For those of you not in the anime world, there’s been a brouhaha over the merger between Funimation and Crunchyroll. Both are owned by Sony, and it was decided that only the Crunchyroll service would continue. So all most go into Crunchyroll. Except, Crunchyroll is a streaming service only, while Funimation allowed for digital libraries purchased by users. And those will vanish in April. To its credit, Crunchyroll is working to compensate the customers losing their libraries.

This is another reminder that if the only copy you have is digital stored on a computer you don’t own, it’s not really yours. You have a long-term rental.

I went mostly digital with my books, movies, and music with the move in with The Wife and later the move to Ward Manor. I accept that for stuff I watch/listen on streaming services are not always going to be available. There are some things I have digital copies that are maintained on a local system. Those are mine and can’t be taken away.

I am seriously considering getting back into physical media for somethings. Mainly for certain items that are hard to find on streaming and I always want available. Or for when streaming is not available, such as the semi-regular internet outages.

At least Blu-Rays are relatively cheaper than when I first had them.