Overview
- Crunchyroll announced Wednesday that it will launch a fully localized service in Taiwan this summer and follow with a South Korea rollout later in 2026.
- Taiwanese users will receive the platform’s full catalogue and the same simulcast lineup available elsewhere at launch, the company said.
- The company plans to invest in content, dubbing and subtitles, targeted marketing, and local community events to tailor the service to each market.
- Crunchyroll said it will soon announce a new season with about 40 simulcast titles from Japan to feed the expanded regional lineup.
- Sony-owned Crunchyroll points to prior localization wins in India and Thailand — including a 3.5x jump in watch time in India and fourfold viewership growth in Thailand — and aims to use that model to grow subscribers, theatrical ties and merchandise sales in Taiwan and Korea.