Crunchyroll has added 20 sports-themed anime titles for free ad-supported streaming as part of its AVOD collection, starting from July 16, 2024 until August 15, 2024.
Audiences worldwide can stream the selected titles without a Crunchyroll subscription for a limited time with ads. The availability of each series varies by region or territory.
The 20 newly added sports anime comes as the 2024 Summer Olympics officially kicks off in Paris, France from July 26, 2024 to August 11, 2024. Previous anime series were added to Crunchyroll’s AVOD during other seasonal holidays such as Halloween and Valentine’s Day.
The full list of sports anime being added include:
- • HAIKYU!!
- • BLUE LOCK
- • Ping Pong the animation
- • BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story
- • Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club
- • Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting!
- • Run with the Wind
- • SK8 the Infinity
- • Kuroko’s Basketball
- • HANEBADO!
- • Harukana Receive
- • How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
- • Iwakakeru -Sport Climbing Girls-
- • Number24
- • Backflip!!
- • RE-MAIN
- • The Prince of Tennis
- • Tsurune
- • WAVE!! -Let’s go surfing!!-
- • Yowamushi Pedal
Source: press release
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