Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll
Type Private
Founded June 2006
Headquarters San Francisco, California, USA
Industry Anime industry, Anime, Asian Drama and Video on Demand
Slogan The Official Source for Anime & Drama
Website http://www.crunchyroll.com
Alexa rank decrease 5,762 (November 2011)[1]
Type of site Video streaming service
Registration Optional

Crunchyroll is an American website and international online community focused on streaming East Asian media including anime, manga, drama, music, electronic entertainment, and auto racing content. Founded in 2006 by a group of UC Berkeley undergraduate students, Crunchyroll’s distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over five million online community members worldwide. Crunchyroll is funded by Venrock.[2][3]

History

Crunchyroll started in 2006 as a for-profit video upload and streaming site that specialized in hosting East Asian video content. Some of the content hosted on Crunchyroll, such as illicitly-produced fan-subbed versions of East Asian shows or bootlegs of official US releases of anime titles, was illegally hosted without permission from any rightsholders or the fansub team responsible. However, Crunchyroll respected DMCA and removed copyrighted content when requested by the rightsholder.

In 2008, Crunchyroll secured a capital investment of $4.05 million from the venture capital firm Venrock.[4] The investment drew criticism from anime distributors and licensors Bandai Entertainment and Funimation as the site continued to allow users to upload illegal copies of licensed titles.[5]

However, Crunchyroll eventually began securing legal distribution agreements with companies, including Gonzo, for an increasing number of titles. On January 8, 2009, after announcing a deal with TV Tokyo to host episodes of Naruto Shippuden, Crunchyroll stated that it was committed to removing all copyright infringing material from its site and to hosting only content to which it had legitimate distribution rights.[6]

In 2010, Crunchyroll announced that it has acquired the North American DVD rights to 5 Centimeters Per Second. It is the first DVD release licensed by Crunchyroll.[7]

As of summer 2011, Crunchyroll offers over 200 anime shows and more than 200 Asian drama.

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