Crunchyroll Begins Huge Anime And Manga Purge In End Of 12-Year Era

Custom Image by Ana Nieves Published Aug 18, 2026, 12:50 PM EDT Evan Mullicane is the deputy editor of Screen Rant's comics and anime team. Having started as a writer for the comics team at the beginning of the Pandemic, Evan was swiftly promoted from writer to editor, and then from editor to lead of Screen Rant's newly established anime vertical. Throughout his time with Screen Rant, Evan has made a handful of appearances at conventions such as Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con, and has interviewed some of the biggest names in Anime and Comics history. In addition to editing anime and manga articles for Screen Rant, Evan is also a science fiction and fantasy author. In 2018 and 2019, his short story "The Demon's Mother" won honorable mentions from the Writers of the Future contest. You can find Evan on Twitter @EvanDM and BlueSky @evandmu.bsky.socia Sign in to your ScreenRant account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Crunchyroll just made a major change to its store that has resulted in fans losing access to a great deal of fan-favorite anime and manga titles. While fans are still reeling from the loss, it's unclear just how extensive the store cuts go. As pointed out by X user MangaAlerts, Crunchyroll has removed all manga from its store as well as a great deal of anime Blu-rays. Though it's unclear how many anime Blu-rays have been delisted or made unavailable on Crunchyroll's store, what is far more apparent is the lack of manga. Searching for manga on Crunchyroll's store produces zero results. Additionally, fans can only shop on Crunchyroll's store now if they have an active Mega Fan or Ultimate Fan subscription. These tiers are both higher than a normal subscription. The Fan tier costs $9.99 a month, the Mega Fan tier costs $13.99 a month, and the Ultimate Fan tier costs $17.99 a month. While this change to Crunchyroll's store was announced in July, it's still a bittersweet note for many. Crunchyroll's Store Change Earns Poor Reception From Fans The backlash to Crunchyroll's store changes has been particularly pronounced on social media. X user @obsidianmother, in reply to MangaAlerts' original post, commented "Noooo, I had stuff in my cart and now it's gone". That sentiment appears to be common, as X user @tenbinzan replied to MangaAlerts with, "Ugh. I was just about to buy some of their discounted final sale stuff. They said they would tell us about the store change at a later date… not just spring it on everyone all of a sudden."