Crunchyroll
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Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes Japanese anime television series and films, as well as other East Asian media, with the service also hosting anime content from other providers, content add-ons, live events, music, video games, and video channels. Launched in May 2006, the service has more than 120 million registered users worldwide. Crunchyroll was previously a subsidiary of Otter Media, itself a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia; from 2016 to 2018, the service partnered with Funimation, which Sony acquired in 2017 and would eventually merge into its brand in 2022 after Sony acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021. Crunchyroll is a member of The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). "Crunchyroll-Hime", also known as "Hime", has been the official mascot of Crunchyroll since June 2013. Crunchyroll offers more than 1,000 anime series, more than 200 East Asian dramas in more than 18 languages, and formerly offered around 80 manga titles through its Crunchyroll Manga anthology, although the number of available titles varies by country due to licensing restrictions. Crunchyroll passed one million paid subscriptions in February 2017, and has more than 21 million subscriptions as of 2026.
Infobox
Type of business
Subsidiary
Type of site
OTT platform
Available in
21 languages
Founded
May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, U .
Country of origin
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Owner
Sony Group Corporation
Founder(s)
Kun Gao James Lin Brandon Ooi Vu Nguyen
Industry
Entertainment mass media
Products
Streaming television video on demand digital distribution
Services
Film production film distribution television production television distribution
Parent
Crunchyroll, LLC
URL
www
IPv6 support
Yes
Commercial
Yes
Registration
Required
Users
21 million
Launched
May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)
Current status
Active
Tables
· Programming › Original programming
In/Spectre
In/Spectre
Title
In/Spectre
First run start date
January 11, 2020
First run end date
March 28, 2020
Episodes
12
Notes
Adaptation of novel series written by Kyo Shirodaira.
Animation studio
Brain's Base
Tower of God
Tower of God
Title
Tower of God
First run start date
April 1, 2020
First run end date
June 24, 2020
Episodes
13
Notes
Adaptation of webtoon by SIU.
Animation studio
Telecom Animation Film
The God of High School
The God of High School
Title
The God of High School
First run start date
July 6, 2020
First run end date
September 28, 2020
Episodes
13
Notes
Adaptation of webtoon by Yongje Park.
Animation studio
MAPPA
Gibiate
Gibiate
Title
Gibiate
First run start date
July 15, 2020
First run end date
September 30, 2020
Episodes
12
Notes
Original work created by Ryō Aoki.
Animation studio
Lunch Box
Studio Elle
Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You
Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You
Title
Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You
First run start date
October 3, 2020
First run end date
December 19, 2020
Episodes
12
Notes
Adaptation of manga by Kenjiro Hata.
Animation studio
Seven Arcs
Noblesse
Noblesse
Title
Noblesse
First run start date
October 7, 2020
First run end date
December 30, 2020
Episodes
13
Notes
Adaptation of webtoon written by Son Jeho and illustrated by Lee Kwangsu.
Animation studio
Production I
Onyx Equinox
Onyx Equinox
Title
Onyx Equinox
First run start date
November 21, 2020
First run end date
December 26, 2020
Episodes
12
Notes
Original work created by Sofia Alexander.
Animation studio
Crunchyroll Studios
So I'm A Spider, So What?
So I'm A Spider, So What?
Title
So I'm A Spider, So What?
First run start date
January 8, 2021
First run end date
July 3, 2021
Episodes
24
Notes
Adaptation of light novel series written by Okina Baba and illustrated by Tsukasa Kiryu.
Animation studio
Millepensee
Dr. Ramune Mysterious Disease Specialist
Dr. Ramune Mysterious Disease Specialist
Title
Dr. Ramune Mysterious Disease Specialist
First run start date
January 10, 2021
First run end date
March 28, 2021
Episodes
12
Notes
Adaptation of manga series written by Aho Toro.
Animation studio
Platinum Vision
Ex-Arm
Ex-Arm
Title
Ex-Arm
First run start date
January 11, 2021
First run end date
March 29, 2021
Episodes
12
Notes
Adaptation of manga written by HiRock and illustrated by Shinya Komi.
Animation studio
Visual Flight
Fena: Pirate Princess
Fena: Pirate Princess
Title
Fena: Pirate Princess
First run start date
August 15, 2021
First run end date
October 24, 2021
Episodes
12
Notes
Original work by Kazuto Nakazawa and Production I . Co-production with Adult Swim.
Animation studio
Production I
High Guardian Spice
High Guardian Spice
Title
High Guardian Spice
First run start date
October 26, 2021
First run end date
October 26, 2021
Episodes
12
Notes
Original work created by Raye Rodriguez.
