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Crunchyroll Is Getting Its Own Dedicated Anime Hub on the PS5 Home Screen

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Anime streaming service Crunchyroll, which Sony-owned Funimation bought for nearly $1.2 billion in 2021, is getting its own dedicated hub on the PlayStation 5 home screen in Spring 2027. Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Hideaki Nishino made the announcement at today's Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment and Crunchyroll will present their own separator for anime streaming service on PS5's main menu. Read more

Sony plans to make its PlayStation 5 more than just a video game platform. In the spring of 2027, the PS5 will host a new space entirely dedicated to animes, with a well-known service of Japanese animation enthusiasts: Crunchyroll. Players and PS5 players will soon have a new space at the

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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