Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Crunchyroll Manga Launches in India With Over 250 Titles
Crunchyroll has started offering digital manga in India.
The first collection has more than 250 English-language titles from three publishers.
It includes stories such as The Apothecary Diaries and Bungo Stray Dogs.
People can read manga and stream anime through the same membership.
The Ultimate Fan plan costs Rs 299 a month or Rs 999 a year.
Readers can use the service on phones, tablets and the web.
They can read without ads, download manga for offline reading and use up to six devices.
Crunchyroll says it plans to add more titles, but has not said exactly when.
The company says many Indian anime fans already read digital manga regularly.
Crunchyroll launched its English-language manga service in India with more than 250 titles from J-Novel Club, Square Enix and Yen Press.
The catalogue includes series such as The Apothecary Diaries, My Dress-Up Darling, Bocchi the Rock! and Bungo Stray Dogs.
Access is included in the Ultimate Fan membership, priced at Rs 299 monthly or Rs 999 annually, alongside anime streaming.
The service is available on iOS, Android and the web, with ad-free and offline reading, two-page spreads, reading lists and access on up to six devices.
Crunchyroll says it plans to add titles and publishers, including action titles from VIZ Media; it has not specified a timeline.
- Who
- Crunchyroll, with the launch announced by president Rahul Purini; readers in India can access the service.
- What
- Crunchyroll Manga launched in India with more than 250 English-language titles included in the Ultimate Fan membership.
- When
- Announced during the closing remarks of Crunchyroll's inaugural Anime Future Forum in New York City; the articles do not specify a calendar date for the India launch.
- Where
- India, on iOS, Android and the web.
- Why
- Crunchyroll said it aims to bring manga and anime together, and cited survey data showing strong digital manga readership among Indian anime fans.
Benefits highlighted
Limitations and open questions
Combined manga and anime access
Benefits highlighted
Crunchyroll says one destination for manga and anime gives fans more ways to discover stories and watch adaptations.
Limitations and open questions
In India, manga access is tied to the Ultimate Fan membership, which costs Rs 299 monthly or Rs 999 annually.
Catalogue expansion
Benefits highlighted
Crunchyroll says it plans to add titles and publishers, including action titles from VIZ Media.
Limitations and open questions
The launch catalogue has more than 250 titles, and Crunchyroll has not given a timeline for additions.
- Initial catalogue
- More than 250 English-language titles
- Launch publishers
- J-Novel Club, Square Enix and Yen Press
- Monthly price
- Rs 299
- Annual price
- Rs 999
- Platforms
- iOS, Android and web
- Membership features
- Anime streaming, ad-free reading, offline downloads, two-page spreads, reading lists and recommendations; access on up to six devices
- Survey figures cited by Crunchyroll
- 81% of Indian anime fans read digital manga at least monthly; 56% read weekly.
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