Crunchyroll Announces Anime Discounts During Amazon's Blu-ray Sale

If you’ve been waiting for the right time to build up your anime collection, I have some good news (well, maybe not for your wallet). Crunchyroll is running a home video sale through June 24 that overlaps with Amazon’s ongoing “Buy One, Get One 50%” sale on Blu-rays. Between the two sales, there’s quite a few deals on individual anime seasons, movies, and even collector’s editions. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.

Blu-rays Hitting Their Lowest Price at Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll is best known as one of the most popular anime streaming sites, but for those who like to get their hands on something physical, the Crunchyroll Store also offers tons of DVDs, collectibles, and general anime merch.

The current Crunchyroll sale is knocking 40-55% off some older classics like Ouran High School Host Club (potentially my favorite shoujo anime of all time), and more recent home video releases like The Apothecary Diaries. I personally checked that these DVDs and Blu-rays were at their lowest price at Crunchyroll right now:

While a Crunchyroll subscription isn’t required to make orders on the site, it does offer the benefit of additional discounts on certain items. Also keep in mind as you peruse the two sales that Crunchyroll only offers free shipping on orders over $75.

Anime Also Included in Amazon's "Buy One, Get One 50% Off" Deal

Amazon is also running a “Buy One, Get One 50% Off” sale on Blu-rays, books, and even board games. At a glance, the Amazon sale includes more classics like Sailor Moon and Pokémon as well as Studio Ghibli movies like Kiki’s Delivery Service. I'm definitely picking up my personal (and incredibly mainstream) favorite anime movie, Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name.

Unlike Crunchyroll, the Amazon sale isn’t just limited to anime. You can mix and match across genres and even grab a book (or manga volume) as your second product. To get the deal, you just need to add two eligible items to your cart and a 50% discount will be automatically applied to the cheaper item. As my colleague Chris Reed explains in his breakdown of the Blu-ray sale, "Please note that Amazon uses super confusing language that makes it look like you have to buy two items to get one half off, but that’s not the case. It’s buy 1, get 1 half off." You can check out the full sale here.

Blythe (she/her) is an SEO Coordinator at IGN who spends way too much time in character customization screens and tracking down collectibles.