Crunchyroll locks shop behind subscription tiers, angering anime fans

Crunchyroll, one of the world’s biggest anime streaming platforms, has just announced big changes coming to its retail branch, the Crunchyroll Store. Starting this August, the Crunchyroll Store will be available exclusively to subscribers to the Mega and Ultimate Fan tiers, meaning non-subscribing Guests and users on the Fan tier won’t be able to make purchases in the store.