Crunchyroll subscription to be implemented on simulcast titles

Crunchyroll subscription to be implemented on simulcast titles according to a blog post from Crunchyroll. The anime streaming platform will end halt free ad-supported streaming for their newly released episodes.

Viewers who would like to watch any of the uploaded new or continuing series will be required to upgrade to a Crunchyroll premium plan that starts at USD 7.99PHP 469INR 677EUR 8CNY 58 per month.

Users were allowed to watch simulcast titles prior to this update but there would be a one-week delay for free users as compared to subscribers who can watch after an hour of the premiere in Japan.

Crunchyroll will be introducing a new seasonal simulcast that will offer initial episodes of select titles as part of a “seasonal sampler” for free viewing for a limited period. Users are able to watch the first three episodes  of the following titles:

• Spy x Family
• A Couple of Cuckoos
• Dawn of the Witch
• Tomodachi Game
• Skeleton Knight in Another World
• Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
• The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody
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