Crunchyroll Closing Down Digital Manga App

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Anime streaming business Crunchyroll is closing down its Crunchyroll Manga app this December after 10 years.

It will no longer support the app from December 11 on mobile and web.

“As a part of Crunchyroll's ongoing commitment to providing fans with the best experiences around their favorite series, we will be sunsetting the Crunchyroll manga application on December 11 across web and mobile,” it told Anime News Network.

“However, fans looking to discover new manga adventures can head over to the Crunchyroll Store, which now offers more than 17,000 manga across genres. Fans can also enjoy other benefits of a Crunchyroll Mega Fan or Ultimate Fan membership, including Crunchyroll Game Vault, which includes a growing catalogue of free-to-play titles across iOS and Android.”

Last week Crunchyroll launched its mobile games offshoot, offering free games to its Fan and Mega Fan subscribers, with a roster that includes beat-em-up River City Girls, role-playing game Wolfestride, tactical action game Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump Dimensions, art simulation Behind The Frame: The Finest Scenery, and cat puzzler inbento.

Crunchyroll features a selection of free shows if you can stomach adverts, and is considered one of the best anime sources outside of Japan.