Some Anime Fans Call For Boycott As Crunchyroll Nukes Store And Locks Physical Merch Behind A Paywall
Kotaku | 16.07.2026 23:45
Crunchyroll chose perhaps the worst time yet to make one of its most bone-headed moves. The anime streaming service announced this week that it’s retiring its online store for physical merch and replacing it with something new that fans can only access with a pricey monthly subscription. It’s led to calls for boycotts as some angry fans fear anime Blu-rays will get even harder to find at the same time Sony is moving to kill discs on PlayStation.
