Crunchyroll is reducing the cost of its premium streaming memberships in nearly 100 countries and territories across the world, including the United Kingdom, India, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates.
Unfortunately for Crunchyroll subscribers in the United States, the price of the Sony-owned streaming service will remain the same in the country. There will also be no changes in the cost of the service in Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and France.
In its price drop announcement, Crunchyroll highlighted “Mega Fan” tier pricing changes in the U.K., where it will change from 7.99 GBP (9.60 USD) to 5.99 GBP (7.20 USD) per month; India, where it will plummet from 9.99 USD to 99 INR (1.24 USD) per month; Brazil, where it will fall from 32 BRL (5.91 USD) to 19.99 BRL (3.69 USD) per month; and the United Arab Emirates, where it will go down from 9.99 USD to 19 AED (5.17 USD).
Below is the complete list of markets that are getting a price cut from Crunchyroll:
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Isle Of Man
- Israel
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Martinique
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Qatar
- Réunion Island
- Romania
- Saint Martin (French Part)
- Saint Pierre And Miquelon
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
- Wallis And Futuna
- Yemen
Crunchyroll subscription cost in the U.S.
Crunchyroll is currently offering three subscription tiers in the U.S. The cheapest one is the “Fan” plan, which costs 8 USD monthly and gives members ad-free access to the streamer’s extensive library of anime series and movies, including simulcasts. The platform’s middle tier is called “Mega Fan” and it costs $10 per month with perks like offline viewing. Lastly, its third tier, “Ultimate Fan,” has a price tag of $15 per month and allows subscribers to stream on up to six devices, plus Crunchyroll Store discounts and freebies.
The abovementioned Crunchyroll subscription tiers were launched in the U.S. in 2020, a year after the streamer implemented a price increase in the country, as well as in the U.K., Australia, and the Nordics.
What is Crunchyroll?
Operating as a joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex (a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.), Crunchyroll is the biggest anime streaming service in the world with more than 30,000 episodes. Subscribers of the service can also watch episodes of current-season Japanese anime series on the platform one hour after they air in Japan.
Sony acquired Crunchyroll for $1.18 billion in cash from AT&T in 2021. The streaming service then merged with rival Funimation (which Sony bought in 2019) earlier this year.