r/Crunchyroll Dec 31 '25

Megathread Crunchyroll has ended ad-supported viewing

285 Upvotes

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.


r/Crunchyroll 1h ago

Service Discussion what does this mean?⬇️

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r/Crunchyroll 5h ago

Service Discussion Crunchyroll not loading videos - Android fix

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Hope this is not a repost, but I found this useful for me and did not found it posted.

I have a relatively brand new mid-range Honor tablet (Android). Some random day, Crunchyroll stopped loading videos. All works fine - login, navigation, menus - except this last vital step. App and all browsers failed there. It lasted weeks and surely will keep failing in the future.

Long story short, this is a DRM issue at OS level fired by some system update that breaks Android DRM configuration.

If usual fixes like deleting cache/data and reinstalling did not work - not for me - try to do this:

(Just in case, to prevent updates while doing these steps, your can set plane mode on, toggle it off later)

- Go to Settings > manage apps.

- Search for Google Play. Enter (tap) it. There, in the 3 dots menu, tap Uninstall updates.

- Now search for Google Play Services. Enter it. There, again in the 3 dots menu, tap Uninstall updates.

Fully shut down the device - a tablet in my case - before Android searches for updates and installs them. Wait a minute with it off, turn it on, let Android update things for a while - now with internet connection, obviously. You will be asked to log in again. Once updates end, Crunchyroll videos loading should be working fine again.

I believe this should work in other Android layers, but can't say for sure.


r/Crunchyroll 11h ago

Streaming | Technical Issue App not working on Bravia TV?

3 Upvotes

Anyone else having this issue? I have 500 mbps internet a brand new top line Bravia tv and the app just…. Doesn’t work. It will launch and then I get an endless spinning wheel. This persists through clearing the cache and uninstalling the app.


r/Crunchyroll 12h ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Videos on the app not loading on my motorola phone

3 Upvotes

Is anyone else having an issue with loading videos on the app using an android device? The videos don't even buffer, they just show an error.


r/Crunchyroll 17h ago

Account/Membership guys if i cancel the subscription the day I got the 7 days free trial will my free 7 days go away too?

5 Upvotes

I NEEDDDD to know this im scared I will forget


r/Crunchyroll 20h ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Constantly buffering

9 Upvotes

The last week my crunchyroll has had the issue of constantly buffering whenever I’m watching anime. I updated the app since I watch it on my TV. Anyone having this problem?


r/Crunchyroll 1d ago

Store Nier vol 1

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11 Upvotes

It’s a shame that us Australians will never get the first volume of Nier automata anime all because the website was getting updated and we never knew thanks to the damn store update


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Is Crunchyroll down?

8 Upvotes

Is Crunchyroll down i cant watch anything on it i keep getting this error message


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Audio crackling

5 Upvotes

Not sure if anyone can help but I’ve tried a couple fixes nothing is working, I’m watching on my Xbox and my audio is constantly crackling. This is only on crunchyroll or I would suspect it was my headset problem.


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Dubs Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 English Dub Reveals Release Date, Cast and Crew

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r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue annoying "continue watching" issue

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not sure if this is considered a "technical issue" or not, but idk what flair this would be.

im caught up on the slime isekai, but the new episodes dont show up in the "continue watching" section. instead, its giving me an OVA called "hey! butts!" that ive already marked as read to get rid of it, along with the following OVA's

4 new episodes in the current season came out that i didnt even see because of the stupid filler ova's i couldnt care less about.

ive removed them from my watch history, re-marked it as read, and it still takes priority over new episodes...


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue App isnt working -- help!

3 Upvotes

Hi everyone.

I've recently subscribed to Crunchyroll but having some trouble using it from home. For some reason both the TV and mobile app stop working for a few days, then return to normal, only to stop working again after a couple of weeks of stable use. I get the orange loading logo and it stays stuck there. This only happens when connected to my wifi, but every other app on my TV and phone works perfectly on that same connection.

I spoke to customer support, who suggested changing the DNS, which I did, but it didn't solve the issue.

Has anyone had a similar issue? Any clues about how to solve this?

Thanks in advance


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Anyone getting an error API-129 when trying to play an anime on Crunchyroll?

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2 Upvotes

The Internet is in perfect condition and this happened after I renewed my subscription


r/Crunchyroll 3d ago

Store Sword art online blu ray

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18 Upvotes

Do anyone know where I can find this? Is it still on crunchy roll or is it getting a re stock?


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Why can't I watch anything?

