Crunchyroll Store Removes Physical Manga, Light Novels

Crunchyroll Store Removes Physical Manga, Light Novels

Crunchyroll Store updated to become exclusive to Mega/Ultimate Fan tiers

Crunchyroll Guts Online Store Just As Anime Fans Feared

Many see this as yet another salvo in Sony's apparent war against physical media ownership

Crunchyroll Begins Huge Anime And Manga Purge In End Of 12-Year Era

Crunchyroll has been hit with controversy after its store updated to remove a massive amount of anime and manga titles, leaving fans uncertain.

The physical media selection at Sony's Crunchyroll is even worse than fans feared after store update: all books removed and Blu-ray lineup gutted

The new subscriber-only Crunchyroll store has officially launched after a controversial overhaul, and it's left every book and most Blu-rays behind. Last month, Crunchyroll, now owned by Sony's Funimation after a 2021 deal, announced a new store portal that will only allow Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate-tier subscribers to make purchases. An everything-must-go sale accompanying the news implied that reams of physical media would be delisted with …