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Sony's purchase of Crunchyroll was announced at the end of 2020, with the company emphasizing its goal to create a "unified anime subscription experience" across multiple platforms. Initially, Crunchyroll boasted over 3 million subscribers and a vast registered user base of more than 90 million across 200 countries. However, industry insiders and analysts have argued that these figures are modest, especially considering the global popularity of anime.