What Is Crunchyroll and How Does It Work?
Crunchyroll is an anime-focused streaming service. It was previously owned by WarnerMedia’s Otter Media until it was purchased by Sony’s Funimation in late 2020. It competes with other services such as Sony’s own Funimation to deliver Japanese animation to anime fans, with hundreds of titles available. Manga titles, which are Japanese-style graphic novels, are also accessible on Crunchyroll. The service had over four million paid subscribers as of last report, with many more watching the platform’s free content. Crunchyroll is a true anime streaming destination: with over 1,200 titles (more than its competitors in the United States), professional reviewers concur that the platform’s enormous collection is a strong point. Another huge perk for paying members is that Crunchyroll party adds new content within an hour of its premiere in Japan, if possible. Subscribers should be aware that the majority of Crunchyroll’s programming is subtitled rather than dubbed in English: this is neit