Why does Crunchyroll keep getting worse?

I’m trying to finish “Pass the Monster Meat Milady, but some some stupid reason the English dub comes out as a foreign language and I don’t even think it’s Japanese. Sony really seems to have completely given up on quality after buying Crunchyroll. Every decision they make is just worse for the consumer.

Now, this is likely an accident of an employee selecting the wrong audio file, but this kind of thing should not be possible if they had proper checks and balances instead of AI for everything.

Voir le contenu lié

Commentaires

nicoxs2026-01-15 18:59

Ever since they took away the initial seasons of My Hero Academia, I've only ever used pirated versions of anything.

N7CombatWombat2026-01-15 19:00

That's what happens when you cut costs to maximize corporate and shareholder profits. The people who run CR don't run it because they love anime and want to spread it to the world, they run it to make as much money as they can, and they will keep pulling money out of the service so long as people still pay for it, and it helps that they're a near monopoly too. They don't have much serious competition these days.

mysticzoom2026-01-15 19:07

Well, there's your problem, using Crunchyroll.

I sail the high seas, ain't no way i'm paying Sony to do what they did.

particledamage2026-01-15 19:14

The issue is most high seas copies are, in fact, just crunchyroll rips. You have the same problems just… free.

mysticzoom2026-01-15 19:20

LOL. Nope.

VoidEmbracedWitch2026-01-15 19:31

Lol yes for anything recently released. At the time of posting, almost every English subtitled release on the first page of [redacted public tracker] is a CR webrip with rare exceptions like Chained Soldier being ADN webrips.

After the fact you might have different tracks (or only 7/12 episodes of 22/7 due to the GJM release for it never being completed [](#frustration)), but for new releases you're almost always at the mercy of the sub quality of official versions.

mysticzoom2026-01-15 19:56

I wait. You'd be suprised if you just wait a fucking week or heaven forbid, let them air all whole season.

Ya'll got your panties in a bunch because I don't waste my time with them Crunchyroll subs.

Whatever, i shared my two cents. I could care less about feelings.

CarasumaRenya19962026-01-15 20:24

Lol

AdmireableOven2026-01-15 21:30

>I could care less about feelings.

Usually some nerd would correct you on your grammar here and say that the phrase is "I couldn't care less." But seeing all the big feelings you're having in the comments here, it probably would be a good idea to care less than you do

particledamage2026-01-15 19:37

Hm, yes. Fansubbers still exist but are the exception, not the rule. Most anime rips use the dubs and subs officially provided, ESPECIALLY if they are provided same day as release.

Some are bluray rips, sure, but those happen much, much later and aren’t necessarily th first thing to pop up. And if the blu rays are being provided via crunchyroll.., well

Nettysocks2026-01-15 19:42

The torrents we get are just taken from source. You also have the problem that any series that isn’t a big deal also might not always get a fansub treatment if the subtitling is done poorly like with many Netflix subtitles.

Do your research, you must be new

Villag3Idiot2026-01-15 19:22

Bluray rips...

particledamage2026-01-15 19:39

Yes, if you wait for them. But also Sony/crunchyroll is in charge a lot of these blu rays.

If you’re watching anything as it releases, clearly it’s not the blu ray version.

CommanderZx22026-01-15 20:05

Are you going wait for 3 months after the episodes have aired before watching then?

Villag3Idiot2026-01-15 20:51

Honestly, between my backlog of games / anime / tv shows / movies / books, unless it's something I really, really want to watch, yes.

Nareto642026-01-15 19:44

Yeah, but at least then you aren't paying money to a company that doesn't deserve it.

Torque-A2026-01-16 00:17

It doesn't exactly fix the problem

Nareto642026-01-16 03:55

Doesn't matter, It's for the principle of it, and the message. One person can't change these things, but they can lend their power and stand on principle. The world is a better place when people live by their principles.

wannabe_isekai2026-01-15 19:00

unrelated but CRUNCHY-ROLL is such a lame ass name

Stuck_in_my_TV2026-01-15 19:05

Sony didn’t pick that though. The original American developers who started the site did. Sony kept Crunchyroll over Funimation because of controversies involving Funimation VAs and staff so needed to rebrand

Bakatora342026-01-15 22:24

The reason is because Crunchyroll was a stronger international brand over Funimation.

Kadmos12026-01-16 02:10

Blame it on people like CR co-founder and former boss Kun Gao for coming up with the name.

SorryImBadWithNames2026-01-15 19:02

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification

BraveSirRobinGG2026-01-15 19:06

Also: We’ll fire everyone and use AI!

SorryImBadWithNames2026-01-15 19:09

Its included in the process

VMK_19912026-01-15 19:03

Because it is a de-facto monopoly.

AgentOfACROSS2026-01-15 19:04

Yeah I've been having a lot of problems with it lately. I was trying to watch this one anime on there, Solo Camping For Two, and by the time I got to the second episode the subtitles were just broken. Episode two just had the subtitles for Episode one again.

Savant_OW2026-01-15 19:04

Pirate

gontrolo2026-01-15 19:05

The deadly combo of corporate greed and very little competition basically lets them cut as many corners as they want to maximize profits without any real threat of losing enough users to make a difference.

zapdoszaperson2026-01-15 19:05

Because they are a pseudo monopoly and owned by Sony. They dont have to be better because its them or pirate

Unusual_Rush_11892026-01-15 19:07

This isn't the first time this has happened - it usually is right before the English is released, so it is still being built in the system more likely.

