What's available

Crunchyroll is fully accessible in South Africa, giving you a solid anime library to work with. You can stream popular ongoing series like One Piece, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. Classic titles like Naruto Shippuden and Attack on Titan are also available. On the film side, you can watch Dragon Ball Super: Broly and select Crunchyroll original films.

What you're missing

Compared to the US library, South African subscribers lose access to a frustrating number of titles due to regional licensing restrictions. Notable gaps include:

  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood — frequently unavailable or limited in non-US regions
  • Hunter x Hunter (2011) — restricted in several regions including South Africa
  • Sword Art Online — licensing issues limit availability outside the US
  • Re:ZERO − Starting Life in Another World — not consistently available
  • Several simulcast episodes that drop later or are missing entirely in the South African catalogue

How to access other regions

A VPN lets you route your connection through a server in another country, making Crunchyroll think you're browsing from that region. To access the full US library, connect to a United States server, then open Crunchyroll and log in as normal. Our primary recommendation is NordVPN — it reliably unblocks Crunchyroll, offers fast speeds suitable for HD streaming, and has a large number of US server options. Simply install the app, select a US location, and you're good to go.

Pricing

Crunchyroll offers three subscription tiers. Pricing in South Africa is typically charged in US dollars since local ZAR pricing is not always available. Expect to pay approximately $7.99/month for Fan, $9.99/month for Mega Fan, and $14.99/month for Ultimate Fan. Pricing may vary slightly depending on your payment method and region settings.

Our recommendation

Crunchyroll in South Africa gives you access to most of the big-name anime, making it worth subscribing if you follow current simulcasts like Jujutsu Kaisen or Demon Slayer. However, if you want the complete library — including Hunter x Hunter and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood — you should pair your subscription with NordVPN connected to a US server. It's a simple setup that unlocks everything you're currently missing and makes your subscription genuinely worthwhile.