For the longest time, anime wasn't accessible to American viewers because of lack of quality subtitles and voice dubs and cable channels not acknowledging the market, but thankfully, streaming changed the game. Now, anime fans have plenty of options, and we're here to present some of the best platforms for your anime needs. Of course, some of these platforms won't be surprising– Crunchyroll is obviously the biggest platform for it– but we've included some mainstream platforms with decent libraries and even a free streaming option for viewers who want to dip their toes into the genre before jumping onto an anime exclusive platform.
Hulu is the smaller of the big three on-demand streaming services, but it’s the only one also offering Live TV. You’ll still find several thousand TV shows and movies available through the on-demand Hulu service, often only a day after new episodes have aired. And as with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Hulu is investing big in original hit shows.
$7.99/month • 30 days free trial
Tubi TV is one of the most fantastic on-demand services around, hands down. With over 4,000 titles in the US and many more in its UK and Canada content libraries, Tubi TV is a great, free on-demand service. Everything from quality TV shows and movies to anime are available. Now that FoxEntertainment owns Tubi, the company has started to shift gears on the streaming service by adding Live TV to the mix.
free for channels available
Another anime streaming site available in the US, HIDIVE promises an edgier selection of content, including uncensored anime.
$4.99/month • 14 days free trial
A fan favorite among the niche streaming crowd, Crunchyroll exemplifies everything there is to be a niche service. You can get hundreds of anime TV shows and films through Crunchyroll for a low monthly cost. The service even provides manga for those who enjoy the original source material for many anime series. Crunchyroll provides subtitled anime almost exclusively.
$7.99/month • 14 days free trial
If you have an Amazon Prime account, you have Amazon Prime Video. That also means you have access to the more than 16,000 titles available on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon beats Netflix in library size by a large margin, but some have claimed its content is only that way due to many low-quality films and TV shows. There’s truth to that, but the sheer volume of titles also means that there are hundreds of top-rated films and TV shows as well. Additionally, Amazon is also spending big on original content and includes a unique “Channels” feature that lets you add different on-demand and live TV content providers, such as HBO, and stream that content from Amazon Prime Video.
free for channels available • ESPN2
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