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Crunchyroll the Former Pirate Site Guts Online Store Just As Anime Fans Feared
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themachinestops lemmy.dbzer0.com themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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https://web.archive.org/web/20070809011630/http://www.crunchyroll.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20090210023901/http://crunchyroll.com/

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AvocadoCumToast lemmy.zip AvocadoCumToast@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-05-01
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Well now anime fans have nothing else to do other than shower now.

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redjard reddthat.com Redjard@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-08-06
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Removing the option to buy doesn't stop me from owning, it stops me from paying.

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DebatableRaccoon lemmy.ca DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-24
#4 · Quote Reply

They lived long enough to become the villain.

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Mothra mander.xyz Mothra@mander.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-02
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Well now anime fans have nothing else to do other than shower now.

You mean while their torrents download?

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jumping redditor [they/them] sh.itjust.works jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-30
#6 · Quote Reply

region B time

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ramble81 lemmy.zip ramble81@lemmy.zip
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Too bad I have a utility to be able to download and decrypt their content. Who needs a torrent, they are my torrent.

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Fushuan [he/him] lemmy.blahaj.zone fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-06-08
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Too bad I have a utility to be able to download and decrypt their content. Who needs a torrent, they are my torrent.

Bah, I just use a torrent aggregator site where groups that rip from crunchy, Amazon, Netflix and the like post. Thanks groups!

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ramble81 lemmy.zip ramble81@lemmy.zip
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Bah, I just use a torrent aggregator site where groups that rip from crunchy, Amazon, Netflix and the like post. Thanks groups!

I prefer it because I can rip and compress exactly how I like it.

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quickenparalysespunk lemmy.dbzer0.com quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-01-31
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They lived long enough to become the villain.

when crunchy first started, they streamed my fansub group's work, my translations, without asking permission or crediting us.

they were never Batman/Bruce nor Harvey... not even as ethical as Two face...

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quickenparalysespunk lemmy.dbzer0.com quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-01-31
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Too bad I have a utility to be able to download and decrypt their content. Who needs a torrent, they are my torrent.

unfortunately websites can even use data transfers (without mentioning legitimate accounts/streams) to promote themselves to business partners and anime studios.

so pirating directly from their site is still helping them indirectly.

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far_university1990 reddthat.com far_university1990@reddthat.com
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when crunchy first started, they streamed my fansub group's work, my translations, without asking permission or crediting us. they were never Batman/Bruce nor Harvey... not even as ethical as Two face...

That is what they say. They were pirate. And live long enough to become copyright bastard.

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ramble81 lemmy.zip ramble81@lemmy.zip
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unfortunately websites can even use data transfers (without mentioning legitimate accounts/streams) to promote themselves to business partners and anime studios. so pirating directly from their site is still helping them indirectly.

I mean there still needs to be a place that content comes from. No services, nothing to download, what’s the point then? It’s a small trade off

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/home/pineapplelover lemmy.dbzer0.com pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-06-30
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Didn't realize crunchyroll is a pirate site. Don't they charge for membership or something?

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themachinestops lemmy.dbzer0.com themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-12-19
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Didn't realize crunchyroll is a pirate site. Don't they charge for membership or something?

They are a former pirate site, they went legal around 2008:

On January 8, Crunchyroll will stop accepting user-submitted videos and other content from individuals, and only host videos approved by copyright holders. Gonzo and Toei Animation are two other major Japanese copyright holders of anime that decided to stream on Crunchyroll. ANN interviewed Crunchyroll founder Vu Nguyen in March.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-17/tv-tokyo-to-also-stream-naruto-through-crunchyroll

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