Crunchyroll has announced subscription increases in select countries, including the United States. According to the streaming service, this is the company's first price increase since 2019.
Crunchyroll announced on May 1, 2024 that they will increase prices for Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan tier subscriptions. The Mega Fan tier will increase from $9.99/month to $11.99/month, while the Ultimate Fan tier will increase from $14.99/month to $15.99/month. Updated subscription pricing will affect the United States, Argentina, Colombia, France, Portugal, and other countries. The 14-day free trial period will also be reduced to seven days.
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“The price change reflects the increase in content on Crunchyroll in recent years, expanding its catalog to more than 45,000 episodes across 1,400 series and series,” Crunchyroll said. “That means it would take almost two years to watch everything on Crunchyroll! Highlights include the newly launched Spring 2024 anime season with over 50 streaming series (double the previous average of 20-25 series per season) and music videos from superstar musicians as part of Crunchyroll's partnership with Sony Music Entertainment Japan This price adjustment news comes shortly after Crunchyroll announced it would launch the Crunchyroll Store in Europe, and just days after the Multi Profiles feature was requested High Bridge launched on the platform, allowing multiple users in the same household. for their own customizable profiles, watchlists, and recommendations.”
Crunchyroll has made some controversial changes among Anime fans in recent years
While this is the first time in five years that Crunchyroll has increased its subscription price, it's not the only controversial change for the anime streaming giant since its acquisition by Sony in 2021. In 2022, Crunchyroll has scaled back its anime catalog to ad-supported viewers, from being able to watch a new episode of a currently airing series a week after it premieres with ads to This episode is completely locked behind a paywall. While there are regular seasonal samplers that rotate through its offerings, ad-supported viewers will only be able to watch the first three episodes with ads before being asked to pay for it. the rest.
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Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021 led to the promise of the former piracy site merging with Texas-based anime company Funimation, which came to fruition this year. After 30 years in the North American anime business, Funimation is no more, and with its demise comes the loss of access to over 150 anime series that were previously available on the major streaming service. According to the company's official website, the service has not yet been ported to Crunchyroll.
Some fans' claim that Crunchyroll has a monopoly on the anime streaming industry comes after previous criticism regarding its limited release on home media, dub production Britain is sparse and has poor support for union workers. In a recent interview in February, Crunchyroll CEO Rahul Purini said AI-generated subtitles are “definitely an area we are focused on,” while also causing some controversy among viewers. .
Source: Crunchyroll