Crunchyroll announces an increase in its prices. Does this mean streaming Japanese animation is becoming too expensive?
Fans of Japanese animation will be disappointed to learn that Crunchyroll, one of the most popular streaming services for this type of content, has increased its prices. This trend follows other streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video. But does this mean streaming Japanese animation is becoming too expensive?
Crunchyroll, a Japanese animation streaming service
For those who don’t know Crunchyroll, it is a video streaming service specializing in Japanese animation. Crunchyroll is owned by Sony Corporation and offers a wide variety of Japanese animated series and films. With ADN, which is a former member of the Crunchyroll group, these two services are the most popular for fans of Japanese animation in France.
Rising prices
Crunchyroll has announced a price increase. Subscription Mega FanFor example, goes from 6.49 euros to 7.99 euros. From now on, Crunchyroll offers two offers: an offer limited to 5.99 euros per month, which does not allow offline mode, streaming on only one device at a time, nor access to Crunchyroll Vault (games), and an offer at 7.99 euros per month (or 79.99 euros per year, or 16% reduction), which allows offline mode and streaming on several devices at the same time.
DNA, an alternative to Crunchyroll
ADN, for its part, offers two offers: an offer at 6.99 euros per month, equivalent to Crunchyroll’s Mega Fan offer, and an offer at 14.99 euros per month, which allows you to download series every month (much more than offline mode, it’s downloading). This second offer may seem expensive, but it allows you to download series every month, which can be interesting for fans who want to watch their favorite series without an internet connection.