Is it worth having both Crunchyroll and HIDIVE subscriptions?

Is there enough difference in content offered by both platforms to warrant subscribing to both? I already use Crunchyroll a lot, but I don't want to waste money on another service if there's a significant overlap in offered titles.

And before anyone says anything, I can't "sail the seven seas" because I do all of my watching through apps available on Xbox, not a laptop.

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N7CombatWombat2026-01-07 15:14

Those two will get you almost all the anime legally available in the US.

Sentinel_25392026-01-07 15:17

I'm not in the US, but I use a VPN on my iPad to get Crunchyroll titles that aren't available in the UK.

I guess an extra £5 a month won't break the bank.

N7CombatWombat2026-01-07 15:18

I *think* the UK's HiDive isn't too different than the US's, but anime licensing is a fickle and obnoxious beast, so I can't say the same thing with certainty that I can about CR and HiDive in the US.

Mitsuyan_2026-01-07 15:36

UK HiDive is a beast, it has some hard to find entries

Classic-Box-39192026-01-07 15:16

Hidives pretty trash. I find crunchyroll worth it tho and have had it for a couple years.

BeerGogglesFTW2026-01-07 15:18

I keep Crunchyroll all year round. I'll do HiDive for a month a year to watch what they have and then cancel.

Sentinel_25392026-01-07 15:20

Yeah I kind of only wanted it to watch Call of the Night and The Eminence In Shadow, but I can probably get those done in the month free trial.

CommanderZx22026-01-07 15:20

Hidive is definitely worthwhile if you are in the USA, you get a lot more anime than the rest of the world there. I suggest trying the free trial to see if you like it first though.

I get the Hidive annual subscription as it works out much cheaper than monthly.

Comeselecta2026-01-07 15:20

In my experience they have completely different titles (I'm in northern europe so that might depend on the region)

I have both & while Hidive has less titles compared to crunchyroll & was kind of a pain to access from europe at one point, the exclusives & cheaper price justify having both for me.

MyCyberTech2026-01-07 15:20

I would say yes, though consider only using HiDive when a specific title is released. Or keep both you can never have too much access!

Durinthal2026-01-07 15:21

There's minimal overlap between them, most anime are going to be available on one platform if any in US at least. If cost is your concern then you could switch between them or get HIDIVE just for a month and binge things exclusive to it.

viking_tech2026-01-07 15:29

I paid for hidive to watch like 3 shows, then forgot about it for 3 years before cancelling…

JamesSomdet2026-01-07 15:30

HiDive doesn’t have much but has some heavy hitters like Made in the Abyss, which I only really watch for one notorious scene. I would just check their exclusives and see if it’s worth it for you

Positive_Conflict_262026-01-07 15:43

Hidive is completely unusable. Don't bother with it.

metadun2026-01-07 15:50

If you're keeping up on seasonals, most seasons HIDIVE has at least one or two shows worth subscribing for. If you're just binging old stuff, I don't think there's a ton of overlap in the catalog, so might still be worth subbing for a little while at least.

abandoned_idol2026-01-07 16:32

I watch anime for free.

I would not pay money, no. And I can't tell you anything either, it's against the rules.

You're paying a subscription because you want to give money to support these services, not because it is "worth" something.