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Crunchyroll will soon paywall most of One Piece

Crunchyroll will soon require a paid subscription to watch past episode 206. Sony paid over $1 billion for the streamer in 2021.

Three years after buying Crunchyroll for over $1 billion, Sony plans to capitalize on its purchase (and piss off countless anime fans) by shutting free users out of one of its most popular series. If today’s news is any indication, watching much anime in the West that doesn’t go through Sony may soon require the digital equivalent of the Straw Hat Pirates. Amazon Cyber Monday deals have brought the prices of all of the company's in-house made devices down, including Kindles, Echo speakers, Fire TVs and more.

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