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A Funimation digital copy was different from the migrated streaming catalogue

Crunchyroll’s Funimation closure FAQ distinguishes catalogue migration from the old disc-linked digital-copy benefit. The April 2024 shutdown did not make those copies part of a new permanent Crunchyroll purchase library.

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Two things moved differently during the closure

The publisher’s closure FAQ dates the end of the Funimation app and website to 2 April 2024. It discusses most of the streaming catalogue moving to Crunchyroll, but separately says Funimation digital copies are not supported there. Those statements describe different access relationships. A film becoming streamable to eligible subscribers does not recreate the digital-copy entitlement that accompanied a particular physical purchase.

Keep the disc edition and its digital insert separate

Suppose a collector has a DVD or Blu-ray package containing an old digital-copy code. The film’s presence in today’s streaming search does not tell the collector that entering the code will create a permanent purchase entry. Equally, the end of the platform-dependent digital benefit is not a statement that the physical disc itself has stopped functioning. Identify the edition and the actual benefit in question before buying another subscription to solve an unrelated code problem.

Treat account-history recovery as another migration question

The same FAQ says the old watch-history migration is no longer available. That is separate again from whether a film is in the current catalogue. Preserve an original transaction or package record when asking the publisher about an old entitlement, and ask about the precise account issue. The help text was retrieved from the publisher’s indexed article; its direct address currently redirects to the help centre. No old code was redeemed and no recovery outcome or refund is promised here.

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