OH GOD NO, I'm getting horrible visions of them trying to merge FUNimation somehow with Aniplex or trying to make FUNimation copy Aniplex's utterly bullshit pricing on their BluRays. Aniplex prices four episodes for $65, while FUNimation will regularly sell you entire series sets for around $30.
I'll always have mad respect for FUNimation. I remember when they were despised for their DBZ dub around the Freeza saga. Then they made an effort to improve their product dramatically. Just around 2-3 years later, they were putting out awesome versions of stuff like Yu Yu Hakusho. They also played their cards right during the US anime boom, being careful not to over-exert themselves by buying every license under the sun. As all the other companies like ADV Films went out of business, FUNimation would come in and take over their major licenses.
They have absolutely earned their spot as one of the big anime players in America. Seeing that Universal and Sony are interested in buying them is kinda cool, since it shows how big FUNi has become. But it also terrifies me with the prospect of Sony or Universal completely ruining FUNimation since they don't understand how the American anime market operates.
