Crunchyroll Sees Unprecedented Growth

[Chris Beveridge]

After FUNimation's recent crowing about their views and growth in the streaming market, it's little surprise that Crunchyroll would step up to the plate to try and take the discussion back to showing themselves as the leaders of the streaming market...

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[hissatsu]

Wake me up when they announce that they're turning a profit. Or even breaking even.

[WilliamG]

Originally Posted by hissatsu

Wake me up when they announce that they're turning a profit. Or even breaking even.

I would have to agree with your statement hissatsu. Quoting percentages of growth without any monetary basis to coincide with it seems pointless to me. For example, if Crunchyroll stated that they made X amount of dollars during the first quarter of last year and they made Y amount of dollars more during the same quarter this year, then the percentages of growth would mean something.

William G.

[Quarkboy]

Originally Posted by WilliamG

I would have to agree with your statement hissatsu. Quoting percentages of growth without any monetary basis to coincide with it seems pointless to me. For example, if Crunchyroll stated that they made X amount of dollars during the first quarter of last year and they made Y amount of dollars more during the same quarter this year, then the percentages of growth would mean something.

William G.

You should see the graphs in their presentations with no labels or tic marks on _either_ axis...

[something]

Originally Posted by WilliamG

I would have to agree with your statement hissatsu. Quoting percentages of growth without any monetary basis to coincide with it seems pointless to me.

I agree the percentages don't mean much - first quarter 2009 was when they'd just barely started their "freemium" model. The views and unique hits are still quantifiable and interesting, though.

Crunchyroll has a link to a survey for premium members up on their website. I took the time to fill out a very lengthy reply detailing both negatives and positives. I encourage others to fill it out as well. Let them know why you're a member but also let them know that there are problems as well, and what they need to do to keep you a member.

I have no idea if they'll do anything with it, but I post enough about the pros and cons of CR here that I had quite a lot of thoughts I could pull right off the top of my head and convey.

[The Great Bear]

Originally Posted by Quarkboy

You should see the graphs in their presentations with no labels or tic marks on _either_ axis...

"Today we're going to talk about this squiggly line. Consider it a piece of abstract art."

[Chris Beveridge]

Note that the article has been changed from:

serving 28.1 million video views

to

serving 21.8 million video views

[The Great Bear]

Originally Posted by Chris Beveridge

Note that the article has been changed from:

serving 28.1 million video views

to

serving 21.8 million video views

Fortunately for CR, the typo was not in the first number

[hissatsu]

Originally Posted by Quarkboy

You should see the graphs in their presentations with no labels or tic marks on _either_ axis...

Was it anything like this?

[FUNiOP]

That's great, so where are all the simulcasts this season?