A move that should surprise absolutely no one, Crunchyroll, the Netflix-like repository for all the anime you could probably ever need, is raising its prices. However, the price increase only affects the two most expensive tiers in certain countries. But regardless, it’s the first price hike Crunchyroll has seen since 2019, suggesting that no subscription service is safe from the dreaded price hike.
As reported by IGN And shared on the company’s website, the price of Crunchyroll’s Mega and Ultimate Fan tiers will see a nominal increase on May 1st. Instead of $10 per month and $15 per month, these two memberships will increase to $12 per month and $16 per month, respectively. The company said the price increase was due to its greater investment in anime, as well as its additional offerings in the form of games and music. That’s cool, I guess, but it sucks to see prices that have been relatively stagnant for five years get pushed up. At least the regular fan tier of $7 per month remains unchanged. At least for now.
The price increase for the Mega and Ultimate Fan tiers will take effect in over 36 countries, Crunchyroll said, including France and the United States. In addition to a price increase, the company also announced that the free trial period has been shortened from a full two weeks to a meager seven days. We can’t have anything anymore, and I swear it every subscription service has been increasingly It is Prices lately. What gives?
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This news comes just a month after Crunchyroll and Funimation the fusion dancemerge in one act, the Ultimately, Funimation shut down completely on April 2nd. This merger, which brought about $1.2 billion to Crunchyroll’s walletreportedly led to this Tons of anime are lost in transition. This is some mega fan crap.
