Despite the vast number of options as anime’s popularity continues to skyrocket in the West, Crunchyroll appears to have settled into its role as the streaming service of choice for veteran and hardcore anime fans. A fierce streaming war has been ongoing between several of the largest names in the industry, and while many services have bolstered their own anime lineups, few can compare with the overwhelming number of titles currently available on Crunchyroll.
Of them, there is a growing number of classics from decades now romanticized by generations of anime fans who never had the chance to experience them. Alongside currently airing smash-hits, viewers can return to legends like the many Mobile Suit Gundam entries, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Dragon Ball, and so many more.
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Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) became one of the most-watched anime on Crunchyroll. The story takes place in a world where humanity lives behind massive walls to protect themselves from giant humanoid creatures. What are these creatures called?
✓ Correct! The giant humanoid creatures are called Titans. In the original Japanese, they’re referred to as “Kyojin” (giants). Eren Yeager’s quest to destroy all Titans after they breach Wall Maria became one of the most gripping storylines in anime history.
✗ That answer needs more filler training! The answer is Titans. Kaiju are giant monsters from Japanese cinema like Godzilla, Hollows are the enemy creatures in Bleach, and Demons appear in series like Demon Slayer. In Attack on Titan, these towering humanoid creatures are specifically called Titans.
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Studio MAPPA has become one of the most prominent anime studios in recent years, producing several massive hit series. Which of these popular anime was NOT produced by MAPPA?
✓ Correct! Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is produced by ufotable, not MAPPA. Ufotable’s stunning animation quality — especially the breathtaking fight sequences — became a hallmark of the Demon Slayer franchise. MAPPA produced Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan: The Final Season, and Chainsaw Man.
✗ That answer needs more filler training! The answer is Demon Slayer. Demon Slayer is animated by studio ufotable, renowned for its gorgeous visual effects. MAPPA has produced Jujutsu Kaisen, took over Attack on Titan: The Final Season from WIT Studio, and animated Chainsaw Man.
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Solo Leveling became a massive hit anime in 2024 after being one of the most popular manhwa (Korean comics) in the world. The story follows a weak hunter who gains the unique ability to level up. What is the protagonist’s name?
✓ Correct! Sung Jin-Woo is the protagonist of Solo Leveling. Originally the weakest E-Rank hunter, he gains the power of the mysterious System, allowing him to level up infinitely. His transformation from the “World’s Weakest Hunter” to the most powerful Shadow Monarch captivated millions of readers and viewers.
✗ That answer needs more filler training! The answer is Sung Jin-Woo. Jin-Woo Sung reverses the name order (Korean names place the surname first). Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk are protagonists from Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, another popular Korean series. Sung Jin-Woo is the iconic Shadow Monarch of Solo Leveling.
04
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards celebrate the best in anime each year. Which anime won Anime of the Year at the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards?
✓ Correct! Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End won Anime of the Year at the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. This beautifully contemplative series about an elven mage reflecting on mortality and the passage of time after her hero party’s quest ends charmed audiences and critics alike with its unique, introspective storytelling.
✗ That answer needs more filler training! The answer is Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. While Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Oshi no Ko, and Vinland Saga Season 2 were all critically acclaimed, it was Frieren’s meditative exploration of time, memory, and connection that captured the top prize at the 2024 ceremony.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is consistently rated as one of the greatest anime of all time. The story follows two brothers who attempted a forbidden alchemical technique. What taboo did Edward and Alphonse Elric commit?
✓ Correct! Edward and Alphonse attempted human transmutation to bring their deceased mother back to life. The attempt failed catastrophically — Edward lost his left leg and then sacrificed his right arm to bind Alphonse’s soul to a suit of armor. This event drives the entire series as they search for the Philosopher’s Stone to restore their bodies.
✗ That answer needs more filler training! The answer is human transmutation — specifically, attempting to resurrect their dead mother. In the world of FMA, human transmutation is the ultimate taboo in alchemy. The brothers’ failed attempt cost Edward his limbs and Alphonse his entire body, setting the stage for their epic journey.
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Spy x Family became a worldwide phenomenon with its wholesome yet action-packed story of a found family. The father, Loid Forger, is secretly a spy. What is his spy codename?
✓ Correct! Loid Forger’s spy codename is Twilight, and he’s considered the top agent of Westalis’s intelligence service, WISE. His mission, Operation Strix, requires him to build a fake family — leading him to adopt the telepathic Anya and marry the assassin Yor, creating one of anime’s most beloved found families.
