Why Doesn't Funimation Own Fullmetal Alchemist Anymore?
Basically, anime licenses are like the Philosopher's Stone – hard to keep forever. Funimation's lease expired, and Crunchyroll took over. Simple as that.
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Funimation lost the rights to Fullmetal Alchemist because anime licenses often have limited durations. Another company swooped in and nabbed it like a rare alchemy ingredient!
Licensing agreements for anime shift all the time. Funimation had its run, and now others get to stream it. Gotta catch 'em all, right?
Funimation no longer owns Fullmetal Alchemist because the licensing deal expired, and Crunchyroll now has the streaming rights. Happens all the time.
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