Crunchyroll: The Anime Monopoly Exploiting Artists

Welcome to the Corporate Casket, a semiweekly series where bad businesses go to die. We will discuss any and everything from bad charities, terrible CEOs, and businesses that have a lot to hide. Since the early 2000s, Crunchyroll has been a go-to source for streaming anime content online. The service has greatly expanded access to anime and other East Asian content to those outside of Japan, and has contributed to anime’s massive popularity and profitability. Recently, however, the company has come under fire for its recent merger with Sony and for greatly underpaying its voice talent. Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Nathan & Jess Hubbert This episode was edited by: Catechism: / @catechism & Kelpie & & & & The Mysterious Brian This episode&audio was mixed by: @GThomasCraig Artists: Outro song is Cake by Retrovision You made it all the way to the bottom of my description box so, hello there. 00:00 Crunchyroll 02:26 Taking Advantage of Voice Actors 08:25 You Shall Not Unionize 12:07 The Monopoly 15:49 AD 16:53 Exploitation is An Anime Industry Standard 22:20 Outro