# Crunchyroll (كرانشي رول)

> Crunchyroll is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Sony](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/sony.md)
- Categories: Anime & Manga, Video Streaming
- Official site: https://www.crunchyroll.com
- Community votes: 71
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/crunchyroll

## About

Leading anime streaming platform with the world's largest subtitle library

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, with community verification in February 2026 confirming the site returns a Cloudflare regional block for Syrian IP addresses. A community volunteer contacted Crunchyroll support in March 2026, and a support agent acknowledged the request, saying regional availability depends on licensing and policy reviews and that the feedback would be passed to the relevant team. The team also raised the issue with Sony in March. No restoration yet.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Sibling outreach to PlayStation Network: official email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to siee.dpo@sony.com requesting review of Syria IP restrictions on PlayStation Network and Crunchyroll. The email noted PSN excludes Syria from country selection preventing account creation, while Crunchyroll returns Cloudflare Error 1009. Cited Steam, Roblox, Riot Games, and GOG as accessible gaming peers.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-17 — Company Responded. Crunchyroll's customer service team responded to the Syria access request via support@crunchyroll.zendesk.com. A support agent acknowledged the request and noted that regional availability "depends on a combination of licensing agreements, legal requirements, and internal policies, which can take time to review and update even after regulatory changes." The agent confirmed the feedback would be "passed along to the appropriate team for review." This is a human response showing engagement, though it does not commit to a timeline or specific action.
- 2026-03-14 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer contacted Crunchyroll support at support@crunchyroll.zendesk.com and also reached out to a help center agent, requesting that Syria access restrictions be removed. The volunteer used Unblock Syria's email template and supporting documentation. The volunteer reported receiving replies from both the support email and the help center agent, but the reply content was not forwarded in the email.
- 2026-02-16 — Verified. Community verification confirmed Crunchyroll remains fully blocked in Syria. Accessing www.crunchyroll.com returns Cloudflare Error 1009 ("Access denied") with the message: "The owner of this website has banned the country or region your IP address is in (SY)." Tested on both MTN mobile and ADSL connections. (evidence: https://r2.unblocksyria.com/corrections/mwysdmrtq3pb4xdlwvdps8kz/m5mj9v92xbrp-crunchyroll.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/crunchyroll?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/crunchyroll/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/crunchyroll
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/crunchyroll.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/crunchyroll.md