The anime streaming service Crunchyroll launched Crunchyroll Manga in India on Thursday, 8 October 2026, The Hindu reported.
Quick Facts
| Launch date | 8 October 2026 |
| Titles at launch | More than 250 |
| Plan | Ultimate Fan membership |
| Price | Rs 299 a month or Rs 999 a year |
| Devices | Up to six |
| Platforms | iOS, Android and web |
What It Offers
Readers get manga and light novels in localised English from Japanese publishers including J-Novel Club, Square Enix and Yen Press.
The idea is a single place to read a manga and watch its anime adaptation.
Titles Included
- The Apothecary Diaries
- My Dress-Up Darling
- Bocchi the Rock!
- Bungo Stray Dogs
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Lycoris Recoil
- Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!
More titles and publishers are to follow, including action series from VIZ Media.
The Price
Crunchyroll Manga comes with the new Ultimate Fan membership, which includes both anime streaming and manga.
Who Built It
The service is powered by Link-U Group, a Japanese developer of digital manga services.
Why It Matters
The launch puts licensed, translated manga and the anime adapted from it on one service for Indian readers.
Source: The Hindu (8 October 2026).
Featured image: A collection of manga volumes (illustrative photo). Photo by KanaArima, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.