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Crunchyroll may be one of the popular streaming giants but it isn’t exempt from controversies. From fan mail to paywalls, it has gone on to stir the pot on several occasions. This also ties well with its treatment of the voice actors.
But what has the Internet users foaming at their mouth is its mistreatment of the staff. And though this incident brought harassment to light, it is only getting worse for the streaming giant.
Most importantly, their disregard for their employee and their firing isn’t going to go down too well. The latter’s post revealed disturbing details regarding the higher-ups as well as their discrimination.
In retrospect, this isn’t the first time the streaming service made headlines for their notorious acts. Be it anime or fan mail, they’re neck-deep in controversies for their past actions as well as problematic approaches.
Crunchyroll fires employee for exposing workplace harassment
It isn’t exempt from controversy nonetheless as the streaming platform has been thoroughly criticized for its poor subtitles. This fits well with their mishandling of anime in terms of quality and marketing and of course, there’s more to it.
Often, their moves aren’t favorable for anyone associated with anime. This is true for their mismanaged marketing ofDandadan. While curbing enthusiasm can work sometimes, it backfired once fans got to know about this.
But what does have most anime fans throwing brickbats at the streaming giant is its recent controversy. Their firing of one of the employees over hisexposing of their misconductdidn’t sit well with most Internet users.
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Shawn Hoffman, a former Senior Software Engineer allegedly went through verbal and mental abuse at the hands of his manager. In a LinkedIn post, he revealed disturbing details regarding the manager’s insensitive and insensible remarks regarding his situation.
Not only does this come off as a shocker, but this incident has grossly enraged the anime community. Readers and viewers poured in support for Hoffman onReddit. This, however, isn’t the first time the organization dug its own grave.
All is not well for the streaming giant
Previously, Crunchyroll CEO Raoul Prinireceived backlashfrom several fans. While addressing anime as “inherently Japanese” he skimmed over major issues. This is especially true for his overlooking the issue of overworked and underpaid animators.
Other than that, the company fired Mob Psycho actor Kyle McCarley because he insisted that the staff meet SAG-AFTRA representatives. This was in light of Crunchyroll demanding that Carley sign a non-union contract. But there’s more to it.
The streaming service is notorious formishandling fan mailwhich was revealed in October 2024.Fairy Tailvoice actor David Wald accused Funimation and Crunchyroll of stealing his fan mail that was left untouched and circulated without his consent to their staff.
This incident caused a major stir and had most fans throwing brickbats at the organization. It is a clear case of invasion of privacy and mail fraud as some suggested.
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Himanshi Jeswani
Anime Writer
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Himanshi Jeswani is an anime writer at Fandomwire, with her work spanning over 900 articles. Her articles cover shojo, shonen, seinen, and all things beyond. Her interests, however, aren’t limited to simply anime. She has a penchant for exploring different genres of manga, be it horror, yanki, music, and food. She brings out her specialization and expertise in the performing arts through her articles. As a writer, she strives to bridge the gap between the viewers and the medium itself. To her, anime is a revolutionary medium that is capable of creating communities and stories after all.
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