What Is Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is a leading international streaming platform for fans of Japanese anime and drama owned by Sony Group Corporation. Crunchyroll carries over 1,000 titles and 30,000 episodes of anime and Japanese drama, making it the largest anime streaming service on the internet. While some licensing restrictions mean that not all programming is available worldwide, that’s still a substantial library that is accessed by millions of registered users. Furthermore, the anime service Funimation has transitioned its content to Crunchyroll, increasing its title selection and making Crunchyroll the best choice for fans of anime around the world.
Is Crunchyroll Free
Crunchyroll used to have a very robust ad-supported free-tier allowing you to watch nearly all their content in the original Japanese with English subtitles. New episodes of shows on Crunchyroll were available one week after the premiere. However, Crunchyroll changed its ad-supported account policy last year. Now they require a premium subscription to watch new series and content. However, some content made available prior to the policy change may still be available to free accounts. Crunchyroll hasn’t specified which content, but you may want to sign up for a free account and see what’s available.
How Much Is Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll offers both free and paid subscriptions. The paid tiers are referred to as “Crunchy Roll Premium” and offer a 14-day free trial of premium access. All service tiers stream in 1080p HD. We break down the plans below.
Crunchyroll Premium
Premium access to Crunchyroll is broken into three tiers, Fan, Mega Fan, and Ultimate Fan.
The Fan tier costs $7.99/month and provides the following:
- Get all streaming anime and Asian dramas available on Crunchyroll
- Simulcast from Japan will be available as soon as 1 hour after Japanese broadcast
- all episodes are ad-free
- stream on one device at a time
The Mega Fan tier costs $9.99/month and provides the following:
- everything in the Fan tier
- Offline Viewing
- stream on up to four devices at a time
- $15 off a $100 purchase in the Crunchyroll Store every three months
The Ultimate Fan tier costs $14.99/month and provides the following:
- Everything in the Mega Fan Tier
- stream on up to six devices at a time
- $25 off a $100 purchase in the Crunchyroll Store every three months
- Annual Ultimate Fan member swag bag
- Exclusive access to Ultimate Fan merchandise
You can sign up for any of these plans or enjoy Crunchyroll free by signing up here.
Does Crunchyroll Have Dubs
Yes, and lots of them. Furthermore, Crunchyroll supports the following languages for dubbed content: English (US), English (UK), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), French (France), German, Arabic, Italian and Russian. However, due to the time it takes to produce dubbed content , it could be several weeks for newly released episodes to have a dubbed version. Most popular titles have dubs available will be indicated as such with a “dubbed” tag.
What’s on Crunchyroll
As mentioned, Crunchyroll carries hundreds of titles of anime, Asian dramas, and manga for fans to dig into. These titles include a wide range from old-school fan favorites from the 1980s and 1990s to current popular series. Most current shows still airing are available as simulcasts from Japan, as soon as an hour after the original Japanese broadcast. Also, all shows on Crunchyroll are ad-free and HD if supported by your viewing devices. Crunchyroll carries most titles in English dubs, and everything is available in English subtitles. Below are upcoming and popular anime streaming on Crunchyroll.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Mushoku Tensei follows a 34-year-old man who was tragically killed attempting to save some teens from getting hit by a car. However, he wakes to find himself reincarnated as a baby in a magical world with the full knowledge of his past life. He takes the name Rudeus Greyrat and grows into a formidable warrior [read Where To Watch Mushoku Tensei]
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead The anime Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is about Akira Tendo, a 24-year-old that lost his passion for life working for an exploitative corporation in Japan. Then one morning, he awakens to a city swarming with zombies. This snaps Tendo out of his malaise, and he wants to make the most of his [read Where To Watch Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead]
My Tiny Senpai My Tiny Senpai is an anime adapted from the manga of the same name. The story is an anime rom-com where Shinozaki is an office worker who is coddled and cared for by his senior team member Shiori Katase, who happens to be an attractive, loving, and diminutive woman. Katase claims her praise and coddling [read Where You Can Watch My Tiny Senpai]
Jujutsu Kaisen New episodes of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 will be available on Crunchyroll for Crunchyroll Premium subscribers (watch with a 14-day free trial) on Thursday afternoon beginning July 6th 2023. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 is available for free on Crunchyroll, along with the 2022 Movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0. However, unless you are a Premium subscriber, you [read How To Watch Jujutsu Kaisen]
ONE PIECE With One Piece Film: Red breaking box office records in Japan last year, here is a look at how to watch other films and shows in the popular anime series. One Piece Film: Red is the 15th feature film of the the series, based on the manga of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, the film revolves [read How to Watch One Piece Anime]
Okashi na Tensei Sweet Reincarnation is a new anime series that follows a promising young pastry chef who meets an untimely end and finds himself reincarnated. Aptly named Pastry in his new life, he finds himself the son of a poor lord. With a destiny to become the next lord of the destitute land of Morteln, he still [read How to Watch Sweet Reincarnation]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba season 3 is here. However, some fans are having trouble finding it as they expect it to be under a “Season 3” heading. Many go to Crunchy Roll and assume the new season isn’t released as there isn’t a “Season 3″ heading. Instead, fans will need to look for the [read Where To Watch Demon Slayer]
Tokyo Revengers Tokyo Revengers is an anime adapted from the Japanese manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. The first season of the show has been available on Crunchyroll, and season 2 just arrived for U.S. viewers on Hulu starting January 7, with new episodes being released weekly. The story follows Takemichi Hanagak, a [read Where To Watch Tokyo Revengers]
How to Watch Revenger A new original anime series, Revenger, is being released on Thursday, January 5, and will be part of the winter anime simulcast on Crunchyroll. The story, set in samurai era Japan, follows the lone survivor of a massive clan assassination, Kurima Raizo, and the master assassin Usui Yuen investigating the attacks. The two work together [read How to Watch Revenger]Device Support
Crunchyroll is available to stream on select online, as well as through apps for iOS and Android devices, Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV devices, as well as an array of PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
Why get Crunchyroll
If you’re a fan of Asian dramas or anime, and a reader of manga, Crunchyroll is one of the best places to get virtually any title out there. From the classics to the new shows, there are hundreds of titles available to watch right now, ad-free. The Crunchyroll site also links to an online retail storefront with an incredible array of plushies, action figures, collectibles, clothing, and more. For a die-hard fan of Japanese entertainment, Crunchyroll is the place to be.