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Oct 19, 2014 4:16 PM
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I know the quality of videos on Crunchyroll is HD, but how is it compared to free streaming sites? are they same or different? I would be willing to buy a subscription if it's better than the free streaming sites. Currently, I use GoGoanime but have also used animefreak.tv from time to time. I can't really tell how good the quality is and how it would compare if I watched the same show on crunchyroll. thank you.
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Oct 19, 2014 4:18 PM
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Downloading is better
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Oct 19, 2014 4:22 PM
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Crunchyroll is much better. Usually I wouldn't stream at all, but Grisaia made me sub for this season. I hate downloading airing shows, it's a hassle.
Oct 19, 2014 4:24 PM
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Red_Tuesday said:
Crunchyroll is much better. Usually I wouldn't stream at all, but Grisaia made me sub for this season. I hate downloading airing shows, it's a hassle.


yeah im pretty much the same way. i only stream to watch anime. so i wanted to know where I can stream for the highest quality.

Emnay said:
Downloading is better


in comparison to free streaming sites or crunchyroll? or both?
Oct 19, 2014 4:25 PM
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I use kissanime and I think its better.
Oct 19, 2014 4:25 PM
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If a website has 1080p streaming, it's basically the same as Crunchyroll.
Crunchyroll is the best legal streaming site besides Netflix, but I feel like they're both inferior to the illegal ones. If you care about that sort of thing, Crunchyroll or Netflix are both fine --- you just have to bear with their small libraries.
Oct 19, 2014 4:29 PM
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Protaku94 said:
If a website has 1080p streaming, it's basically the same as Crunchyroll.
Crunchyroll is the best legal streaming site besides Netflix, but I feel like they're both inferior to the illegal ones. If you care about that sort of thing, Crunchyroll or Netflix are both fine --- you just have to bear with their small libraries.


do you know what the quality is for gogoanime and animefreak.tv? I cant find the info and cant tell how good the quality is when I watch it.
Oct 19, 2014 4:33 PM
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Protaku94 said:
If a website has 1080p streaming, it's basically the same as Crunchyroll.


There are a few that come close, but almost all free stream sites have noticeably harder compression for me, then again, I work with video a lot so it might just be because I have a more critical eye.
Oct 19, 2014 4:40 PM
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I use free streaming sites with 1080p. When they are down / heavy traffic, I use torrents of 1080p. I won't mention names in case of site violation.
Oct 19, 2014 4:41 PM

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Most sites like Kissanime and Horriblesubs rip off Crunchyroll and Funimation...
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Oct 19, 2014 4:42 PM
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Kissanime is the best there is and best there'lll ever be
Oct 19, 2014 4:44 PM

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I use Chia-anime for streaming.



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Oct 19, 2014 4:46 PM

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ScazoN said:
Kissanime is the best there is and best there'lll ever be



They rip off Crunchyroll, Funimation, and if none of those are available other fansubs. You have 0 argument besides that it's free and you're cheap.
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Oct 19, 2014 4:50 PM
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Emnay said:
Downloading is better

Download master race.
Oct 19, 2014 4:55 PM

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Crunchyroll is far better than free streaming site, it's faster because they're sharing bandwitdth(iirc) and better than the other site, free streaming site will be so slow if they use HD 1080 like crunchyroll.
Oct 19, 2014 4:55 PM

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ScazoN said:
Kissanime is the best there is and best there'lll ever be

My fren
Oct 19, 2014 4:59 PM

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TarheelRam said:
ScazoN said:
Kissanime is the best there is and best there'lll ever be

They rip off Crunchyroll, Funimation, and if none of those are available other fansubs. You have 0 argument besides that it's free and you're cheap.

As do all other illegal sites do, I'm sure we're all aware of this. I personally don't want to use CR because their subs are mediocre and they get video problems most of the time. I'd watch cr on the big screen or phone, not on my laptop which I mainly use.
Oct 19, 2014 5:00 PM

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rothrock said:
TarheelRam said:

They rip off Crunchyroll, Funimation, and if none of those are available other fansubs. You have 0 argument besides that it's free and you're cheap.

