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Is Crunchyroll down? Thousands report issues with anime streaming platform amid outage

Crunchyroll suffered a major outage Tuesday, with nearly 5,900 U.S. users reporting issues on DownDetector after reports surged around 12 p.m. EDT.

Updated on: Jun 30, 2026 10:24 PM IST
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Anime streaming platform Crunchyroll is down for thousands of users on Tuesday, especially in the United States. Down Detector, a platform that tracks such outages based on users' data, showed more than 5,500 users reporting issues with Crunchyroll.

Representational. (Unsplash)
Representational. (Unsplash)

DownDetector showed that Crunchyroll users in the United States started reporting outages at around 12:00pm EDT. After initially staying stable at around 1800 reports, it sharply increased in the next 30 minutes, peaking at around 12:16pm EDT with 5,889 reports.

Below is a graph on DownDetector showing spike in reports of Crunchyroll users in the US between 12:00pm EDT and 1:00pm EDT today.

More than 5,800 users reported issues with Crunchyroll around 1:46pm EDT, according to DownDetector.

By 1:30pm EDT, however, the reports fully subsided, indicating that streaming on Crunchyroll is likely back up. As of now, Crunchyroll has not officially acknowledged the outage reports. No statement to that effect was released.

The records on DownDetector showed that 32% of the reports concerned server connection, 31% with the app, and 26% with the website of Crunchyroll.

Users Complained About Outage On X

Posts on X showed that hundreds of users complained about facing issues with Crunchyroll on Tuesday. Most of the issues seemed to be among users in the US.

“Crunchyroll WHATS GOING ON , I WAS MID WATCHING SOMETHING,” said one.

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“Crunchyroll went down as soon as I started enjoying Tensura…,” complained another.

“Hello Crunchyroll why are you always giving me problems 😭 I was just trying to watch my fire force in peace 😒,” added one.

“ARE WE DEADASS THAT CRUNCHYROLL WENT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF MY RE ZERO EPISODE, THIS IS THE WORST MOMENT OF MY LIFE Crunchyroll PLEASE HELP US 😭💔,” wrote one anime fan.

“Hellooo crunchyroll, I gotta watch 3 season finales today 😑 Is it down just for me?” said a user.

Crunchyroll is owned by Sony Group Corporation. It has over more than 21 million paid subscribers globally, according to Statista.

 
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Shamik Banerjee

Shamik is a journalist covering the United States for Hindustan Times. He has more than four years of experience reporting on US politics, sports, and major breaking stories across fast-moving cycles. He previously worked at Times Now and Sportskeeda, building strong newsroom instincts and digital storytelling skills. At HT.com, he focuses on day-to-day coverage of US political developments while also handling high-impact stories that demand speed, accuracy, clarity, and context under pressure. Shamik has extensive experience covering NFL game days over the past two years, coordinating live updates, analysis, and explainers. He is particularly drawn to large news moments such as US elections and the Super Bowl, where he thrives at the news desk working alongside the team. He holds degrees in Media Studies from Jamia Millia Islamia and English Literature from Jadavpur University. Before entering journalism, he briefly worked in digital marketing and political consultancy roles. Currently a Senior Content Producer at HT Digital, he is driven by curiosity, discipline, and a constant desire to explore new and obscure topics. Outside work, he enjoys reading, films, sports, and learning continuously.

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