Before we subscribed to Crunchyroll we were with Funimation, and we liked the Funimation apps and function quite a bit. After Crunchyroll took them over (and discontinued Funimation) we really didn't care for how much lesser the Crunchyroll app and functions seemed.

However, I will say Crunchyroll has improved A LOT since then, and you can even see improvements to certain things today. Compared to other options, Crunchyroll remains one of the best places (if not the best place) to view anime via streaming.

Kookospuuro2026-01-15 19:23

Funi (Sony) bought CR.

Unusual_Rush_11892026-01-15 19:24

True, but I meant the Funimation app was the one that was discontinued, and apparently a lot of Funimation staff released

Kookospuuro2026-01-15 19:26

Ahh, I see.

Bakatora342026-01-15 22:25

At the end this is on Sony since current Crunchyroll is Funimation wearing the brand as a skin.

Nareto642026-01-15 19:46

Everything you said was wrong. Funimation took over Crunchryroll. Funimation app was absolute shit and Crunchyroll was okay. Now, Crunchyroll is shit.

Unusual_Rush_11892026-01-15 19:48

Wow. Okay. I am sorry I liked the Funimation app, I am not sure why my preference would be 'wrong.' What app do you like?

Nareto642026-01-15 20:45

Brother, Funimation was barely functional.

Unusual_Rush_11892026-01-15 21:11

I used it for three years and liked it, so I'm not sure what issues you had, but it worked fine for me.

General negative sentiment is a valid opinion, but when it ends there without any qualifiers I am not sure how helpful it is. You didn't like it, I liked it. Somehow I can understand why your opinion might differ, so I am not sure why you seem baffled.

Funimation is one of the streaming apps at the time that seemed to have worked out pre-loading much better than many other apps, so there was significantly less buffering when watching videos. The UI was clean and helpful. A lot of the colorful branding was present and, while not necessary, tied the service together in a visually pleasant way. There were a lot (A LOT) of other anime sites and apps that really struggled with organizing anime into legible episode numbering/order/season/etc. but most of the time Funimation organized things and labeled things correctly and well. Funimation often had a lot of different language options, had a wide selection, and was very affordable.

Smoothesuede2026-01-15 19:14

Companies are not incentivized to make good products. They're incentivized to maximize profit. If customers refuse to stop paying for things, it gives them permission to offer worse and worse services for the same or higher prices.

If you want to help change it, stop paying for it. There is no world where merely bitching online while still being a customer results in anything better. Pirate anime, buy BDs direct from overseas, learn japanese, or find something else to watch or do with your time. Doesn't matter to me, but don't reward Crunchy for succumbing to the inevitable temptations of exploitative market forces.

Gardevoir_Best_Girl2026-01-15 19:15

Just use an alternative.

Oh yeah that's right, there aren't any.

mrSimp222026-01-15 19:15

In these cases I would normally go an say that sub is better, but fucking hell, subs are no better , they are so trashy, they completely ignore and change the meaning on many words. And this goes in many languages, I've tried spanish and english but both of them are shit.

I've already canceled my subscription and will use some websites instead

Stuck_in_my_TV2026-01-15 19:35

Amazon already admits to using AI translations for subs. I wouldn’t be surprised if Sony does too because it’s cheap and they are tired of Western translators changing the meaning of shows.

MirrorRepulsive432026-01-15 19:34

Because Sony funimation are the owners.

Stuck_in_my_TV2026-01-15 19:37

Old Funimation was better than current Crunchyroll. Even post merger Crunchyroll was actually getting better than pre-merger until the comments controversy where rather than allow free speech or pay moderators, they just removed a popular feature.

Waylornic2026-01-15 19:42

Eh, fuck the comments. Comments on every goddamn service as pseudo social media is a plague. If I want to comment on something I go to Reddit.

Nareto642026-01-15 19:42

I stopped using crunchyroll last year. They don't deserve the business... At all. It's been the high seas for me for months.

Stuck_in_my_TV2026-01-15 20:02

I sadly do not know how to sail nor am I the type to risk viruses.

Nareto642026-01-15 20:46

Sites are a lot better these days, as long as you know where to look. They have better features than Crunchyroll, that's for sure.

Zestyclose_Sink_10622026-01-15 20:15

If some competitors come then it will be better I feel..🫠

timpkmn892026-01-15 20:31

I just checked (which no one else seemed to have bothered to do), and it certainly sounds like English to me

Stuck_in_my_TV2026-01-15 20:48

It wasn’t English 2 hours ago. They did have a “descriptive audio” in English, but that’s very annoying to have a robot voice describing everything on screen.

ballzdeepinurmom2026-01-16 00:09

Mines not English. It japanese for the English dub. Just checked

Silcaria2026-01-15 23:39

They control most of the market, and thus, don't have a reason to improve. People keep rewarding their behavior by financially supporting them. Repeat.

Salty1452026-01-16 00:25

Welcome to textbook monopoly behavior.

Whenever people bring up monopolies they always talk about active exploitation because they have a captive audience, but equally as bad is incompetency excused by ultimately having no real competition in their niche.

Kadmos12026-01-16 02:16

I do wonder if former CR boss and co-founder Kun Gao regrets or will ever regret selling CR to a big corporation. For those wondering what Kun might think of CR using AI, consider this: While I am merely speculating, I think he might not think very negative of it as he founded a company that uses AI to combat toxicity in gaming.

abandoned_idol2026-01-16 02:51

Money.

They can do this and still get money.

It's ironic how free illegal sites offer such good streaming. You'd think it would be the other way around.

Anyways, CR won't improve. You can give up hope.