You get a free 30-day trial subscription to the Crunchyroll service to watch all the anime you want and then decide if you want to continue with the Crunchyroll Free Tier or move up to one of the paid subscription tiers.
Anyone can watch Crunchyroll for free as long as they don’t mind streaming in 480p and watching ad-supported video streams.
You will get ad-free anime shows and movies broadcast in Japan an hour after they air.
Such popular titles as Attack On Titan (along with several other titles available).
How Much Does Crunchyroll Cost?
There are four subscription plans for Crunchyroll. There is one free tier and three paid subscription tiers. Each one comes with some benefits and perks.
The Crunchyroll Premium Ultimate Fan Tier and Mega Fan Tier are the most popular plans for subscribers streaming anime titles on Crunchyroll.
It’s important to remember that you don’t need a subscription plan to watch anime on Crunchyroll.
You can get limited access supported by ads for free with the Free Tier.
Crunchyroll Subscription Plans
These aren’t all the subscription plans’ details. More information can be found here.
Free Tier
The free tier is ad-supported and only streams on one device at 480p resolution. But you can’t beat free.
There is limited access to the Crunchyroll library.
Fan Tier
The fan tier is the entry-level tier that can only stream on one device in full HD ad-free. You get full access to the Crunchyroll library.
Mega Fan Tier
The Mega Fan tier allows all of the above on four devices at once, offline viewing, first access to Crunchyroll special events, and a $15 off $100 discount in the Crunchyroll store.
Ultimate Fan Tier
The Crunchyroll premium Ultimate Fan tier subscription has all of the above.
Still, it allows streaming on six devices at once and a $25 off $100 discount in the Crunchyroll Store.
You also get an annual swag bag and a limited-run Hime Nendoroid action figure.
Sadly, Crunchyroll does not have a student discount.
What Other Services will Stream Crunchyroll
Since Crunchyroll is the best place to view anime content outside of Japan, it is almost as ubiquitous as Netflix. It is available on most smart devices. Such as
- Apple iOS devices
- Android Devices
- Playstation
- Nintendo Switch
- XBOX One
- Chromecast
- Apple TV
- Roku
- Fire TV
- Mac OS devices
- Windows devices
Crunchyroll is also consolidating the Funimation, Wakanim, and VRV brands into one simple to use streaming service called Crunchyroll LLC.
