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Crunchyroll is having an exciting month, with the anime streamer announcing it would absorb Funimation’s library and later unveiling an impressive lineup for spring 2022. But as a number of new anime make their way onto Crunchyroll, it seems many are leaving the platform. Come March 31, viewers will no longer have access to more than 50 titles.

Lots of anime are leaving Crunchyroll in March

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Crunchyroll revealed on March 24 that a number of anime currently on its platform would be leaving before the month is through. Starting on March 31, 50-plus titles will no longer be available on the service. There’s no word on why Crunchyroll is bidding farewell to these series, but it may have to do with streaming rights.

As Comic Book Resources points out, Sentai Filmworks is the worldwide distributor for many of the titles on Crunchyroll’s list. That could mean they’ll move over to HIDIVE. In fact, Anime News Network indicates a number of them are already streaming there.

With that in mind, we may see increased competition between the two services. But which anime are leaving Crunchyroll in March 2022?

Which anime are leaving Crunchyroll?

Most notably, the first two seasons of popular anime Food Wars are slated to leave Crunchyroll on March 31. Food Wars premiered back in 2015, and it’s since become a fan favorite. The series wrapped its final season in 2020. Unfortunately, those who haven’t had a chance to check it out won’t be able to do so through Crunchyroll.

Romance anime Golden Time will also take its leave, as will the popular series Akame ga Kill! Both are on the older side, nearing 10 years since their initial releases. However, they’ve both stood the test of time. And they aren’t the only well-loved titles on their way out.

Per Crunchyroll, here’s the full list of shows leaving in March:

  • Akamge ga Kill!
  • Amagi Brilliant Park
  • Ano Natsu de Matteru
  • BanG Dream! Seasons 1-2
  • Beyond the Boundary
  • Black Bullet
  • BTOOOM!
  • Chivalry of a Failed Knight
  • Diabolik Lovers
  • DIABOLIK LOVERS Ⅱ: MORE,BLOOD
  • Familiar of Zero F
  • Flowers of Evil
  • Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
  • Food Wars! The Second Plate
  • GATE
  • GIRLS und PANZER
  • Golden Time
  • Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Seasons 1-2
  • Haven’t You Heard I’m Sakamoto
  • HENNEKO – The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat –
  • Himouto! Umaru-chan
  • Hozuki’s Coolheadedness
  • Hozuki’s Coolheadedness 2
  • Infinite Stratos
  • Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon
  • Is The Order A Rabbit? Seasons 1-2
  • Kids on the Slope
  • Kokoro Connect
  • Listen to Me, Girls, I’m Your Father!
  • Little Busters!
  • Little Busters! Refrain
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions – Heart Throb –
  • Majestic Prince
  • Medaka Box
  • MONSTER MUSUME EVERYDAY LIFE WITH MONSTER GIRLS
  • Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun
  • Motto Love Ru
  • My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
  • My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Too!
  • Mysterious Girlfriend X
  • No Game No Life
  • Non Non Biyori Seasons 1-2
  • Outbreak Company
  • Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation
  • Say “I love you”
  • SCHOOL-LIVE!
  • Sunday Without God
  • Tanaka-kun is always listless
  • The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
  • To Love Ru
  • To Love Ru Darkness and To Love Ru Darkness 2
  • Ushio and Tora
  • Utawarerumono The False Faces
  • WATAMOTE ~No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys Fault I’m Not Popular!~
  • Wolf Girl and Black Prince
  • Young Black Jack

Which anime titles have joined the service recently?

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Although it’s no doubt sad saying goodbye to all the anime listed above, a number of titles have joined Crunchyroll recently as well — and they’ll help fill the space left by the series leaving.

Among the shows that have come to Crunchyroll following its merge with Funimation are Assassination Classroom, The Promised Neverland, Noragami, and WONDER EGG PRIORITY. And that’s just scratching the surface.

To see the full list of subs and dubs that have moved over to the platform, check out Crunchyroll’s website. And subscribers can expect even more content once the spring 2022 anime season arrives. Needless to say, there will still be plenty to watch even with so many shows departing.

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