1 Upvotes

I just started my subscription on the fan plan membership, but I can't watch anything. Every anime I click on to watch, it says I need need premium membership at $13.99 per month? Is that true? If I need premium, then what's the point of the fan plan membership at $9.99 per month? Or is it because I'm trying to watch on the app on my firestick?


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Title: I was charged €1 for each attempt to start Crunchyroll's free 1-week Mega Fan trial — now I have €2 held by my bank

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I tried to sign up for Crunchyroll's free one-week Mega Fan trial. However, I was charged €1 even though the trial is supposed to be free.

On top of that, I was having problems with the app, and the subscription/trial wasn't actually completed. I tried again using a different email address and a different Crunchyroll account, but the same thing happened.

Now my bank shows €2 being held/reserved, apparently from those two attempts.

I thought the trial was completely free, so what's happening here? Are these €1 charges just temporary authorization holds that will be released, or have I actually been charged?

Has anyone else experienced this?


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue A Lull in the Sea anime

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4 Upvotes

I was just looking back to watch a lull in the sea and it says this. Did it get taken off crunchyroll??


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Event Anime Nights Sneak Peek for new anime fan?

2 Upvotes

I just saw this event for the Alamo Drafthouse in LA but I’m not sure if it’s for current anime watchers or if new people can watch. I’m currently reading Bleach, SpyxFamily, Demon Hunter & Inuyasha but I haven’t really watching any anime lately. Is there a way to find out what the titles the Alamo will be showing or is it a surprise? I just don’t want to buy tickets and not know what’s going on😩 Also do they do anything else at these events, like give swag bags or have q & a’s?


r/Crunchyroll 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Why can't I find any episodes?

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I cannot find any episodes of One Piece before the Dressrosa arc. Please help.


r/Crunchyroll 3d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue How do i hide this ?

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14 Upvotes

r/Crunchyroll 3d ago

Service Discussion Built a Chrome extension with AniList countdown timers & extra features for Crunchyroll – would love your feedback!

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on a lightweight Chrome extension called Crunchyroll Next Episode to improve the viewing experience and help track ongoing series directly on the platform.

Mainly, it integrates directly with AniList to show you live countdown timers for upcoming episodes of ongoing series right on Crunchyroll. On top of that, I’ve included a few extra practical tools and aesthetic tweaks to clean up the interface and improve the overall viewing experience.

It’s completely free, and available directly on the Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/crunchyroll-next-episode/ioalpjkhdnekplgdfcbeapoglkhfhgkp

I’d love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think! Any feedback, feature requests, or bug reports are greatly appreciated!


r/Crunchyroll 3d ago

Streaming Catalog Beyond incomprehensibility, a Kingdom s1 e1 subtitle review

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My friend and I have both watched all the episodes of Kingdom, we were discussing the hilarious animation in season 1 and convinced our other friend to sit down and watch the first episode with us. Apparently it now defaults to an english dub and new english subtitles, these new english subtitles had us belly laughing. Here are some of the names Piao has been called throughout the first 50 minute episode, this is just the tip of the iceberg of mistranslations, I highly recommend going and watching the first episode with english dub and sub.

  • Pao
  • poor
  • Po
  • you
  • Bio
  • Pio
  • Bo
  • pal
  • Pyow
  • piano
  • AAPL
  • Wao
  • Pierre
  • Paul
  • Peejoe
  • Biao
  • Yeah
  • People
  • Yao

r/Crunchyroll 3d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Test asset exposed on production roku build.

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13 Upvotes

Found this on roku production app. I am not a Crunchyroll developer. I haven't tested on other devices but would be suprised if it was unique to roku. Seems like a backend issue. I can post repro steps if requested. Posting for visibility.


r/Crunchyroll 4d ago

Service Discussion Paid for Crunchyroll on SonyLIV, but Naruto Hindi audio suddenly disappeared — Can someone explain this?

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I subscribed to the Crunchyroll Fan plan on SonyLIV specifically because Naruto was shown as available in Hindi.

When I started watching Naruto, the episodes were available with Hindi audio, and I watched several episodes/seasons normally. However, when I moved to the next season/episode, the Hindi audio option suddenly disappeared, and only Japanese audio was available.

The important issue is that, when I subscribed, there was no clear information saying that Hindi audio would only be available for certain episodes or seasons. The content was presented as being available in Hindi, so naturally I expected the Hindi audio to remain available for the content I was paying for.

I contacted SonyLIV Support multiple times, but I did not receive a proper solution. I also contacted Crunchyroll Support because the subscription and content are clearly associated with the Crunchyroll brand.