It's All Anime, All the Time on New 24/7 Linear ‘Crunchyroll’ Channel in the U.S.
Culver City, California (October 11, 2023) – Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced a new 24/7 channel launching today to promote the growing medium of anime. Viewers can now watch the artform taking the world by storm in a whole new way.. Amazon Freevee (October 17), LG Channels (October 11), The Roku Channel (October 11), and VIZIO WatchFree+ (October 11) are the first to carry the channel.
The Crunchyroll channel will immediately reach an anime-curious audience by making a telecast schedule of fan-favorite catalog anime available. Series available at launch include Horimiya, Ranking of Kings, Moriarty the Patriot, PSYCHO–PASS, Arifureta, Sugar Apple Fairytale, To Your Eternity and Code Geass. New and premium anime content will remain on Crunchyroll's SVOD and AVOD services.
The network will be programmed with dubbed series in English at launch. Other promotional, genre and theme programming blocks will be scheduled for viewers to sample the wide range of anime being created from Japan.
"The Crunchyroll channel is a gateway to the world of anime where we will guide viewers to discover new worlds, new stories and new characters,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. “And thanks to our distribution partners at launch, millions of fans have easy access to the medium that is taking the world by storm!"
The channel is a collaboration between Sony Pictures Entertainment's Crunchyroll and GSN.
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing.
Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.
The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.
Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.