As do all other illegal sites do, I'm sure we're all aware of this. I personally don't want to use CR because their subs are mediocre and they get video problems most of the time. I'd watch cr on the big screen or phone, not on my laptop which I mainly use.


Sub quality is understandable but video problems? You're not on dial up are you?
Oct 19, 2014 5:01 PM

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Emnay said:
Downloading is better

Agree with this.
Oct 19, 2014 5:02 PM

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TarheelRam said:
ScazoN said:
Kissanime is the best there is and best there'lll ever be



They rip off Crunchyroll, Funimation, and if none of those are available other fansubs. You have 0 argument besides that it's free and you're cheap.


idgaf if its a rip off its free and has nice quality.
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TarheelRam said:
ScazoN said:
Kissanime is the best there is and best there'lll ever be

They rip off Crunchyroll, Funimation, and if none of those are available other fansubs. You have 0 argument besides that it's free and you're cheap.

Kissanime has the largest selection compared to any other site you can think of and has various resolutions for each anime (because not all of us download every anime in 1080p) as well as easy access.

I download off other sites, yes, but Kissanime is reliable for mostly anything.
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Paul said:
rothrock said:

As do all other illegal sites do, I'm sure we're all aware of this. I personally don't want to use CR because their subs are mediocre and they get video problems most of the time. I'd watch cr on the big screen or phone, not on my laptop which I mainly use.

Sub quality is understandable but video problems? You're not on dial up are you?

My wifi's good :I but yes I mostly get problems. They usually freeze or start over most of the time.
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Kissanime.
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I use Crunchroll occasionally though I dislike seeing the same ad 3 times in a row.

And you cant skip intros unless you want to see the same ad 3 more times.


I use
http://www.chia-anime.com/

Since I can watch on my Ipad.
Oct 19, 2014 8:46 PM

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ScazoN said:
Kissanime is the best there is and best there'lll ever be
The ads on kissanime are pretty bad tho...
Oct 19, 2014 9:00 PM

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FlamingMangos said:
ScazoN said:
Kissanime is the best there is and best there'lll ever be
The ads on kissanime are pretty bad tho...

Not if you download it and then close the tab lol
Oct 19, 2014 9:04 PM

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mayukachan said:
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The ads on kissanime are pretty bad tho...

Not if you download it and then close the tab lol

I actually click the link downside the video, where it shows the resolutions and a new link opens up playing the vid. Works in chrome.
Oct 19, 2014 9:13 PM

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Lol I personally only use crunchyroll for the store.
I enjoy anime, music and brave frontier.
Oct 19, 2014 9:14 PM

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Kissanime also offers subs and dubs of a lot of shows if that tickles your fancy. I like them a lot for watching one off specials/ovas instead of downloading.
Oct 20, 2014 12:29 AM

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Crunchyroll, or Gogoanime? Damn dude. How about torrenting instead of paying for worthless privileges or getting viruses?
Oct 20, 2014 12:40 AM

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Download master reace
Your honor, I never wrote this post.
Oct 20, 2014 12:43 AM

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kissanime

Oct 20, 2014 12:52 AM
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I use Crunchyroll to get by, buy if what I want to see is unavailable on their streaming, and if that can't work out, I use kissanime.
Oct 20, 2014 12:56 AM
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mayukachan said:
FlamingMangos said:
The ads on kissanime are pretty bad tho...

Not if you download it and then close the tab lol
Yeah thats what i do too.

Also nothing wrong with clicking them off when watching the OP, you got 1:30 minutes to eliminate all adds, Let the battle commence!

