Well shit. If this goes through I'll have to cancel
this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2025
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https://xcancel.com/sugoilite/status/1973732830334292420?s=46&t=qypRlc3aYixql0uGFrdzNA
Many people noticed that the changes in the subs, they used to translate text in the background for example.
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Crunchyroll doesn't even have all of the anime, they neglect a few classic ones. Pricks.
Doesn't even have all the seasons of some animes they have. It's ridiculous copyright rules in different countries. It sucks.
Well then, fund an alternative.
- MuseAsia
- Ani-One
- RetroCrush ?
I much prefer owned media over subscriptions, but this is perhaps one area where they're actually good. A bad business decision that drives away customers can have a pretty immediate and visible impact on revenue. It's not "hey nobody bought our latest release, blame racism/sexism/wokeness" or whatever other whipping-boy they choose to bury their heads in the sand with, it's "we did a thing and within days to a month people were leaving us."
In many cases, this drives them to actually pay attention to customer reactions. We've seen the same with Disney in regards to Kimmel and I wouldn't be surprised to see recent changes to Gamepass have a similar impact. I hate to say it, but subscriptions like this really do allow customers to vote with their wallets.
Which is also why many are probably going to try to lock more customers in to longer terms, add gimmicks, and generally make it harder to unsubscribe. Kinda like phone companies. We'll likely end up with a "streaming sign-up/connection fee" and offers like "**free Frozen tablet with a two year Disney+ subscription"
** regular price $599, applied as a discount from your regular bill over 24mo
I would never subscribe to Crunchyroll, because they use DRM.
Sub ran out midway last month.
Kodi + Premiumize.me + Otaku for the win. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️