If you have recently purchased a membership or a product from the Crunchyroll store, a surprising charge may appear on your billing statement. No need to worry, anime fan, this is simply a pre-authorization charge, which is a temporary hold placed on funds in your debit or credit card account. It's a common practice used to verify that funds are available before completing a transaction.
This hold will usually show up as a pending transaction on your bank account statement, making those funds temporarily unavailable for other purchases or withdrawals until the hold is released.
Please note that this is an automated process, and we cannot manually control it. If you use a debit card, the charge should drop off within 8-14 business days. For credit cards, it may take up to 30 days depending on your issuing bank.
The preauthorization charge is typically $1.00 or the amount of the subscription plan you are trying to purchase.
Here's how the preauthorization charge might appear on your bank statement, though this can vary based on your payment method: