‘About time’: TV fans sigh as the major streaming app used by millions hits the screens
MILLIONS of TV viewers have gained access to a major streaming app with more than 18,000 hours of new TV shows and movies.
“About time; I used my PS5 to watch but now I can use sleep mode on my TV,” says one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Earlier this week, Crunchyroll rolled out its app to LG Smart TV users worldwide.
Crunchyroll has one of the largest anime libraries on television, with a whopping 46,000 episodes and movies.
“Our new partnership with LG makes it even easier to be an anime fan,” Kaliel Roberts, Chief Product Officer at Crunchyroll, said in the announcement.
“Anime offers a variety of genres and viewing adventures and now viewers have even more options to dive deeper.”
Crunchyroll has more than 13 million paying subscribers in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Crunchyroll features critically acclaimed anime titles including My Hero Academia, JUJUTSU KAISEN, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Chainsaw Man, and Attack on Titan.
It also includes beloved classics like Cowboy Bebop and One Piece, which was recently adapted live by Netflix.
The app is available on 15 platforms, including most gaming consoles and most recently Samsung TVs.
Many people assume that the TVs on the shelves today will come pre-installed with regular apps, but that’s not always the case.
While not every TV displays every streaming app, companies generally do their best to listen to their customers’ needs.
“Finally! I was planning to buy an LG smart TV and now it’s final! Now Crunchyroll is in it!” another viewer tweeted.
A third person wrote: “Thank you so much for putting it on LG TVs.
“I can finally watch all my anime, not just on my phone anymore, now I can enjoy all my shows on a big screen.”
You can watch Crunchyroll for free with ad-supported streaming.
For an ad-free experience, you need a paid membership.
Crunchyroll Membership
An overview of Crunchyroll memberships:
Fan
- £4.99 ($7.99) per month
- No ads
- Unlimited access to the Crunchyroll library
- New episodes shortly after Japan
- Stream on one device at a time
Mega fan
This includes everything the Fan Pack includes, plus:
- £5.99 ($9.99) per month or £59.99 ($75.99) per year
- Stream on up to four devices simultaneously
- View offline
- Access to Crunchyroll game vault
If you have an Amazon Prime membership, here’s a way to wrap it up with Crunchyroll.
The Crunchyroll app is available on almost 15 platforms, including most gaming consoles.