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Crunchyroll has faced backlash after voice actor David Wald revealed the company has been illegally opening and distributing his fan mail for the past five years, violating U.S. federal law regarding obstruction of correspondence. This revelation sparked widespread outrage, highlighting Crunchyroll's questionable practices, including its monopoly over anime distribution in the West following its acquisition by Sony. Critics argue that Crunchyroll has become complacent, exemplified by the failure of its original content and a significant price increase for subscriptions. Furthermore, Wald's situation underscores broader issues within the company, such as alleged discrimination against voice actors and a toxic work environment. Crunchyroll's response has been inadequate, stating they are investigating the matter but failing to acknowledge their responsibility. This incident adds to the growing list of grievances against Crunchyroll, raising concerns about the treatment of voice actors and the future of anime distribution.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They're trying to get outcompeted by nyaa. I refuse to pay money for that shit show of a streaming service

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Is there a better service now that they also bought funimation?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Learn to torrent and use nyaa.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Yes, there are multiple in FMHY megathread. After aniwave shut down I just hopped to the next one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I've tried a few different services, aside from hidive the rest had a fairly poor experience.

So give hidive a shot if you're interested in a smooth experience.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Like some Russian book pirates (Litres) becoming honest businessmen, with that splitting the community and some libraries, like Aldebaran and Librusec, going bad too. I liked old Aldebaran, it had very convenient search.

That drama is also why FB2 format exists and FB3 does not, it was in the works. And also why e-readers like FBReader and CoolReader have kinda stagnated.