Some of Crunchyroll's highly anticipated Spring 2024 anime premieres have been leaked online ahead of their official release date.
This includes the first episodes of Sound! Euphonium 3, Chillin'in Another World With level 2 super cheat power, Nameless Memory, KonoSuba – God bless this wonderful world! 3, God's game that we play, The banished former hero lives as he pleases, Is a reincarnated noble, I will use my appraisal skills to get ahead in the world and anime Astro Note.
In a statement provided to ANN, Crunchyroll revealed that they are aware of the leak and are currently investigating the source but declined to comment further at this time.
“We are aware of some content leaks prior to Spring. We are currently investigating the source of the leak and cannot comment further at this time. “
While unconfirmed, speculation points to recent Crunchyroll pre-screening events at conventions like Sakura Con and Puerto Rico Comic Con (PRCC) in late March. Notably, the PRCC event calendar lists lists all leaked titles in the “Crunchyroll Premieres” section. This raised concerns that the event itself may have been compromised.
Social media users are also echoing these suspicions. A Twitter user shared a photo from the PRCC brochure highlighting the Crunchyroll Premieres section, which includes all the leaked titles.
If the leak does indeed originate from convention screenings, then it's possible that other upcoming shows could also appear online before the official premiere.
Source: ANN, Twitter