Crunchyroll ends free streaming for new and continuing series

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Users could previously watch delayed simulcasts for free on Crunchyroll. | Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Crunchyroll will no longer offer free ad-supported streaming for newly-released episodes, the anime streaming service announced in an update on its site (via Gizmodo). Viewers who want to watch episodes of new or continuing series will have to upgrade to one of Crunchyroll’s premium plans, which start at $7.99 / month.

Users didn’t need a subscription to watch simulcast titles before the change, but there was a tradeoff — Crunchyroll would delay the release of new episodes by one week for free users, while subscribers could watch them one hour after their premiere in Japan. This was something I (and probably a lot of other people using Crunchyroll for free) happily dealt with as long as I actually got to watch the new episodes.

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source https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/27/22998591/crunchyroll-ends-free-ad-supported-streaming-new-releases-simulcasts-anime

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