Unboxious@ani.social to Anime@ani.socialEnglish · 9 hours agoAn article on HiAnime's death and anime piracy in general, from a former industry insideranimebythenumbers.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkAn article on HiAnime's death and anime piracy in general, from a former industry insideranimebythenumbers.substack.comUnboxious@ani.social to Anime@ani.socialEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareUnboxious@ani.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoHe used to work for Crunchyroll. I’ve no doubt he’s seen it happen firsthand.
minus-squareSusaga@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 hours agoHe probably has, back in the days when Crunchyroll was worth its price. It’s 2026, though. There are many reasons we stopped using it.
minus-squareUnboxious@ani.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoWe’re outliers though. Less than 10% of anime viewers are gonna have opinions on how Crunchyroll is managed. They just watch whatever the latest hype thing is.
He used to work for Crunchyroll. I’ve no doubt he’s seen it happen firsthand.
He probably has, back in the days when Crunchyroll was worth its price. It’s 2026, though. There are many reasons we stopped using it.
We’re outliers though. Less than 10% of anime viewers are gonna have opinions on how Crunchyroll is managed. They just watch whatever the latest hype thing is.