{"rewrite":{"id":"r_19faef89f76b2fbff8cf34c4","clusterId":"c_36486015ac9417ccbfd9f675","slug":"crunchyroll-manga-app-expands-to-u-k-ireland-south-asia-anz","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Crunchyroll Manga App Expands To U.K., Ireland, South Asia, ANZ","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u0026#39;s announcement extends it to eleven more markets across Europe, South Asia and Oceania.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Crunchyroll Manga app is ad-free and separate from the streaming service. Crunchyroll is treating manga as its own subscription surface, not a bonus tab.","twitterPost":"Crunchyroll Manga is ad-free and separate from the streaming service. Manga is getting its own subscription surface, not a bonus tab.","threadsPost":"The Crunchyroll Manga app is ad-free and separate from Crunchyroll's streaming service, and the PlayStation 5 gets a dedicated anime hub next spring. Manga is being built out as its own subscription surface rather than a bonus tab inside the streamer.","newsletterBlurb":"Crunchyroll Manga is now available in the U.K., 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 reached the U.S. 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.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-08/crunchyroll-manga-app-expands-to-u.k-ireland-south-asia-anz/.242608\",\"title\":\"Crunchyroll Manga App Expands to U.K., Ireland, South Asia, ANZ\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4197,"outputTokens":688,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791439634,"createdAt":"2026-10-08T06:03:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T06:06:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T06:06:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_36486015ac9417ccbfd9f675","canonicalTitle":"News\nCrunchyroll Manga App Expands to U.K., Ireland, South Asia, ANZ","representativeArticleId":"a_00d438631c3409c1a1b05384","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Crunchyroll Manga\"],\"studios\":[\"Crunchyroll\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-08T04:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-08T04:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T06:06:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-08/crunchyroll-manga-app-expands-to-u.k-ireland-south-asia-anz/.242608","title":"News\nCrunchyroll Manga App Expands to U.K., Ireland, South Asia, ANZ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Crunchyroll Manga"],"studios":["Crunchyroll"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}