Highlights
- Crunchyroll expands its anime ecosystem with digital manga in India.
- The new membership connects manga reading with Crunchyroll’s anime catalog.
- The launch comes as digital manga engagement remains strong among Indian anime fans.
Crunchyroll has brought its digital manga service to India with more than 250 localized English titles. The launch gives subscribers access to manga and anime through the same ecosystem.
The service is available through the new Ultimate Fan membership at INR 299 per month or INR 999 annually.
India’s Growing Digital Manga Audience Drives Crunchyroll’s Expansion
The rollout was announced by Crunchyroll President, Rahul Purini, during the closing session of the company’s inaugural Anime Future Forum in New York City. India is part of the service’s wider expansion across select English-speaking markets.
The initial library includes works from J-Novel Club, Square Enix, and Yen Press, including The Apothecary Diaries, Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill, My Dress-Up Darling, Bocchi the Rock!, Bungo Stray Dogs, Delicious in Dungeon, Lycoris Recoil, Sasaki and Miyano, and KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!.
VIZ Media action titles are also planned.
Crunchyroll’s data gives the India launch a specific market rationale:
- 81% of Indian anime fans surveyed read digital manga at least monthly.
- 56% read digital manga weekly.
- Across 11 markets, 69% of anime viewers read digital manga monthly or more.
- Crunchyroll users were 1.4 times more likely than non-users to read manga weekly.
What Else Does Crunchyroll Manga Offer?
The membership provides unlimited, ad-free reading on Android, iOS, and web, alongside offline reading, two-page spreads, personalized lists, and recommendations.
Likewise, users can move between manga and their anime adaptations, while the tier supports up to six devices. Link-U Group powers the service following Crunchyroll’s recent minor investment in the company.
The Chief Content Officer (CCO) of Crunchyroll, Asa Suehira, stated that Crunchyroll wants to bring manga “closer” to its existing anime experience.
Crunchyroll Manga debuted in the U.S. and Canada in October 2025. The service now offers more than 450 titles from publishers including VIZ Media, Square Enix, Kodansha, MobileBook.jp, Shueisha, AlphaPolis, COMPASS, Titan Manga, and Yen Press.
Overall, Crunchyroll’s India launch strengthens its anime-manga ecosystem while giving Indian fans easier access to both formats.
