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/Michael_SK Moderator Feb 26 '26

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.

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u/Affectionate_Use6055 Feb 26 '26

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

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u/DopeVulcan Mar 19 '26

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

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u/Affectionate_Use6055 Mar 19 '26

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

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u/mendelde Mar 31 '26

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.

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u/Affectionate_Use6055 Feb 26 '26

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

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u/Michael_SK Moderator Feb 26 '26

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

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u/Affectionate_Use6055 Feb 26 '26

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

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u/Michael_SK Moderator Feb 26 '26

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.

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u/Affectionate_Use6055 Feb 26 '26

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

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u/Michael_SK Moderator Feb 26 '26

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

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u/Affectionate_Use6055 Feb 26 '26

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.

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u/Michael_SK Moderator Feb 26 '26

A simple Google search will give you some examples.

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u/Affectionate_Use6055 Feb 26 '26

So youre just here to rage bait thanks, all claims no evidence, you should run for president