We started the month of May with not so good news for otaku, since Crunchyroll announced that as of May 1st there will be an increase in the cost of subscriptions within its platform in different countries in its Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan plans, but not only that, but there will also be other slight modifications such as the reduction of the trial period from 14 days to only 7 days. If you are one of those people whose favorite platform to watch anime is Crunchyroll, this news will surely be of interest to you, so we invite you to continue reading to learn the details.
The cost of premium subscriptions on Crunchyroll has risen
Some of the countries that will be affected by this price increase will be the United States, Argentina, Colombia, France, Portugal and other selected countries. With the increase in the United States, the new prices will be as follows: the Mega Fan plan will go from $9.99 dollars to $11.99 per month and the Ultimate Fan plan from $14.99 dollars to $15.99 per month. The only plan that will remain at the same cost will be Fan at $7.99 per month. Another Crunchyroll feature that will remain the same will be the option to watch anime for free with ads.
The first price increase in the history of the platform happened in 2019 in the United States, Great Britain and Australia. In October 2022 it again had modifications in its prices, increasing the monthly plan in several territories including Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. However, in the same year, but in July, there was a reduction in its costs in almost 100 countries. This change in pricing reflects the increase in Crunchyroll’s content in recent years, expanding its catalog to more than 45,000 episodes contained in 1,400 series and movies. According to Crunchyroll itself, this means that it would take two years to watch the entire catalog on the platform.
This price adjustment comes just after Crunchyroll announced the launch of the Crunchyroll store in Europe and a few days after implementing the much-requested multi-profile feature, allowing multiple users in the same household to have their own personalized profiles, anime lists and recommendations. Also related to this price change is the merger between Crunchyroll and Funimation, as the migration of users from one platform to the other is still in progress.
On April 2, the Funimation app closed as part of the consolidation between Funimation and Crunchyroll. The latter’s president Rahul Purini revealed that the company is working to offer users who are migrating from the Funimation app to Crunchyroll “appropriate value” in compensation for digital copies, which Crunchyroll does not support. Users will be able to migrate their account to the orange platform (including their history and list of anime to watch) or merge their Funimation account with an existing Crunchyroll account if both have the same email.
So with all these changes that Crunchyroll is going through, it is logical to consider this modification in their prices, this in order to provide better service on its platform and make its catalog expands more to have our favorite titles within reach and enjoy them in the comfort of our home. Now you have all the important information you have to consider with this news that Crunchyroll has just given us and prepare your wallet to continue enjoying the features that this app offers us.