Crunchyroll announced that they will be lowering subscription prices of their streaming services in certain countries and territories earlier today. Not a lot was revealed in the announcement, but the streaming company did release a list of countries/territories where the prices will be reduced. It is not clear if the price reduction will only be applicable for the Mega Fan tier (the more expensive one), or if the Fan tier will also be affected. The highlighted part of the announcement states that:
- In the United Kingdom, Mega Fan will change from 7.99 to 5.99 GBP
- In India, Mega Fan will change from 9.99 USD to 99 Indian Rupees
- In Brazil, Mega Fan will change from 32.00 to 19.99 Brazilian Real
- In the United Arab Emirates, Mega Fan will change from 9.99 USD to 19 United Arab Emirates Dirham
In addition to the highlight, a full list of countries and territories where the reduction will occur was released. It includes:
- 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 recently made adjustments to its freemium watching model, which previously allowed users to follow seasonals for free – with ads and with a one-week delay. Now most seasonal titles are locked behind a premium tier, with only a select few weekly simulcasts allowing “sample” episodes – 3 of them and only for a certain period of time. The regional availability varies and some recent titles (such as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) are for premium-only users, while others (Attack on Titan) are available to all, with ads.
The news came only weeks after Funimation and Wakanim announced that they are unifying with Crunchyroll’s brand, which is set to become the world’s largest anime streaming service. Sony’s Funimation officially acquired Crunchyroll in August of last year. At the time, many concerns were raised due to what is perceived as Sony’s monopoly on the anime streaming market in the west, since Crunchyroll also owns VRV. Currently, the only real competitor Crunchyroll has when it comes to simulcasts is HIDIVE (which is streaming some popular titles like Call of the Night, Made in Abyss and DanMachi IV this season), with Netflix and Amazon Prime trailing behind in weekly releases.
Source for the list: Crunchyroll
Featured image courtesy of Crunchyroll.
