Are there others that are newer on the market that I should checkout?
Not really looking to pirate because I don’t really know what to look for, so I feel I need a service to help with recommendations and finding new shows.
Also, I’m using ‘best’ to mean most accessible to a casual viewer, and largest library of English-dubbed shows.
Technically it may be, in terms of library.
However there are a few alternatives to look into that, while not matching the scale of their library, still have enough to consider.
For older anime there’s Retrocrush, which offers a fair amount of shows to watch for free (but with ads), no account required. Some are only accessible with an account and via subscription, however.
Interestingly though, some of those shows are available on other services no subscription required, like Tubi or Pluto.
Speaking of, it turns out Crunchyroll apparently cut a deal with Pluto, so there’s a Crunchyroll channel on there where you can catch some of their anime freely (again, with ads though). Besides that there’s also a separate anime channel and a few dedicated marathon channels to more popular series like Naruto, One Piece, Sailor Moon, etc.
There’s also lower amounts still to be found on the other general streaming services like Netflix or Hulu, but it obviously doesn’t fully compare.
Also while not newer and their library is way smaller, for some anime movies you might see if your local libraries offer digital services like Hoopla or Kanopy. With those you may be able to check out some great anime movies.
Thanks! This is super helpful. I appreciate your comment. I haven’t checked in a long time and the last anime dedicated streaming service I remember is CruchyRoll, and it seems it’s still the main one on the market. I really like the local library idea.