Crunchyroll's Ani-May 2025 Is Filled With Free Anime and Games, New Merch and Retail Experiences, and More

IGN tin exclusively uncover breathtaking caller details astir Crunchyroll's 3rd yearly Ani-May, which is acceptable to beryllium a month-long, planetary solemnisation that includes merchandise based connected beloved anime, deals, partnerships, and experiences successful stores and online, free-to-stream anime, caller additions to the Crunchyroll Game Vault, and truthful overmuch more.

Ani-May volition beryllium filled with a ton of things to beryllium excited about, and we'll beryllium breaking them each down beneath truthful you don't miss a thing.

Cowboy Bebop, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba, and Chainsaw Man Lead the Selection of Free-to-Stream Anime During Ani-May

Beginning connected May 1, Crunchyroll volition beryllium offering up immoderate of the astir fashionable anime for escaped with Ads for the full month. From Cowboy Bebop to Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba and truthful galore more, this volition beryllium a large accidental for fans to either drawback up connected an anime they've missed oregon revisit immoderate of their favourite stories.

The afloat database of free-to-stream anime with ads that volition beryllium disposable connected Crunchyroll during Ani-May are arsenic follows, and each you'll request is simply a escaped account;

• Black Clover (Seasons 1-4)
• Chainsaw Man
• Cowboy Bebop
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba (The Complete Series)
• Fruits Basket (Seasons 1-3)
• Haikyu!! (Seasons 1-4)
• Heaven Official's Blessing (Seasons 1-2)
• Hell's Paradise
• Jujutsu Kaisen (Seasons 1-2)
• Junji Ito Collection
• Kaiju No. 8
• My Hero Academia (Seasons 1-7)
• Overlord (Seasons 1-4)
• Shangri-La Frontier (Seasons 1-2)
• Solo Leveling (Season 1)
• Soul Eater
• SPY x FAMILY (Seasons 1-2)
• The Apothecary Diaries (Season 1)
• Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (Seasons 1-2)
• Tokyo Ghoul (Seasons 1-3)

Merch, Partnerships, Food, Autographs, and Other Partnerships Based connected Solo Leveling, My Hero Academia, and More of Your Favorite Anime

One of the champion ways to observe your emotion of anime is with merch, and this Ani-May volition let fans from astir the satellite to get their hands connected new, officially licensed items from Solo Leveling, Kaiju No. 8, Bananya, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, My Hero Academia, Overlord, The Apothecary Diaries, and truthful overmuch more.

The Crunchyroll Store volition besides beryllium celebrating Ani-May with caller and exclusive merchandise launches, deals, and the accidental to get a Crunchyroll-exclusive Ani-May pin with qualifying purchases. Additionally, each week successful the period of May volition absorption connected a antithetic benignant of product, including collectors, action/adventure titles, shonen shows, and phantasy fan-faves. Oh, and determination volition besides beryllium a mode to observe the Anime of the Year nominees the time aft the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards solemnisation takes spot connected May 25.

While merch is great, Ani-May volition diagnostic truthful galore different ways to observe each things anime retired successful the existent world, from retail and online store to video games to restaurants to movie theaters and more!

Here is simply a look astatine what fans tin expect, straight from Crunchyroll;

• Throughout May, UNIQLO volition beryllium distributing Crunchyroll codes to customers, with eligible online UT purchases, that tin beryllium redeemed for a 30-day escaped proceedings of Crunchyroll*. UNIQLO has besides partnered with Manga creator Remi Yamamoto to make UTme! Collection designs, disposable exclusively astatine their NYC flagship locations – UNIQLO Soho and UNIQLO 5th Avenue. New York City-based fans are invited to halt by UNIQLO’s 5th Avenue flagship determination for a peculiar activation connected May 18th from 1pm-5pm with Remi, who volition beryllium providing complimentary unrecorded Manga portraits.
• Specialty retailer Hot Topic volition observe Ani-May crossed its United States and Canada locations, and online astatine hottopic.com. Activations and peculiar promotions, including exclusive anime merchandise, volition beryllium disposable each month.
• Electronics retailer Best Buy volition beryllium joining successful connected the Ani-May festivities with prime products disposable some online and in-store, with an exclusive SPY x FAMILY pin included with eligible purchases astatine prime stores.
• Planet Hollywood, themed edifice and edifice chain, is partnering with Crunchyroll to connection exclusive experiences, cocktails, dishes, and merchandise inspired by Ani-May’s prime IPs.
• In solemnisation of a caller JUJUTSU KAISEN x Funko Pop collection, Funko Pop volition beryllium hosting an autograph signing with the English dependable formed of JUJUTSU KAISEN connected May 3rd. Special Funko Hollywood Event Bundles volition besides beryllium available! Event details tin beryllium recovered astatine @originalfunko and @funko_funime connected Instagram.
• Back to observe Ani-May, Bananya is erstwhile again partnering with Fall Guys connected a postulation of skins, which volition beryllium disposable from May 1 to May 8. Featured characters see Bananya and Droopy Eared Bananya!
• Demon Slayer fans tin cogwheel up for the archetypal movie of the highly-anticipated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy coming to theatres this September with a peculiar Demon Slayer -Kimetsu nary Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train re-release successful theatres this May!

The Crunchyroll Game Vault Is Celebrating Anime With the Addition of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth and More

The Crunchyroll Vault is besides getting successful connected the amusive of Ani-May arsenic it volition beryllium adding specified games arsenic Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth arsenic portion of its play releases planned passim May and Early June.

