Apple TV Channels Gains Crunchyroll Anime Streaming Service

Friday March 27, 2026 12:09 pm PDT by Juli Clover

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is now available as an Apple TV app channel, making it easier for prospective customers to subscribe without having to open up another app.

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‌Apple TV‌ users in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Australia are now able to subscribe to Crunchyroll through the ‌Apple TV‌. There's a 7-day free trial available, after which the service is priced at $9.99 per month. The Crunchyroll ‌Apple TV‌ Channel is separate from existing Crunchyroll subscriptions, and an existing account can't be linked to the ‌Apple TV‌ app.

As with all ‌Apple TV‌ Channels content, if you sign up for Crunchyroll with the ‌Apple TV‌ app, you'll be billed through Apple. Crunchyroll says its full catalog of over 50,000 episodes is available through the Crunchyroll ‌Apple TV‌ Channel.

Apple TV Channels have long been an ‌Apple TV‌ app feature that makes subscribing to multiple services more convenient. Channels content can be watched in the ‌Apple TV‌ app without having to open up another app, and access can be shared with up to six members of a Family Sharing group. Channels also offer watch on-demand content and offline downloads.

Some of the available ‌Apple TV‌ Channels include Starz, Paramount+, AMC+, Mubi, Shudder, MGM+, and IFC Films.

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Top Rated Comments

miguelness

7 months ago

YYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! (I don't watch anime, but a welcome addition to those who do!)

Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)

_apple_apple_

7 months ago

Now, if Apple just went for Sony Pictures… that might get approval.

This has come up a few times, people wanting Apple to buy a media org like Disney, MGM, WB, etc. to save the catalogs/IPs from the current owners.

The problem is they would inherit a lot of headaches, like ancient problematic agreements, media from/with disgraced individuals, IP's with heavy merchandise (and all the headaches involved with that), and so on. That stuff would not be wiped away with an acquisition. Instead, Apple seems confident they can create new hits from scratch, and dip into merchandise/alt media slowly.

I'm sure if they could buy/stream specific IP's, they might nab some, but as I understand it, the owners usually insist on selling collections in order to move the worthless stuff.

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

GrumpyOldGuy52

7 months ago

As the father of a massive One Piece and Gundam fan, I was thrilled to see this… till I saw it's $10/month. If you pay annually through CR itself, it's $100/year. If you want to spend $20 more a year and not get the 5% off their store (if you are likely to buy from there; they don't always have the best prices), then this deal is for you.

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

lepetitnicolas

7 months ago

Let me just put this article here for a moment so I have my hands free to tie my shoelaces : Crunchyroll reportedly hit by breach exposing 100GB of user data, emails, and credit cards ('https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/crunchyroll-reportedly-hit-by-breach-exposing-100gb-of-user-data-emails-and-credit-cards/')

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

GrumpyOldGuy52

7 months ago

Just buy Sony, they are only worth like 123 billion.

Then let them function in the same way Beats does. Owned by Apple, but mostly independent, while maintaining massive integration across the ecosystem.

Sony is part of so many sectors across Japanese society that I doubt their government would allow a foreign company to purchase it. Now, if Apple just went for Sony Pictures… that might get approval.

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)