Anime streamer Crunchyroll is adding multiple much-requested new features
Apr. 4, 2024Multiple profiles, Crunchylists, and more are rolling out from later this month
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Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is adding multiple much-requested features – and it could make discovering anime hidden gems that much easier.
According toCrunchyroll’s official website, the streamer will be adding a multiple profiles function for up to five separate profiles. Users will also be able to stream simultaneously on different profiles, so don’t expect any Netflix-style headaches involving multiple households – at least for now, anyway. While many have been waiting years for Crunchyroll profiles to drop, you’ll need just a little more patience; expect that to roll out in “late April”.
On top of that, there are also going to be profile avatars from dozens of different series, to help give your account a more personal touch.
Premium users will also be getting parental controls – a godsend for the sketchier side of the medium – as well as “more personalized recommendations” and “Crunchylist curation”. The latter will, we hope, involve users being able to share their favorite recommendations and cult classics with a wider audience – without having to dig through the hundreds of shows on offer. It could also be a boon to those looking to skip over recap or filler episodes from certain long-running anime in their own personalized queues. A win-win, in our books.
This comesjust days after fellow streamer Funimation shut down, with members being able to migrate across and much of Funimation’s previous library heading over to Crunchyroll.
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