Sony’s plan to combine Crunchyroll and Funimation into a streaming service to lead its anime empire seemed as simple as tossing AT

The US Department of justice is extending its antitrust review of the $ 1.175 billion purchase into a full-on probe.

The DOJ is focused on whether the deal limits the options of Japanese studios looking to license shows in the US, according to the information’s sources. warnermedia and Sony have told the Justice Department that Crunchyroll and Sony’s budding anime empire are just two of many options.

The company could have a huge amount of control over the entire industry. Crunchyroll already purchased international anime companies in Australia and France.

The DOJ does n’t block Sony’s deal and it merges Crunchyroll and funimation. Sony could easily become the anime streaming provider to beat.