Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll, the Sony-owned anime streaming service, is laying off an undisclosed number of employees as part of a restructuring effort announced in early 2025. The company, which employs over 1,000 people, stated that the layoffs are not a cost-cutting measure but rather a strategic shift to adopt a new organizational model focused on regionally-empowered teams and engineering hubs in the U.S., Mexico, and India. President Rahul Purini emphasized that the changes aim to better serve the growing global anime fandom, with the service now boasting over 17 million paid subscribers. While the exact number of affected employees was not revealed, the company noted it is adding more positions than it is eliminating, framing the move as a proactive step to scale for future success in the competitive streaming industry.

Crunchyroll laid off 85 employees on 2023-02-21.