At Crunchyroll, we’re dedicated to delivering the best anime experience to fans. As part of this mission, we’re making exciting updates to how we process and deliver video content! 🎉
Why are we making these changes?
These updates will enhance your anime-viewing experience. Our new approach ensures we provide high-quality videos in smaller, more efficient file sizes.
Our goal? To bring you better quality with smaller file sizes — you can enjoy anime in all its stunning detail with faster downloads and smoother playback.
What's changing for the better?
These new improvements will enhance your anime-viewing experience with:
- Less data consumption—We have optimized the video sizes, ensuring that you will enjoy the same high-quality experience while consuming less data.
- Sharper, more detailed visuals — We’ve changed how we encode videos, making them sharper, allowing for more detailed visuals in complex scenes like fights, and making video quality more consistent.
- Faster downloads — By changing how we allocate bitrates during downloads, you will find downloading much quicker, with a smaller file size to match, for an improved experience.
- Improved audio quality — We are giving the audio in your streams more love, giving you a richer and more enjoyable sound experience.
What does it mean for you?
Here are a couple of things that you will notice:
- Every detail looks sharper and more vibrant
- Less waiting to download your favorite anime.
- Clearer sound to match new stunning visuals!