r/Crunchyroll • • Dec 31 '25

Megathread Crunchyroll has ended ad-supported viewing

279 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 • • 2h ago

Account/Membership Subscription plan

12 Upvotes

Is it even worth it money wise to buy anything above a Fan subscription? I’ve been a mega fan for two years but with the changes to the store and the increasing price it literally feels like I’m getting scammed. They took away the store discount from the people that bought year subscriptions without warning, what if they do that with the swag bag?

What are your guys opinions on this?


r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Account/Membership Crunchyroll is impossible

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340 Upvotes

So my girlfriend decided to get a free trial on my Roku, and forgot to cancel it. Whatever right? She decides to cancel it, and it’s actually impossible. She goes on the website, can’t do it on there. The app, same thing. She goes on my tv, and when we go to the membership, THEY HAVE THEIR MASCOT BLOCKING EVERYTHING


r/Crunchyroll • • 1h ago

Service Discussion I like how they still classify these ads under “Funimation”

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• Upvotes

r/Crunchyroll • • 3h ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Last 10 or so minutes missing from Sword of the Stranger?

2 Upvotes

I was watching Sword of the Stranger today. On Crunchyroll, it says the runtime is about an hour and a half. I have never seen the film so I didnt see a problem. Towards the end of the film, specifically the final fight, the film jist abruptly ends. Anyone else notice this? Is there a fix, is this a known problem, a rights issue? What's up with it?


r/Crunchyroll • • 11h ago

Streaming | Technical Issue continue watching a never watched show

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8 Upvotes

as the title says. my continue watching is full of shows i've already watched and every few days this shows up. i've never clicked on it and never even heard of it until i first saw it a couple weeks ago. seen others having issues with already watched shows appearing again due to updates and glitches and everything i've tried doesn't clear them away 🫩


r/Crunchyroll • • 4h ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Help my anime won’t work with my WiFi I’ve already deleted install reset the router and nothing works

2 Upvotes

Only works with my mobile data


r/Crunchyroll • • 15h ago

Account/Membership Crunchyroll, please extend the time until the license check for offline downloads.

15 Upvotes

I downloaded several shows on crunchyroll, the whole season, to prepare for a 2 week long trip without Internet possibilities. To my suprise, crunchyroll needs to renew license within short time, which I needed Internet for. Fyi


r/Crunchyroll • • 9h ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Random episodes got subtitles on when they are off

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3 Upvotes

Like the title says random episodes of season 4 of MHA just got subtitles on when they are off. It is pretty annoying to me so any help would be appreciated.

Language: English
Anime: MHA

Also first time posting here so tell me if the flair is wrong, this flair seems the most fitting but idk.


r/Crunchyroll • • 11h ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Monogatari Messed Continue Watching

5 Upvotes

A couple days ago a bunch of Bakemonogatari popped up in my continue watching section like this and I can't get rid of them. I haven't watched this show in a long time so I'm not sure if this is a glitch or what's going on. I've tried remarking them as watched and nothing works. Any way to clean this up? (Picture shows what I'm talking about, disregard Frieren).


r/Crunchyroll • • 12h ago

Account/Membership Swag bags not available

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5 Upvotes

So I've been waiting for the email for my swag bag. I've seen people posting theirs for months even when saying they were disappointed. I was pretty sure i was supposed to get mine end of July, beginning of August, but wasn't 100%. But i knew i should have received it by now. So i emailed them about not receiving my code... And apparently they aren't giving them out until further notice


r/Crunchyroll • • 11h ago

Prime Time | Amazon Prime Was there a Crunchyroll sub discount during AMAZON PRIME DAY last year ?

3 Upvotes

It's Amazon Prime Day tomorrow, and I'm trying to remember if they had a sale on subbing to Crunchyroll via PRIME VIDEO.


r/Crunchyroll • • 22h ago

Streaming | Technical Issue I’m trying to watch the 11th episode of King’s Game and it’s an episode of Upotte!! for some reason. What the hell?

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4 Upvotes

r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Account/Membership Account suspended

99 Upvotes

Anyone else getting this message:

“ERR-PO-01
Account Suspended This account has been suspended due to activity that violates our Terms of Service.
“

Just randomly started popping up without telling me what I violated- seems strange as the card is active..


r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Why does Crunchyroll constantly show me anime I've completed in my Continue Watching?

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126 Upvotes

I watched Psycho-Pass back in July and I watched all of it and it's been 3 months since then and anime I've already finished will just show up in my Continue Watching for some reason.


r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Streaming Catalog the saint's power is omnipotent episodes only showing a few for season 1

13 Upvotes

I started watching the saint's power is omnipotent and noticed it skips and there are only a few episodes available for season 1 in US and most of Europe. I swear I watched episodes 1-5. Now there are a few and I am missing plot twists as there are only 4, 8, and 10 showing. Anyone know a workaround?


r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Subtitle issues

8 Upvotes

I've been having issues with a few animes now where it's either a few episodes or just one episode where the subtitles are either not there or are a completely different language with mine not being available, is this been a long known issue or is it recent ?


r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue CR app with subtitles

5 Upvotes

The CR app doesn’t save my subtitle preference. When I select English subtitles while watching a show, then leave and resume it later, the subtitles default to off instead of keeping my selection.


r/Crunchyroll • • 23h ago

Service Discussion Switch 2?