Animation studio
Crunchyroll Studios
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Title
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
First run start date
November 14, 2021
First run end date
February 6, 2022
Episodes
13
Notes
Original work based on the Blade Runner franchise. Co-production with Adult Swim.
Animation studio
Sola Digital Arts
FreakAngels
FreakAngels
Title
FreakAngels
First run start date
January 27, 2022
First run end date
January 27, 2022
Episodes
9
Notes
Adaptation of webcomic written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Paul Duffield.
Animation studio
Crunchyroll Studios
Shenmue: The Animation
Shenmue: The Animation
Title
Shenmue: The Animation
First run start date
February 6, 2022
First run end date
May 1, 2022
Episodes
13
Notes
Adaptation of the Shenmue video game series by Yu Suzuki. Co-production with Adult Swim.
Animation studio
Telecom Animation Film
Meiji Gekken: 1874
Meiji Gekken: 1874
Title
Meiji Gekken: 1874
First run start date
January 14, 2024
First run end date
March 24, 2024
Episodes
10
Notes
Original work created by Tsukasa Sakurai and Naoki Tozuka. Produced under the working title Meiji Gekken: Sword and Gun.
Animation studio
Tsumugi Akita Animation Lab
| Title | First run start date | First run end date | Episodes | Notes | Animation studio |
| In/Spectre | January 11, 2020 | March 28, 2020 | 12 | Adaptation of novel series written by Kyo Shirodaira. | Brain's Base |
| Tower of God | April 1, 2020 | June 24, 2020 | 13 | Adaptation of webtoon by SIU. | Telecom Animation Film |
| The God of High School | July 6, 2020 | September 28, 2020 | 13 | Adaptation of webtoon by Yongje Park. | MAPPA |
| Gibiate | July 15, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | 12 | Original work created by Ryō Aoki. | Lunch Box Studio Elle |
| Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You | October 3, 2020 | December 19, 2020 | 12 | Adaptation of manga by Kenjiro Hata. | Seven Arcs |
| Noblesse | October 7, 2020 | December 30, 2020 | 13 | Adaptation of webtoon written by Son Jeho and illustrated by Lee Kwangsu. | Production I |
| Onyx Equinox | November 21, 2020 | December 26, 2020 | 12 | Original work created by Sofia Alexander. | Crunchyroll Studios |
| So I'm A Spider, So What? | January 8, 2021 | July 3, 2021 | 24 | Adaptation of light novel series written by Okina Baba and illustrated by Tsukasa Kiryu. | Millepensee |
| Dr. Ramune Mysterious Disease Specialist | January 10, 2021 | March 28, 2021 | 12 | Adaptation of manga series written by Aho Toro. | Platinum Vision |
| Ex-Arm | January 11, 2021 | March 29, 2021 | 12 | Adaptation of manga written by HiRock and illustrated by Shinya Komi. | Visual Flight |
| Fena: Pirate Princess | August 15, 2021 | October 24, 2021 | 12 | Original work by Kazuto Nakazawa and Production I . Co-production with Adult Swim. | Production I |
| High Guardian Spice | October 26, 2021 | October 26, 2021 | 12 | Original work created by Raye Rodriguez. | Crunchyroll Studios |
| Blade Runner: Black Lotus | November 14, 2021 | February 6, 2022 | 13 | Original work based on the Blade Runner franchise. Co-production with Adult Swim. | Sola Digital Arts |
| FreakAngels | January 27, 2022 | January 27, 2022 | 9 | Adaptation of webcomic written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Paul Duffield. | Crunchyroll Studios |
| Shenmue: The Animation | February 6, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | 13 | Adaptation of the Shenmue video game series by Yu Suzuki. Co-production with Adult Swim. | Telecom Animation Film |
| Meiji Gekken: 1874 | January 14, 2024 | March 24, 2024 | 10 | Original work created by Tsukasa Sakurai and Naoki Tozuka. Produced under the working title Meiji Gekken: Sword and Gun. | Tsumugi Akita Animation Lab |
References
- The logo's eye symbol, which has been in use since 2012, was slightly adjusted, while the wordmark was rendered in a new
- Crunchyroll, LLC operates but does not directly own the brand's namesake OTT streaming platform. Instead, both the compa
- Through its ownerships of Crunchyroll, LLC and Game Show Network, LLC, itself a segment of the Sony Pictures Television
- Through its ownership of Crunchyroll, LLC
- Sony owns Crunchyroll, LLC and Game Show Network, LLC through different divisions of the company. Crunchyroll, LLC is ow
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- "It's Here! Crunchyroll Manga is Now Open!"http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/10/30/its-here-crunchyroll-manga-is-now-open