Crunchyroll Quietly Removes Seven Anime Without Explanation

Crunchyroll has delisted seven titles from its streaming library without announcement or comment. The removed shows are Blood Blockade Battlefront, Orange, Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions, Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers, Barakamon, Black Lagoon, and the As the Gods Will live-action film.

The company declined to provide any reason for the removals when contacted for clarification. No official statement accompanied the delistings, leaving subscribers to discover the absences on their own.

The significance here is straightforward: licensing agreements expire, rotate, or shift hands constantly in streaming, but the silence is notable. These aren't obscure titles—Black Lagoon and Barakamon have solid fanbases, and Orange remains a touchstone romance anime for many. When a platform removes multiple titles at once without explanation, it typically signals either a licensing deal ending or rights reverting to another distributor. Crunchyroll's refusal to clarify leaves viewers guessing whether these shows will return, move elsewhere, or vanish entirely.

For anyone mid-watch or planning to revisit these series, the window just closed.

Source: Anime News Network