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Roku customers in the U.S. can now subscribe to Crunchyroll, an ad-free anime experience, through The Roku Channel
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Dec. 19, 2024 - Today, Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S.*, announced the launch of Crunchyroll on The Roku Channel. Crunchyroll, the global anime brand, offers fans access to the world's largest streaming library of anime content. Roku customers can subscribe to Crunchyroll for $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year to gain ad-free access to more than 25,000 hours of anime, featuring over 50,000 episodes across 2,000 titles.
Benefits of signing up for Crunchyroll on The Roku Channel include:
· Ad-free access to the Crunchyroll library, from past seasons to new episodes fresh from Japan, including fan favorites such as "Dragon Ball DAIMA" or upcoming winter season highlights including the return of hit series "Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-," the fourth and final season of "Dr. STONE (Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE)," and more
· Access to new episodes shortly after they air in Japan
Crunchyroll is one of more than 55 Premium Subscriptions available today on The Roku Channel in the U.S. With Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel, customers enjoy:
· A simple, one-click sign-up experience
· Convenient access to all Premium Subscriptions within The Roku Channel
· Ability to sign up for and manage Premium Subscriptions through a single login
· Unified billing across all Premium Subscriptions
In addition to the new Crunchyroll Premium Subscription on The Roku Channel, Crunchyroll also offers a direct-to-consumer app available through the Roku Streaming Store on the Roku platform.
*By hours streamed (Hypothesis Group: Dec 2023)
About Roku
Roku pioneered streaming on TV. We connect users to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique capabilities to engage consumers. Roku TV™ models, Roku streaming players, and TV-related audio devices are available in various countries around the world through direct retail sales and/or licensing arrangements with TV OEM brands. Roku-branded TVs and Roku Smart Home products are sold exclusively in the United States. Roku also operates The Roku Channel, the home of free and premium entertainment with exclusive access to Roku Originals, and the #3 app on our platform by both reach and engagement. The Roku Channel is available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Roku is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., U.S.A.
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is the global anime brand that fuels fans' love of anime. With the ambition to make anime an even bigger part of pop culture, Crunchyroll offers fans the ultimate anime experience and destination centered around a premium streaming service. Crunchyroll has the largest dedicated anime library, an immersive world of events, exciting theatrical releases, unique games, must-have merchandise, timely news, and more. Anime is for everyone and is accessible to stream across territories through Crunchyroll-whether on the go on mobile, through gaming consoles and big-screen devices at home, or on desktops anywhere.
Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.
Media Contacts
Roku Inc.
Sophia Economou
seconomou@roku.com
Crunchyroll
Patrick Sebastian Henkel
patrick.henkel@crunchyroll.com
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