Upcoming Changes to Crunchyroll
To Our Valued Crunchyroll Viewers,
Over the past 5 years, we have been dedicated to making Crunchyroll the best place for anime fans in Canada to enjoy Japanese anime, simulcasting 50 shows every season and adding many library titles. We've also expanded the free streaming service across mobile and living room devices, including Apple TV, PlayStation and Xbox consoles. In order to continue building the best collection of anime alongside the increasing cost of content, we're making some changes to the free Crunchyroll experience.
As of February 1, 2016, catalog titles will be available exclusively to Premium subscribers. As a free user, you will still have access to all currently airing titles, so you'll have plenty of time to stay up to date on the newest anime. Each new episode of a currently airing title will be available for a 13-week period, after which it will be available to Premium subscribers only.
As we strive to continue improving our Premium service on a global level, there are many factors that must be considered on a region by region basis. For the past 5 years, despite fluctuation in the Canadian exchange rates and the rising cost of licensing and streaming anime, the price of Crunchyroll Premium has remained the same. Our goal is to continually improve our Premium user experience and deliver the highest quantity and quality of anime and manga titles to all subscribers, including the latest premieres straight from Japan, without raising the price of our Premium service.
If you have any questions regarding the change, please see our knowledge base article here.
If you'd like to sign up for a 14-day free trial of Premium to get unlimited access to all our shows ad-free, please click here.
~ Shinji & The Crunchyroll Team