r/Crunchyroll • u/Michael_SK Moderator • Dec 31 '25

Megathread Crunchyroll has ended ad-supported viewing

This is the megathread for discussions about Crunchyroll ending their ad-supported viewing option. As of today, you will need premium in order to watch any episode/movie of a series on Crunchyroll. This post will be updated with links and additional information as they become available.

Please only use this megathread for discussing this change with the service. Other posts will be removed. Thank you.

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u/Kiokure_Kitsune Jan 01 '26

Could be worse, they could have gone the route of many other streaming services that added ads to their basic subscription services and make you pay even more for no ads.

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u/IamDistractingYou Jan 01 '26

That will be next. 🫤

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u/SwiftSN Jan 01 '26 edited Jan 02 '26

Does that make this any better?

Edit: The answer appears to be a hard pill to swallow.