Though i recommend using kissanime on a tablet, you just full-screen and the ads are no problemo
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Lauriet said:
Crunchyroll, or Gogoanime? Damn dude. How about torrenting instead of paying for worthless privileges or getting viruses?
Not to mention, why let pirates profit off somebody else's creations? That's what you enable if you subscribe to or watch ads at illegal streaming sites? It's the online equivalent of buying Chinatown bootleg DVDs. If you can't afford or can't access legal physical or streaming (or can't be arsed to do so for ::reasons::), at least download it so you're not funding shady pirates.

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As do all other illegal sites do, I'm sure we're all aware of this. I personally don't want to use CR because their subs are mediocre and they get video problems most of the time. I'd watch cr on the big screen or phone, not on my laptop which I mainly use.
So you're okay with watching other streams that rip off CR's subs, but not with watching CR itself?

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Zalis said:
rothrock said:
As do all other illegal sites do, I'm sure we're all aware of this. I personally don't want to use CR because their subs are mediocre and they get video problems most of the time. I'd watch cr on the big screen or phone, not on my laptop which I mainly use.
So you're okay with watching other streams that rip off CR's subs, but not with watching CR itself?
Kissanime functions way better than CR, at least it does on my tablet. It's free. Quality is the same, so y nawt mang
Oct 20, 2014 3:44 AM

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I wonder how much money does CR give to Japan for each anime
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moonnya said:
I wonder how much money does CR give to Japan for each anime

Some of them, http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.342045-Court-Documents-Reveal-Anime-Licensing-Costs
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KIssanime and crunchyroll are both inferior to torrenting so it doesn't matter.
Oct 20, 2014 10:27 AM

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Red_Tuesday said:
Crunchyroll is much better. Usually I wouldn't stream at all, but Grisaia made me sub for this season. I hate downloading airing shows, it's a hassle.

I agree with you 100%

Oct 20, 2014 10:48 AM

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DOWNLOADING is superior in every possible way. done. + you can't find everything on crunchy
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Oct 20, 2014 6:29 PM

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kissanime with adblock huehuehue

yes it works, l2googlepls
Oct 20, 2014 6:38 PM
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moonnya said:
I wonder how much money does CR give to Japan for each anime


maybe this can help
http://seventhstyle.com/2013/09/30/crunchyroll-is-it-worth-subscribing/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-09
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Crunchyroll is good compared to streaming websites but get your adblock prepared because crunchyroll could be a real pain with their adds.
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I use anime4fun.com because it's easy and the quality is pretty good, but I think crunchy roll is better because;HD quality and sound and less chance of viruses. However, crunchy roll is limited with its selection:/
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Downloading>Crunchyroll>streaming

Crunchyroll currently has a horrible bug, which makes it impossible for me to watch anime, on iPad. I only watch crunchyroll on iPad, so I have to use alternatives. ;/
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Anyone who buys a cup of coffee at someplace like Starbucks can afford the $7/month it costs to subscribe to Crunchyroll and get simulcast releases without advertising. If you own a PS3, I recommend using that instead of a computer to watch CR. I believe they use different servers for the PS3 version with less tendency to stutter. Watching at times when kids are in school is also a good method to improve your CR performance.
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Crunchyroll has country restriction, so....
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TarheelRam said:
ScazoN said:
Kissanime is the best there is and best there'lll ever be



They rip off Crunchyroll, Funimation, and if none of those are available other fansubs. You have 0 argument besides that it's free and you're cheap.

But that's why its the best, it's free. (And I'm cheap)
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Hmm... honestly? There are lots of pirate sites better than Crunchyroll. https://masterani.me/ is the best streaming site I've come across- payed AND pirated. Much better than Crunchyroll in my opinion, as it has a MUCH better comment system (Thanks Disqus), better GUI, faster streaming, faster search times, you can set currently watching, completed, etc. anime so you don't have to go back and forth between MAL, and it has buffer bars. The GUI is just awesome. I personally have a Crunchyroll subscription just for the morals of it but I recommend you to check out https://masterani.me/ as it is SO much better.

Ik this is old but just thought I'd spread the word.
Ps. Mods if this is against the rules sorry idk.
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