThe distributor said it will “gradually remove pornographic content and products” from its website and that new orders will no longer be accepted.
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“Right Stuf was a big account for FAKKU and one of the only retailers that really embraced 18+ anime/manga. Not good,” Grady tweeted.
In an interview with Kotaku, Grady said it was a shame to see Right Stuf move on to Crunchyroll because it had a good relationship with FAKKU where the two companies worked on many exclusive distribution projects.
“[Right Stuf] Grady said it has long been a champion of anime and manga hentai, having sold adult content since its catalog days.
Instead of FAKKU and hentai products no longer available on Right Stuf, a Crunchyroll rep said Kotaku where customers can find previously available “adult-themed content” on the new storefront, Ero Anime Store. Based on Ero Anime Store FAQ pagethe company has been working with the Right Stuf group “for many years.”
“The goal is to make this move as easy as possible for you and ensure you get the items you’re looking for,” Wendy C, president of Ero Anime said in a statement. published on the website. “We will carry a full line of anime, manga, games, figures, and other merchandise. We will also continue to offer anime products under the Critical Mass Video label and some of the items we will offer exclusively through the website. Stay tuned for details. “
Although Right Stuf serves the anime community as a “one-stop shop” for merchandise, Grady says Kotaku which customers can still find FAKKU’s physical media on its personal website. While Crunchyroll’s anime merger has not affected FAKKU so far, Grady said it will actively monitor any future business mergers in the industry.
“All that being said, we are happy to offer our titles on any online retailer like the Ero Anime Store,” said Grady, “but none of them will get the range. approach like the Right Stuf.”
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Back in March, Crunchyroll broke the internet with the announcement that it was merged with Funimation. While the merger means that the Funimation and Crunchyroll anime categories can be found on one website, those in the anime community worry that Crunchyroll merging with its competitor will negatively affect to the vehicle.
Kate Sánchez, editor-Head of Anime Criticism ButWhyThoequate Crunchyroll’s fusion with Right Stuf to Disney bought a local comic book store and limited its catalog.
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