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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.
May 9, 2017 · Arts & Entertainment. How Gen Fukunaga Turned an Interest Into a $100M Venture. The Funimation Entertainment CEO's childhood fascination with Japanese animation led to success. By Danielle...
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...
Gen Fukunaga was born on 22 March 1961 in Itami, Hyogo, Japan. He is a producer and production manager, known for Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018), Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) and Steins;Gate (2011). He is married to Cindy Brennan Fukunaga. They have three children.
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...
Funimation Founder and Retired CEO Gen Fukunaga gave a must listen seminar on the anime business at Columbia Business School’s Center on Japanese Economy and...
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.
