Sports fans, anime fans, and the intersection of the two, I have good news for you: you can now watch a ton of anime for free on Crunchyroll.
If you didn’t know already, the Olympics are happening this week, with the competition kicking off on Friday, July 26. As always, there will be a wide variety of sports, with people competing at the highest level for those coveted metal discs (and, I guess, glory). But the thing is, you probably won’t care about every single category that will be showcased during the two-week event, so how are you going to kill time between each match? Well, if you’re an anime fan, Crunchyroll has you covered. “In celebration of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Crunchyroll is making a number of sports anime available to stream for free, but with ads, until August 15,” the streaming service shared in a press release.
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There are some great options too: everyone’s favourite soccer anime Blue Lock will be available for download, as will the incredible volleyball series Haikyuu! Those who like a bit of silliness and/or Tony Hawk will also be happy to hear that SK8 the Infinity is also included in the free anime selection. If you’re looking to relive the 2010s, you can also check out the hugely influential Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, the only anime about swimming you’ll probably ever need. There are 19 anime in total, and you can check out the full list below:
- Backflip!!
- Bird’s Wings-Golf Girl’s Story-
- Blue lock
- Free! -Iwatobi Swimming Club
- Haikui!!
- Feather leaves!
- Remote Kana Reception
- How heavy are the dumbbells you lift?
- Rock climbing! -Sport climbing girl-
- Kuroko’s Basketball
- Number 24
- Table tennis animation
- Keep
- Running with the wind
- SK8 Infinity
- tennis Prince
- Crane eyes
- Wave! ! — Let’s go surfing! ! —
- Yowamushi Pedal Next Generation
Crunchyroll also recently announced a number of anime that will be released next year, including some big series like Blaze of Fire, Stonebreaker, and Pharmacist Diary.