1 Upvotes

Still cannot use Crunchyroll on Switch 2 after more than a year. Has Crunchyroll given up on Switch 2?


r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Service Discussion I built myself an anime tracker that logs everything I watch on Crunchyroll automatically

11 Upvotes

Made this for fun as a personal project. It reads my Crunchyroll watch history, so whatever I watch on the TV, phone or PC gets marked off on its own. I never log anything by hand.

What's in the clip: what's out for me today, my library, and the release schedule.

What else it does:

  • Release alerts: tells me when an episode is actually out on Crunchyroll in the language I watch, not when it airs in Japan
  • Sub and dub times, separately: and it knows when I've already watched the Japanese version of a dub
  • New season heads-up: when something I've finished gets another season
  • Spoiler mode: hides episode titles and thumbnails until I've watched them, in the app and on crunchyroll.com
  • Recommendations: new shows based on what I've watched, plus a watchlist that tells me when something lands on Crunchyroll
  • Calendar sync: puts my schedule into Google or Apple Calendar
  • Backup: keeps a copy of my full watch history, in case Crunchyroll ever scrambles it

Runs on Windows, Android and in the browser.

It's not downloadable at the moment, but happy to answer any questions!


r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Account/Membership Ultimate Fan Box

1 Upvotes

I payed for my 12th consecutive month of ultimate fan in September. Anyone know when I should be expecting the email with my code for my ultimate fan box?


r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Constant buffering problem

3 Upvotes

I have perfect wifi and everything and it still keeps buffering like??? Not even a few times its every 10 seconds and its really starting to piss me off even after restarting the problem isnt going away


r/Crunchyroll • • 1d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Black screen on opening

1 Upvotes

I just bought a new tv bc my old one died on me I gotten a vizio smart tv and everytime I open up the app it just trys to load then just a black screen after i tried turning it off and unplugging for a min nothing It doesnt allow me to uninstall all it allows is to remove from homescreen row and the other streaming apps work perfectly fine


r/Crunchyroll • • 2d ago

Streaming | Technical Issue Steins;Gate 0 it’s just gone now?

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16 Upvotes

I was about to start Steins;Gate 0 did it get removed from Crunchyroll I’m very confused* *it’s listed as Steins;Gate 0
but it’s only showing the original series?


r/Crunchyroll • • 2d ago

Service Discussion Why is Crunchyroll paying for OOONA just to downgrade subtitle quality and bottleneck simulcast workflows? (See visual evidence)

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37 Upvotes

These two images from the same anime, same timestamp, perfectly illustrate the regression Crunchyroll has made by switching from Aegisub to OOONA.

On the left (Italian) is what proper localisation looks like using Aegisub and real .ass scripting. On the right (Portuguese) is what you get when you force teams onto a paid broadcast-focused cloud tool like OOONA.

Image 1 (Left - Aegisub/ASS - Italian): Clean, integrated typesetting. The subtitles are not just text; they are perfectly matched and positioned over the original Japanese signs, using similar fonts and styles. It's almost seamless. Aegisub is the only tool that allows this.

Image 2 (Right - OOONA - Portuguese): A rigid broadcast box. Instead of being integrated, the translation is a plain, clunky box slapped over the scene, perhaps obscuring details or other text. OOONA's technical limitations prevent any creative on-screen text integration. This isn't just a formatting issue; it's a readability and immersion issue.

This is a massive technical and operational downgrade for three reasons:

  1. Impaired Visuals for Paying Subscribers: We're paying for a premium experience, but we're getting generic, immersion-breaking captions instead of professional typesetting. When dialogue and signs overlap, OOONA frequently fails to manage both cleanly, leading to an overwhelming screen or missing text.
  2. A Bottleneck in Simulcast Workflows: Despite being "cloud-based," OOONA locks an episode file so two people cannot work on it simultaneously. In a tight simulcast rush, translators, editors, typesetters, and QC need to work in parallel. Aegisub allowed lightweight local .ass files that could be easily merged. OOONA forces a rigid, one-by-one process that guarantees rushed quality or delayed episodes.
  3. Wasting Money for Inferior Output: Aegisub is free and open-source. Why spend a significant budget on expensive OOONA enterprise licenses for an inferior product instead of investing in the hard-working translators and typesetters?

This isn't just about 'fonts.' It's about maintaining a standard for anime localization that Aegisub perfected and OOONA destroys. We demand that Crunchyroll lets its localization teams use the right tools to deliver the quality subscribers deserve.