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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

They started as a pirate site and sold out, and this is what happens when you sell your soul.

https://animemotivation.com/the-history-of-crunchyroll/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Free promotion?

None of that, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm so glad I made the decision to cancel CR, they are constantly biting the hands that feed them when there are dozens of free sites to watch this stuff.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

If my tv had an app for those free sites I'd use them

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately those alternatives don't move any money back to the anime studios making all the series we love.

And even buying th Blu-ray's would still support the publishers doing this.

With Nintendo going after emulators and fan projects, it seems Japan has some serious problems with getting the message on treating their fandoms right.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I read once that crunchy also doesnt pay that much to the studios and its better to get the BD/DVD or other merch. Sadly dont have the source since its a few years ago that I read that article.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Streaming really doesn't have that big a profit margin, so that makes sense.

Either way, publisher takes a cut.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Looks like Nintendo has competition for biggest asshole

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Nintendo's biggest competition for the "Worst Way to Treat Its Own Customers" award: Sony.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's fucked up. I really wish there were legal alternatives to CR here. HIDIVE pulled out, Wakanim merged with CR and now it's just CR for 90% of anime. There is no choice. Yeah sure Netflix and Disney+ have the occasional anime, but the vast majority is on CR. How the merger got past market authorities is wild to me. It's a near monopoly. I watch on my TV, so sailing the seven seas for streaming sucks too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you have a smart tv or fire stick etc see if you can install Plex. Plex let's you stream your local video library from your PC.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I do this for my Blurays (with Jellyfin tho), but I don't really want to bother with downloading seasonal anime episodically. I'd rather use streaming sites for that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Totally fair. Look into the sonarr and radarr plugins. They let you add sources and shows to a watchlist and will grab new episodes weekly.