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The physical media selection at Sony's Crunchyroll is even worse than fans feared after store update: all books removed and Blu-ray lineup gutted
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Key Points:
- Crunchyroll has launched a new subscriber-only store accessible only to Mega and Ultimate-tier subscribers, significantly reducing the availability of physical media.
- All manga, light novels, manhwa, and danmei have been removed from the store, with a new focus on figures, apparel, collectibles, and limited merchandise categories.
- The store now offers very limited physical media, with only 10 music items and 387 Blu-ray and DVD sets, a drastic reduction from the previous catalog.
- The games category is nearly empty, featuring just one item, the Naruto Shippuden Clue board game, highlighting the store’s current lack of variety.
- The overhaul has raised concerns about the disappearance of popular book categories and Blu-rays, especially titles from studios outside Sony’s anime empire, amid Sony’s broader move away from physical discs.
