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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gen_FukunagaGen Fukunaga - Wikipedia

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   Gen Fukunaga (福永 元, Fukunaga Gen, born March 22, 1962) is a Japanese-born American engineer and entrepreneur. He established Funimation (now Crunchyroll), a company that distributes anime in Canada and the United States. He served as its president and chairman until 2019, where he stepped down.

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   Who is Gen Fukunaga?

   • Gen Fukunaga (福永 元, Fukunaga Gen, born March 22, 1962) is a Japanese-born American engineer and entrepreneur. He established Funimation (now Crunchyroll ), a company that distributes anime in Canada and the United States. He served as its president and chairman until 2019, where he stepped down.

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   Who is Fukunaga & Funimation?

   • Fukunaga is also the co-founder and manager of EchoLight Studios, a Texas-based Christian television production company run by Rick Santorum. EchoLight initially shared office space with Fukunaga's Funimation. Originally, Toei Animation told Funimation that they could not have the Dragon Ball series.

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   How did Fukunaga get involved?

   • Fukunaga met with co-worker Daniel Cocanougher, whose family owned a feed mill in Decatur, Texas, and convinced Cocanougher's family to sell their business and serve as an investor for his new company. The company was founded on May 9, 1994, as FUNimation Productions.

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   Did Fukunaga and Funimation share office space?

   • EchoLight initially shared office space with Fukunaga's Funimation. Originally, Toei Animation told Funimation that they could not have the Dragon Ball series. However, Fukunaga's uncle, Nagafumi Hori, was one of the producers for Toei Company and helped him convince Toei Animation to give the license to Funimation.

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3. www.dmagazine.com › publications › d-ceoHow Gen Fukunaga Turned an Interest Into a $100M Venture

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   May 9, 2017 · Learn how Gen Fukunaga turned his childhood passion for Japanese animation into a $100 million venture. Read about his journey from IBM engineer to anime licensor, producer, and distributor, and his vision for the future of Funimation.

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4. www.forbes.com › sites › brucerogersThe Man Who Brought Anime To America: Sony Pictures ... - Forbes

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   Jan 14, 2019 · That man is Gen Fukunaga. Fukunaga is the founder and CEO of Funimation, now a wholly owned division of Sony Pictures Television. The company’s fortunes waxed and waned and its future weighed...

5. www.imdb.com › name › nm1211903Gen Fukunaga - IMDb

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   Gen Fukunaga is a Japanese-American producer and production manager who has worked on many anime titles, such as Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Evangelion and Steins;Gate. He is also the founder of FUNimation Entertainment, a leading anime provider in North America.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Occupation: Producer, Production Manager, Additional Crew

   • Birth Place: Itami, Hyogo, Japan
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6. variety.com › 2019 › digitalFunimation's Gen Fukunaga Moves to Chairman Role, Sony Seeks ...

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   Feb 1, 2019 · Funimation Founder Gen Fukunaga Moves Into Chairman Role, Sony Seeks New GM for Anime Service (EXCLUSIVE) Sony Pictures Television -owned Funimation has launched a search for a new general...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FunimationFunimation - Wikipedia

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   Origins. In the early 1990s, Japanese-born businessman Gen Fukunaga was approached by his uncle, Nagafumi Hori, who was working as a producer for Toei Company. Hori proposed that if Fukunaga could start a production company and raise enough money, Toei Animation would license the rights to the Dragon Ball franchise to the United States.

8. business.columbia.edu › japan-center-news › cjebBringing Anime to the Global Market: Funimation’s Dragon Ball ...

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   Oct 10, 2023 · Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM Room 120 (Cooperman Commons), Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School. Featuring: Gen Fukunaga ’89, Founder and Retired CEO, Funimation Entertainment. Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University.

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