Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
AI-generated subtitle controversy
Viewers criticized German and English subtitles for Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show after they were identified as AI-generated. Crunchyroll attributed the material to a third-party vendor and acknowledged the use of generative AI, despite earlier statements that had denied AI use in translations.
2008
Early unauthorized-upload controversy
Crunchyroll’s early user-uploaded service hosted unauthorized copies and fan-subtitled versions of East Asian programming. Anime distributors and licensors criticized the practice, which became part of the pressure that pushed the service toward licensed distribution.