Is Crunchyroll still down today, what is the streaming platform, who uses it, how much did Sony buy it for?
According to Downdetector an outage for Crunchyroll was detected on Monday January 26.
Reddit users expressed their frustration on Monday January 26 as streaming platform Crunchyroll suffered an outage. One user wrote: “Mine stopped working about 10hours ago (UK evening), just got up and I can browse but seems some videos still struggling to load but not tested properly.”
Another Reddit user wrote: “Was watching fine on my PlayStation now it won’t load all of a sudden. Anyone else still having issues?” In response, another person wrote: “Yeeeeeeah :D South Africa's back!” Someone else commented that “Working for me now (in the PNW). However, I'm annoyed that CR's down detector did not once show that there was a problem in any region. What's the point of having one if it doesn't show real time stats?”
Ten hours ago, a Reddit user wrote: “anyone having issues where it keeps "freezing" up and seemingly constantly rebuffering every few seconds when trying to watch anything? east coast, might still have issues due to the recent storm with ice and snow choking signals and stuff. idk I thought CR was in Texas so it shouldn't be an issue here.”
According to downdetector, at 7:23pm on Monday January 26, 2234 people had reported a problem with Crunchyroll. On Tuesday January 7, 2025, at the time of writing, there were no issues relating to a Crunchyroll outage.
What is Crunchyroll?
According to Crunchyroll’s website, “Crunchyroll allows users to stream anime anytime, anywhere on devices including smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, and smart TVs. Premium members enjoy higher-quality streaming and faster access to new episodes.”
Who owns Crunchyroll?
In 2021, Crunchyroll was acquired by Sony Group Corporation from AT&T which then merged it with its other anime streaming service.
Crunchyroll is owned by Sony Group Corporation, which acquired it from AT&T in 2021 and merged it with its other anime streaming service. In 2021,Kenichiro Yoshida, the then Chairman, President and CEO, Sony Group Corporation said: “We are very excited to welcome Crunchyroll to the Sony Group.”
Kenichiro Yoshida also said: “Anime is a rapidly growing medium that enthralls and inspires emotion among audiences around the globe. The alignment of Crunchyroll and Funimation will enable us to get even closer to the creators and fans who are the heart of the anime community. We look forward to delivering even more outstanding entertainment that fills the world with emotion through anime.”
Kenichiro Yoshida is now the executive chairman of Sony and previously served as president and CEO from April 2018 to April 2025. In 2021 Variety reported that “The telco, looking for every opportunity to pay down its debt, sold Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion in cash paid at closing by Funimation Global Group, a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) subsidiary Aniplex.”