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A new explainer outlines how major streaming platforms handle offline downloads, noting that Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and YouTube support downloading content for offline viewing on desktop and laptop computers. Netflix and several other services, by contrast, now limit offline downloads mostly to mobile devices and Chromebooks. Crunchyroll offers downloads for its anime library, but only on mobile.
Crunchyroll has released an isekai anime adaptation titled 'Overgeared,' which critics note risks blending in with the glut of 'Solo Leveling'-style fantasy shows. According to the review, the English dub takes a deliberately comedic, exaggerated approach reminiscent of fan-made 'abridged series' parodies, setting the show apart from its genre peers.
The PlayStation 3, now 87 million units sold since launch, has lost support from most third-party streaming services, including Crunchyroll in 2022, Plex in 2023 and Netflix in March 2026. Despite this, the console can still be repurposed for tasks like streaming media from a PC, playing Blu-ray discs, ripping CDs, and emulating retro games.
Crunchyroll is set to premiere episode 1 of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET, with new episodes releasing weekly at the same time. The series, based on Akira Toriyama's original manga, follows Goku facing the god of destruction Beerus, who threatens Earth and the universe after waking from a long slumber.
Crunchyroll used its New York Comic Con 2026 panel to unveil a first trailer for the anime adaptation of 'The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All,' alongside a broader set of announcements covering its upcoming anime lineup. The streamer did not detail every title revealed, but the panel served as a showcase for its coming slate.
Sony's Crunchyroll has teamed up with Fox One to offer a combined subscription bundle for US customers, available through Prime Video for a limited time. The bundle, priced at $23 per month, gives subscribers access to Crunchyroll's ad-free anime library alongside Fox's news, sports and entertainment channels at a 23% discount versus buying both separately.
Mike McFarland, a longtime voice actor known for his work on Dragon Ball Z and One Piece during the Funimation era, has died at age 56. He had been battling brain cancer, and in recent years also worked as an English dub script writer and director for Crunchyroll.
Sony has activated free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channels on PlayStation 5 consoles in the United States, adding a media tab with more than 100 live channels and on-demand content from Sony Pictures Television. The lineup spans movies, TV shows, anime, news, sports, documentaries, gaming and comedy programming, including titles like Community, The Walking Dead and Naruto. Sony says it will keep updating the service and plans to expand it to Canada and other markets.