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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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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. He launched Funimation in 1994 and became a key player in the U.S. entertainment industry.

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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 · 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 in the balance...

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6. www.pcmag.com › news › 25-years-ago-dragon-ball-z25 Years Ago, Dragon Ball Z Hit American TV for the First ...

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   Sep 11, 2021 · Gen Fukunaga, an engineer who was born in Japan but lived in the States most of his life, had an uncle at Toei, the studio that distributed Dragon Ball in Japan. Fukunaga managed to convince his...

7. 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 anime titles such as Dragon Ball Super, 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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   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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   Did Gen Fukunaga make Dragon Ball?

   • The wheels were already turning for Dragon Ball. Gen Fukunaga, an engineer who was born in Japan but lived in the States most of his life, had an uncle at Toei, the studio that distributed Dragon Ball in Japan. Fukunaga managed to convince his relative that he could do the same for the series in the United States.

   25 Years Ago, Dragon Ball Z Hit American TV for the First Time

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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 Gen Fukunaga become successful?

   • At age 13, Gen Fukunaga discovered the key to his future success after returning to his home country of Japan for a year. This key would become the center of a multimillion-dollar business, boost a relatively new television network, and introduce a new sector within the U.S. entertainment industry.

   How Gen Fukunaga Turned an Interest Into a $100M Venture

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9. 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.

10. variety.com › 2019 › digitalFunimation's Gen Fukunaga Moves to Chairman Role, Sony Seeks ...

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    Feb 1, 2019 · Sony Pictures Television -owned Funimation has launched a search for a new general manager, as founder Gen Fukunaga is stepping out of day-to-day management at the anime network/distributor...