Anime Icons/Episode 4 transcript

Prologue
Narrator: "They started in the mid-90's, with little money and big dreams."

Gen Fukunaga: "My uncle told me if you raise enough money to start your own company, I'll give you the rights to Dragon Ball in the US."

Narrator: "The Dragon Ball Z craze put them on the map."

Gen Fukunaga: "When Dragon Ball Z started airing on Toonami, that was when ratings really started to skyrocket. It really became a hit."

Narrator: "And they've survived some of the biggest of hurdles."

Gen Fukunaga: "Due to the anime industry declining in the US, Navarre decided to put us up for sale."

Colin Decker: "It was a dark moment for us as company."

Narrator: "But the company was confident that anime had a future in the United States."

Gen Fukunaga: "I don't think we'd exist today had it not been for the success of shows like Dragon Ball or Yu Yu Hakusho.

Narrator: "While other anime dubbing companies have struggled to survive, Funimation has continued to dominate."

Colleen Clinkenbeard: "It was something that started gradually building, but never subsided and continues to build and build."

Narrator: "This is the story of the company that continues to lead us to the anime revolution. The compelling true story of Funimation."