Funimation Confirms Low Sales of Big Windup, No Second Season License

Humberto Saabedra

Big Windup coverFunimation representative Adam Sheehan has confirmed poor sales of slice of life baseball anime Big Windup! despite early internal projections of success.

Because of the low sales of the first season on DVD, Funimation has decided against licensing the upcoming second season, despite increasing demand for it across the small fanbase.

Written by

Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

Date Updated Category Anime

Related Articles

Recent Posts