Crunchyroll Manga App Expands To U.K., Ireland, South Asia, ANZ
Crunchyroll is widening a paid manga app into eleven more markets while its console footprint narrows, with the main app set to leave the Nintendo Switch on October 30 and a PS5 anime hub due next spring.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that its Crunchyroll Manga app is now available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Zealand. The ad-free app is separate from the main Crunchyroll streaming service and launched on iOS and Android in the United States and Canada in October 2025. Crunchyroll also said it will be easily accessible in a new dedicated anime hub on the PlayStation 5 launching next spring.
The app is separate from the main Crunchyroll streaming service and carries no ads. It reached iOS and Android in the United States and Canada in October 2025, and Wednesday's announcement extends it to eleven more markets across Europe, South Asia and Oceania.
The console picture is shifting at the same time. Crunchyroll is discontinuing its main app on the Nintendo Switch on October 30, while the service stays available on Xbox and PlayStation, mobile devices, media players, Smart TVs, service providers and web browsers. A dedicated anime hub on the PlayStation 5, which will also include anime games and anime-inspired games, is set to launch next spring.
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