US EditionCrunchyroll Is Raising Subscription Prices. Here's How Your Plan Will Change
- On February 2, 2026, Crunchyroll announced U.S. price increases for all three tiers, set to take effect on March 4, 2026.
- Weeks after ending its free, ad-supported tier on December 31, 2025, Crunchyroll raised its Fan tier price for the first time in the U.S. since 2019.
- With the $2 monthly increase, Crunchyroll applied a $2 monthly bump to each plan, moving Fan to $9.99 from $7.99 and Mega to $14 from $12.
- Subscribers face higher annual bills, with existing subscribers seeing new prices on their next billing date after March 4, and limited-time discounts like the Fan annual $66.99 offer.
- Crunchyroll said the increases will fund features like teen profiles, skip-intros, and multiple profiles, following industry price rises by Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney last year.
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