Spent $80 on a Crunchyroll subscription for a year and it actually saved me money

I used to buy every anime on Blu-ray as it came out. Dropped like $50 per season on just one show. Then I tried Crunchyroll for a year at $80 total. I've watched maybe 30 shows since then. Way cheaper than buying discs. My wallet is happier but my shelf looks sad now. Anyone else switch from buying physical to streaming?

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jenny_coleman21d ago

Those 30 shows you watched on Crunchyroll, how many of them did you actually finish? I found myself dropping half the series halfway through because they just didn't grab me, but with physical discs I always stuck through to the end since I already paid for them. Did you end up rewatching anything on streaming, or was it all just once and done?

olivia_allen21d ago

You're so right @jenny_coleman! I dropped at least half of those shows too. The secondhand market is a lifesaver for that kind of thing. It's way easier to just let something sit unfinished on a streaming queue than to feel like you wasted money on a physical copy. I did rewatch a couple of shows though, mostly the ones I really loved like Jujutsu Kaisen and Mob Psycho. But yeah, it's not the same as owning a box set where you feel obligated to give it a full chance.