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth being added to the vault volition footwear things disconnected connected Wednesday, April 30, and volition beryllium joined by Corpse Party, Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol. 1, Shin Chan: Shiro and the Coal Town, Shogun Showdown, and White Day passim the tally of Ani-May.

Crunchyroll Game Vault launched successful November 2023 and present has implicit 50 titles that Crunchyroll members astatine the Mega and Ultimate Fan tiers successful implicit 200 countries.

Own Your Favorites With Ani-May Home Entertainment Releases

For those who privation to ain carnal copies of their favourite anime, Ani-May volition spot the Crunchyroll Store releasing a Limited Edition Blu-ray container of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Part 2 (Pre-orders statesman connected May 15!) and Blu-ray successful SteelBook cases of Paranoia Agent and Goblin Slayer Season 1 (On Sale connected April 30!).

Furthermore, Crunchyroll has released a mode to signifier SteelBooks astatine location with their SteelNook, an unfastened show lawsuit that's really made from SteelBook metallic and tin acceptable 4 modular SteelBooks. The SteelNook volition beryllium disposable for acquisition connected the Crunchyroll store connected May 30.

Ani-May Is a Global Party and Everyone's Invited

Lastly, Crunchyroll has revealed their volition beryllium adjacent much Ani-May celebrations astir the world, meaning fans from each implicit the globe volition beryllium capable to bask experiences based connected their favourite anime successful amusive and breathtaking ways.

The afloat database of planetary experiences for Ani-May is arsenic follows, arsenic elaborate by Crunchyroll;

In Latin America, the pursuing partners volition observe Ani-May:

• Liverpool volition articulation the month-long solemnisation successful Mexico with a peculiar meet-and-greet with prime dependable actors, alongside products from fan-favorite titles with in-store signage
• Suburbia successful Mexico volition besides delight fans with in-store signage and an connection of 20,000 escaped proceedings subscriptions with purchases of eligible products*
• Ani-May celebrations and activations volition proceed astatine CCXP Mexico!

The pursuing European retailers from EMEA volition observe Ani-May:

• For the 3rd twelvemonth successful a row, Funside/Games Academy successful Italy and HMV successful the UK, Ireland and Belgium volition instrumentality portion successful the Ani-May fun, portion successful France, Cultura volition renew the acquisition for a 2nd year. The 3 chains volition activate the totality of their stores with signage, windows, and a enactment of exclusive merchandise. Shoppers volition beryllium offered the accidental to afloat acquisition the Crunchyroll manner and triumph a “nothing that wealth tin buy” prize: an astonishing play successful Paris with VIP entree to the Crunchyroll booth astatine Japan Expo*.
• In Spain, FNAC volition bring distant a peculiar enactment of Ani-May products and motorboat a nationwide e-commerce run celebrating each things anime. For purchases of Ani-May products implicit 20€, shoppers volition get the accidental to triumph escaped Crunchyroll subscriptions*.
• ANVOL volition travel backmost for a 2nd twelvemonth successful the Baltic states and bring the Ani-May festivities to the Nordics for the precise archetypal clip successful 2025. In summation to monolithic vulnerability connected societal media, each stores volition follow Crunchyroll approved Ani-May branding. Shoppers volition person the accidental to triumph escaped Crunchyroll subscriptions for immoderate Ani-May purchase*.
• The Middle East volition acquisition their archetypal occurrence of Ani-May fever acknowledgment to Little Things. The distributor volition bring the activation to their ain stores successful the UAE, arsenic good arsenic Virgin Mega Store successful Dubai and 2 ToysRUs locations, successful Dubai and Saudi Arabia.
• In Poland, Yatta volition astonishment anime fans with Ani-May branded corners and an e-commerce takeover. Shoppers volition person the accidental to bring location escaped Crunchyroll subscriptions*.
• For the 3rd clip successful a row, Thalia is presenting an breathtaking scope of exclusive merchandising and manga successful solemnisation of Ani-May successful 200 stores successful Germany and Austria.
• New to Ani-May successful Germany and Austria is Müller, which offers anime fans crossed 150 stores successful Germany and Austria a wide scope of manga, merchandising and location entertainment.

Australia and New Zealand-based fans tin look guardant to the pursuing retail activations:

• In Australia, JB Hi-Fi volition beryllium celebrating with dedicated Ani-May extremity caps successful stores, encompassing anime location video and collectibles, with unsocial in-store signage created by talented store staff! The May variation of STACK Magazine volition diagnostic an editorial portion connected anime, and volition beryllium disposable successful each stores and besides online.
• EB Games & Zing Pop Culture – the Home of Pop Culture & Gaming volition beryllium joining the Ani-May fun! Customers who motion up to EB WORLD PLUS volition person a 30-day Crunchyroll Premium proceedings membership*. EB Games volition besides observe with integer signage, ceiling banners, and exclusive products disposable for acquisition crossed fan-favorite shows, including JUJUTSU KAISEN, SPY x FAMILY, Chainsaw Man, and My Hero Academia.

To end, we wanted to stock a connection from Anna Songco Adamian, Vice President, Global Consumer Products astatine Crunchyroll, and promote you to cheque retired our Top 25 Best Anime of of All Time List and our favourite anime for 2024.

“Anime isn’t conscionable an amusement medium; it’s a lifestyle. To observe anime’s explosive growth, we’re giving fans a assortment of ways to explicit their anime passionateness during Ani-May - from all-new products crossed apparel, collectibles, planetary activations, crippled collaborations, and caller bid streaming for escaped connected Crunchyroll,” said Anna Songco Adamian, Vice President, Global Consumer Products. “Whether it’s done wearing their fandom connected their sleeves oregon streaming their favourite series, Crunchyroll volition person fans covered this Ani-May.”

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