The popular platform has just acquired anime merchandise retailer Right Stuf, a move announced Thursday that has already begun to cause annoyance among some anime fans.
And it is that after closing the purchase deal, the erotic products and content sold from Right Stuf were simply eliminated, that is, with a view to being relocated to a new store called Ero Anime Store.
According to the new store that Crunchyroll has just acquired, the retailer “gradually eliminating the content and product of the erotic genre”, while indicating that the sales of this segment will be transferred to the Ero Anime Store and asks its customers to “consult them for current and future releases.
The issue has generated the annoyance of hentai fans as well as some publishers who have found in this genre a solid source of business.
Jacob Grady, CEO of Fakku, the world’s largest English-language hentai publisher,said on Twitterthat the deal is a “massive blow” to his company while stating “Right Stuf was a great account for FAKKU and one of the few retailers that actually accepted anime/manga PG-18. Not good.”
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At the moment, it is fair to mention that the option to continue selling these erotic products delivered by Crunchyroll is not available.
In a statement posted on the Ero Anime Store homepage, customers were asked for patience: “It may take a while, but we want to make sure it’s done right.”
Beyond the annoyance that has occurred among the followers of the hentai genre, the truth is that with this purchase of Crunchyroll it reduces competition in the market, now touching a segment that has shown interesting growth.
Let’s remember that not long ago, Crunchyroll merged with Funimation, who until then, owned by Sony, was its biggest competitor.