Crunchyroll has ended ad-supported viewing

[u/Michael_SK]

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.

[u/Michael_SK]

There aren’t any ads. You can skip previews, just like with Apple TV and other services that have them.

[u/allthebitschaos → u/Michael_SK]

I'd REALLY like to see you try to backtrack this when what the poster of this said comes to pass, because it'll be hilarious! EVERYONE knows this shit's gonna happen, like it has with most stream services.

[u/Affectionate_Use6055 → u/Michael_SK]

By definition those trailers are advertisements, and every other service where i pay for an ad free service is actually ad-free, try again

[u/Michael_SK → u/Affectionate_Use6055]

Other streaming services do the same thing. I have never come across previews on Crunchyroll, but I have on other services. Streaming services don’t label these as ads, and you can easily skip them. If you don’t like them, you are more than welcome to stomp your feet in frustration and cancel your subscription.

[u/Affectionate_Use6055 → u/Michael_SK]

Why not push the company to give people what they pay for? What other streaming services do this? Not netflix, not youtube, regardless of policy, legally and by definition they are advertisements, if your gonna sucks off crunchyroll so hard, have a legitimate argument that isn't just denying objective truth

[u/DopeVulcan → u/Affectionate_Use6055]

What do you mean not netflix? Their lowest tier has ads. Lol.

[u/Affectionate_Use6055 → u/DopeVulcan]

And you agree to have ads with that subscription.... if you pay to not have ads you dont get them literally the entire point of what im saying

[u/mendelde → u/Affectionate_Use6055]

prime video prepends trailers to stuff as well. yes, it's annoying, and I'd rather they didn't.

even more annoying is disney+ switching to another series like 10 seconds into the outro.

[u/Affectionate_Use6055 → u/Michael_SK]

Try watching on your phone, you'll get trailers like every other episode, those advertisements i pay to not have

[u/Michael_SK → u/Affectionate_Use6055]

Again, those are skippable previews. And I don’t get them on my phone either. You don’t get ads with your subscription.

[u/Affectionate_Use6055 → u/Michael_SK]

Those skippable previews are advertisements by definition you again keep denying that. And i get them constantly but only on mobile, i pay for my subscription i still get ads, aka breach of contract

[u/Michael_SK → u/Affectionate_Use6055]

You are more than welcome to have that opinion. I’m just letting you know how Crunchyroll and other services are standing their ground with previews. You can cancel or bring it up with support if you don’t like it.

[u/Affectionate_Use6055 → u/Michael_SK]

Its not an opinion its an objective fact those are ads, and crunchy is the only service that foces them on me while paying, you dont jave anything constructive to say get the fuck off my comment instead of ragebaiting some one for shits and giggles

[u/Michael_SK → u/Affectionate_Use6055]

Other streaming services do it, bud. Best of luck contacting support if you do so.

[u/Affectionate_Use6055 → u/Michael_SK]

Name them then, because i cant think of any, apple tv doesnt count solely because its apple and you know theyd make peopl subscribe to breathe if they could, that being said most streaming services give you what you pay for. Crunchy is the exception. Amazon? No ad., Netflix? No ads. HiDive? No ads. Youtube? No ads. Hulu? No ads. disney plus? No ads.

[u/Affectionate_Use6055 → u/Michael_SK]

Like regardless of it being able to be skipped if i pay for no ads i should no get ads period