{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:05:50.279Z","story":{"id":"r_fa378f56970c497ca0b0eb8a","slug":"crunchyroll-japan-net-profit-falls-63-in-fiscal-2025","url":"https://yomimono.id/crunchyroll-japan-net-profit-falls-63-in-fiscal-2025","headline":"Crunchyroll Japan Net Profit Falls 63% in Fiscal 2025","summary":"Crunchyroll's Japanese branch reported a net profit of 453 million yen for the fiscal year ending December 2025, a 63% drop from the previous year's 1.239 billion yen. The company recently crossed 21 million global paid subscribers and conducted layoffs in March tied to restructuring and a shift in e-commerce strategy.","why_it_matters":"The steep profit decline at the Japanese branch, despite continued subscriber growth, signals that Crunchyroll's expansion is not translating into proportional earnings in its home market.","published_at":"2026-05-20T09:01:39.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Crunchyroll's Net Profit Drops 63% to 453 Million Yen (Updated)","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-19/crunchyroll-net-profit-drops-63-percent-to-453-million-yen/.237531"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false}}}