Gen Fukunaga steps down as GM of Funimation.

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Gen Fukunaga steps down as GM of Funimation.

Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:28 pm

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2 ... gm/.142890
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Marz wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:27 pm "Well, the chapter was good, the story was good and so were the fights. But a new transformation, in Dragon Ball? And one that's ugly? This is where we draw the line!!! Jump the Shark moment!!"

This forum is so over-dramatic that it's not even funny.
90sDBZ wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:44 pm19 years ago I was rushing home from school to watch DBZ on Cartoon Network, and today I've rushed home from work to watch DBS on Pop. I guess it's true the more things change the more they stay the same. :lol:
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Post by TheBigBoy » Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:33 pm

Getting out as a scandal heating up...smart man...
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Post by ShadowBardock89 » Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:59 pm

TheBigBoy wrote:Getting out as a scandal heating up...smart man...
When I first read the headline, I thought it was because of the scandal.
Turns out this move was already in the works when Sony bought Funimation.
Thank you for your service, Mr. Fukunaga! Enjoy retirement!
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Post by Gligarman » Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:13 pm

TheBigBoy wrote:Getting out as a scandal heating up...smart man...
A scandal? Uh oh. What happened?
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Post by MasenkoHA » Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:28 pm

Gligarman wrote:
TheBigBoy wrote:Getting out as a scandal heating up...smart man...
A scandal? Uh oh. What happened?
Did you not read the Mignogna thread?
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Post by Gligarman » Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:34 pm

MasenkoHA wrote:
Gligarman wrote:
TheBigBoy wrote:Getting out as a scandal heating up...smart man...
A scandal? Uh oh. What happened?
Did you not read the Mignogna thread?
The whole thread? No. Didn't realize he was directly involved.
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Post by ShadowBardock89 » Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:44 pm

Gligarman wrote:
MasenkoHA wrote:
Gligarman wrote:
A scandal? Uh oh. What happened?
Did you not read the Mignogna thread?
The whole thread? No. Didn't realize he was directly involved.
He's not mentioned in the thread. The timing may be just a coincidence as he was already stepping down.

EDIT: I made an error in my first post.
Fukunaga is not leaving the company, he is moving into a chairman position.
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Post by MasenkoHA » Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:51 pm

Gligarman wrote:
MasenkoHA wrote:
Gligarman wrote:
A scandal? Uh oh. What happened?
Did you not read the Mignogna thread?
The whole thread? No. Didn't realize he was directly involved.
He’s not directly involved by that’s the scandal Bigboy is referring to
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Post by Gligarman » Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:59 pm

I had a feeling this was going to happen after Sony got involved.
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Post by louisascommie » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:05 pm

Is this the guy that's friends with rick santorum?
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Post by Choujin Daizenshuu » Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:17 am

Don't see anything in the story about Fukunaga retiring. So far, from the story, it looks like he voluntarily stepped down and would rather be in a chairman's position from now on.
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Post by Tian » Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:20 am

It is bad if I say here I lost some respect for him after the fuss he made about Netflix getting Evangelion?
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Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:30 am

Believe me, ALMOST NO ONE here has any love for the man. I do like him but I wont lose sleep over that.
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Marz wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:27 pm "Well, the chapter was good, the story was good and so were the fights. But a new transformation, in Dragon Ball? And one that's ugly? This is where we draw the line!!! Jump the Shark moment!!"

This forum is so over-dramatic that it's not even funny.
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Post by Tian » Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:42 am

Cure Dragon 255 wrote:Believe me, ALMOST NO ONE here has any love for the man.
Now I have lost all the respect for him and his company, because I just found this while I was searching for reviews about working on FUNimation:
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Emplo ... 084853.htm

Man, I had no idea FUNi treated their employees like shit and think of the fans as stupid people.
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Post by Choujin Daizenshuu » Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:47 am

I've never been able to trust Fukunaga as far as I can throw him. The many years that he spent setting up fans for their support only to pull the rug out from under them had cemented his reputation as a backstabber in my book.

But I also won't deny that his business prowess helped push anime further into the mainstream over on this side of the hemisphere. Not even Haim Saban was able to accomplish that.
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Post by PacificOceanDub » Sat Feb 02, 2019 2:40 am

Tian wrote: Now I have lost all the respect for him and his company, because I just found this while I was searching for reviews about working on FUNimation:
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Emplo ... 084853.htm

Man, I had no idea FUNi treated their employees like shit and think of the fans as stupid people.

It’s crazy, reading all that. I grew up about 3 hours from Fort Worth, TX. So when I was in college, I flirted with the idea of applying for work at FUNi. I read similar reviews to the ones you shared (this was 2013/2014, so around the same time). I never followed through because of what I read, as well as doubting myself. Guess I dodged a bullet on that one.
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Post by Bruma rabu » Sat Feb 02, 2019 3:41 am

Tian wrote:
Cure Dragon 255 wrote:Believe me, ALMOST NO ONE here has any love for the man.
Now I have lost all the respect for him and his company, because I just found this while I was searching for reviews about working on FUNimation:
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Emplo ... 084853.htm

Man, I had no idea FUNi treated their employees like shit and think of the fans as stupid people.
Wow i guess this might explain why a lot of their Blu ray encodes suck so hard.
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Post by Metalwario64 » Sat Feb 02, 2019 5:36 am

Tian wrote:
Cure Dragon 255 wrote:Believe me, ALMOST NO ONE here has any love for the man.
Now I have lost all the respect for him and his company, because I just found this while I was searching for reviews about working on FUNimation:
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Emplo ... 084853.htm

Man, I had no idea FUNi treated their employees like shit and think of the fans as stupid people.
Them ignoring the fans' vote on Dragon Ball Z's aspect ratio for their Blu-rays didn't tip you off?
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Post by JohnnyCashKami » Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:21 am

ShadowBardock89 wrote:
TheBigBoy wrote:Getting out as a scandal heating up...smart man...
When I first read the headline, I thought it was because of the scandal.
Turns out this move was already in the works when Sony bought Funimation.
Thank you for your service, Mr. Fukunaga! Enjoy retirement!
Yersh, thanks so much for the Orange Bricks, cancelled UUE/Levels, again cropped DBZ BD release, never bothered releasing DB Movies 1-4 4x3 AR on Blu-ray , etc. But otherwise, thanks!
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Post by sangofe » Sat Feb 02, 2019 8:24 am

JohnnyCashKami wrote:
ShadowBardock89 wrote:
TheBigBoy wrote:Getting out as a scandal heating up...smart man...
When I first read the headline, I thought it was because of the scandal.
Turns out this move was already in the works when Sony bought Funimation.
Thank you for your service, Mr. Fukunaga! Enjoy retirement!
Yersh, thanks so much for the Orange Bricks, cancelled UUE/Levels, again cropped DBZ BD release, never bothered releasing DB Movies 1-4 4x3 AR on Blu-ray , etc. But otherwise, thanks!
Dragon Ball might've not been bought to the States without him. Someone else would probably have, but i think he should be thanked for being behind that m
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