Crunchyroll’s presence within the abroad anime business continues to develop. The Sony-owned streaming service bought Proper Stuf, which runs the biggest on-line anime retailer in North America. The deal was introduced on August 4, 2022, simply forward of the Crunchyroll Expo occasion. Pricing and different phrases weren’t disclosed publicly. [Thanks, ANN!].

The Proper Stuf acquisition bolsters Crunchyroll’s burgeoning e-commerce enterprise, widening its choice in each anime and manga. The merger of Crunchyroll with Funimation additionally put Funimation’s bodily dwelling video releases beneath the “Crunchyroll for House Video model.”

Proper Stuf was fast to announce on its weblog that the retail aspect of the enterprise, fronted by the RightStufAnime.com, won’t change largely. No branding modifications or mergers of catalog are deliberate, and all orders, present and future, will proceed to be processed usually. The Crunchyroll and Proper Stuf on-line shops can even function individually “for the second”.

There may be one exception one exception: Erotica. Following the acquisition, Proper Stuf will part out its Erotica style content material and merchandise. It should honor present orders, however will not take future orders. All merchandise and future orders within the now-defunct Erotica part can be transferred to a brand new enterprise, EroAnimeStore.com. In the mean time, EroAnimeStore’s retailer website is down, however the linked FAQ guarantees that each one present orders and merchandise can be transitioned in time.