Crunchyroll Kills Free Plan: What Anime Fans Should Know About the Switch

Crunchyroll Kills Free Plan: What Anime Fans Should Know About the Switch

The ad-supported option disappears Dec. 31, meaning you'll need a paid plan to keep watching.

Crunchyroll Is Ending Its Free, Ad-Supported Anime Service

You'll need a subscription to watch anime on Crunchyroll starting on Jan. 1, 2026.

Crunchyroll ends its free streaming plan

Anime-streaming giant Crunchyroll is officially axing its free, ad-supported tier, and the announcement arrived in what might be the most unceremonious way possible: an in-player pop-up notifying users that the limited plan will disappear on December 31, 2025.Starting Jan. 1, anyone who wants to watch anything on Crunchyroll will need a paid subscription. For many fans, the loss may feel more symbolic than practical as the company has been quiet…

Crunchyroll is Shutting Down Its Free Ad-Supported Plan

Crunchyroll will eliminate its ad-supported free tier on December 31, 2025, ending the last remaining way to legally watch anime on the platform without paying a subscription fee. The change, delivered unceremoniously through an in-player message that replaced a scheduled advertisement, marks the quiet conclusion of an option that had persisted, in increasingly limited form, […] The post Crunchyroll is Shutting Down Its Free Ad-Supported Plan ap…

No More Free Crunchyroll: Ad-Supported Plan Ends In 2025

If you’re anime fan, probably you’ve already heard or used Crunchyroll, one of the biggest streaming platforms of the niche. In a surprising move, the company has announced a change that will impact all of its non-paying users, revealing that it will discontinue its free plan ( which is ad-supported) on December 31, 2025, marking the “end of an era” for viewers who relied on the free access to a […]

Crunchyroll Announces the End of Free Ad-Supported Streaming

Crunchyroll announced via an advertisement on its platform that it will end its free ad-supported streaming tier as of December 31. This will leave members with only paid subscription tier options. As of now, none of the paid subscription tiers will be changing. This stems from a previous announcement made back in March 2022, where [...] The post Crunchyroll Announces the End of Free Ad-Supported Streaming first appeared on The Outerhaven.