On October 29, 2024, Crunchyroll, the leading anime streaming service, announced a new distribution deal with YouTube Primetime Channels, effectively allowing more users access to anime worldwide. The launch is expected to go live by the end of 2024 and will be available to users in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia.
YouTube Primetime Channels is a hub for users to access content from multiple different streaming services, all organized in one place within the YouTube app. YouTube Primetime Channels has over 45 channels to offer, with Crunchyroll set to join this year. This partnership will further make anime more accessible to fans around the globe through Crunchyroll, the world’s largest anime library home to 15 million subscribers worldwide.
Just this fall, Crunchyroll has treated fans to over 40 new anime series on their platform, including fan favorites like Dragon Ball DAIMA, One Piece, BLUE LOCK, Re: Zero and Shangri-La Frontier Season 2, cultivating a library of more than 2,000 different titles. With the addition of Crunchyroll on YouTube Primetime Channels, users will have another way to conveniently access their continuously expanding library.
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is a leading brand in the anime industry that drives the passion for anime among fans worldwide. Committed to making anime an even bigger pop culture phenomenon around the world, Crunchyroll provides fans with multiple immersive experiences such as events, theatrical releases, original games, anime news, merchandise, and more. Through Crunchyroll’s streaming service, anime is accessible to stream whether at home or on the go, available on nearly all devices.