✗ That answer needs more filler training! The answer is Twilight. Agent Dusk and Shadow are fictional names, while Nightfall is actually the codename of another WISE agent, Fiona Frost, who has a crush on Loid. Twilight is Westalis’s greatest spy and the heart of Spy x Family’s charming story.
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Crunchyroll merged with another major anime streaming service to become the dominant platform for anime. Which streaming service was absorbed into Crunchyroll?
✓ Correct! Funimation was merged into Crunchyroll after Sony’s acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021. The merger consolidated the anime streaming market, bringing Funimation’s massive library of dubbed anime together with Crunchyroll’s simulcast catalog, making Crunchyroll the world’s largest dedicated anime platform.
✗ That answer needs more filler training! The answer is Funimation. Netflix Anime is part of Netflix and operates independently, HIDIVE is Sentai Filmworks’ streaming service, and AnimeLab was a smaller Australian service. Funimation — once Crunchyroll’s biggest rival — was fully absorbed into the Crunchyroll platform.
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Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli are legendary in the anime world. Miyazaki’s final film was released in 2023 and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. What is the title of this film?
✓ Correct! The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka) was released in 2023 and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2024. The deeply personal, surrealist fantasy film was widely considered Miyazaki’s farewell masterpiece, exploring themes of grief, imagination, and the passage between worlds.
✗ That answer needs more filler training! The answer is The Boy and the Heron. Spirited Away 2 and Ponyo Returns don’t exist. The Wind Rises was Miyazaki’s previous “final” film from 2013. The Boy and the Heron marked his true farewell, winning the Oscar and cementing his legacy as anime’s greatest storyteller.
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Crunchyroll’s lengthy and ever-growing selection of classics is also beneficial for another reason. Though some shows have aged gracefully and remain popular among newer anime fans, others have slowly faded from relevance, and their availability on a major streaming service helps to introduce them to viewers who otherwise would have been blissfully unaware. Now, anime fans have a chance to dive into one of those underappreciated gems.
Kodocha Has Been Added to Crunchyroll
An Underrated ’90s Gem Is Now Available to Stream for the First Time
Kodocha anime’s main character and a woman with a mushroom and squirrel on her head.
1996’s Kodocha, produced by Studio Gallop and based on the manga by Miho Obana, is a shoujo comedy drama that checks all the boxes of its respective genres and target audience. Its typical slice of life elements are often juxtaposed with surprisingly mature storybeats and subject matter, leading to a mostly lighthearted viewing experience that also has no reservations about getting a little serious, without talking down to its typically younger audience, when the moment calls for it.
The series follows Sana Kurata, an elementary school-aged child actress attending a class filled with overly-energetic, downright chaotic students. She intends to reform her unruly classroom, led by a boy named Akito Hayama. Expectedly, the two clash in nearly every aspect, but as time goes on, they form an evolving and further understanding relationship with one another.
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It is through the lens of these child characters that Kodocha tackles difficult real-world social issues, capturing just how those unequipped to deal with such struggle find a way to do so, and how those struggles eventually shape them. While the series was a success during its initial run, it eventually fell victim to localization and distribution issues that plagued countless anime titles from the time period. Only its first season was dubbed in English, and both the manga and anime spent nearly two decades out of print in the United States.
Fortunately, Diskotek Media secured the licensing for Kodocha in 2020 for Blu-ray release. Now, as of May 2026, Kodocha with original Japanese audio is available in its entirety on Crunchyroll. Because the English dub was never finished, likely leading to some rights issues, the series is not available to watch in English.
Streaming Has Been Both Helpful and Harmful to Anime Preservation
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While adding shows like Kodocha to Crunchyroll is undeniably good for the preservation of classic anime that hasn’t quite retained its popularity, streaming has also been somewhat harmful to the very same cause. Just as Kodocha was added, a number of shows, including Claymore and the more recent 86: EIGHTY-SIX, have disappeared from Crunchyroll without warning, leaving fans no legal method of streaming either series.
There are positives and negatives to streaming services fighting with one another to secure as many anime titles as possible, though as long as licenses expire and rights issues continue to plague shows from decades ago, fans will need to remain vigilant about the status of whether their favorite titles are currently available to watch.
