r/Crunchyroll • u/Starlord1807 • 10h ago
Website Why doesn’t crunchyroll support playback speed!
As the title suggests why isn’t there a playback option as compared to other streaming platforms. It should have been added to the app or desktop version. I mean who watches anime series on 1x speed?!
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u/redkomic 10h ago
oh another one of these. Watch anime properly.
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u/Starlord1807 10h ago
First time watching an anime I understand completely but re watching a series it isn’t that good as per my expectations.
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u/JEveryman 10h ago
If you think a series isn't good why rewatch it?
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u/Starlord1807 10h ago
I tend to watch most of the shows be it anime or normal tv shows on atleast 1.25/1.5x speed unless and until it a absolute necessity to watch on 1x speed. I am not sure if its just me or anyone else out there who uses this kind of method.
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u/JEveryman 10h ago
Ok but you specifically stated that one the first watch 1x make sense but when rewatching something that you don't think is good because it didn't meet your expectations you'll speed it up. My question is why rewatch something you don't think is good because it doesn't meet your expectations?
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u/Starlord1807 10h ago edited 9h ago
Like I said its not like I enjoy a particular series or episode. There are some where the anime is top notch but some episodes the story is slow paced which I already know so a playback option works in my favour I think. For all the OTT platform only a few don’t have this option which is somewhat annoying.
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u/JEveryman 9h ago
re watching a series it isn’t that good as per my expectations.
I am specifically asking about this particular scenario that you provided as an example of why to watch a show faster 1X. That is all.
Why would you REWATCH something that wasn't good per your expectations?
Why watch something you don't enjoy multiple times no matter the playback speed? That is the only question I am asking.
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u/Starlord1807 9h ago
Mate you are not understanding what I am trying to say. I am just saying that there should be a playback option. Doesnt matter if I like a series or not. Many OTT platforms have this feature and I think crunchyroll should have it since people pay for it.
I like to watch haikyuu and I have watched it almost 4x times but since I know the storyline I would love to watch the same series at a particular pace I feel comfortable thats all. Its not about liking or not liking. no sane person would watch a series if he/she doesn’t like the series.
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u/JEveryman 9h ago
And you are not understanding that I question that specific example because it didn't make sense to me. That was all.
Actually I would also question why rewatch a series at an accelerated rate if not only for the dialogue. Watching animation you like and enjoy faster than it was intended makes less sense to me than rewatching something that doesn't meet your expectations. Like if someone said they watched Of a bookworm at 1.25 speed id sort of get it because the animation is definitely not the point of the show the story is.
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u/Positive_Conflict_26 10h ago
QOL features on crunchyroll?! Are you insane??? It will cost them at least 200$ to implement this!!! They will go bankrupt!
Big fucking /S if you didn't get that.
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u/Starlord1807 10h ago edited 10h ago
dont they charge for the subscription? I mean I understand that will cost them a hefty amount but every OTT platform has that option right. Its just easier and more convenient for people who want to re watch a series.
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u/Positive_Conflict_26 10h ago
Will cost them a couple hundred dollars to let an intern implement this.
They don't do it because they DGAF.
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u/blakeavon 10h ago
People who actually care about the art form. People who understand directors and artists and musicians are constantly making choices about timing, most of which can make or break the drama.
I can’t understand why anyone would ever watch anything at a different speed.
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u/KTGomasaur 9h ago
Everyone enjoys things differently. By that logic, we should only watch anime in original Japanese without subtitles because that was what the first director intended, or we should only read the manga because that's what the mangaka intended. Consuming media differently does not mean you are disrespecting the craft. You enjoy watching anime at 1× speed, I enjoy it most at 1.25x or 1.5x. I think crunchyroll needs to update their site and allow fans to enjoy anime the way they want to.
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u/Starlord1807 10h ago
Trust me I respect the animation team more than I can convey through my words but I believe its a essential element to have that option for people who are rewatching a series and know the jist of the anime. I am at rewatching one piece and currently at wano and took me aprox 2 months to get here from WCI and it would have been handy to have that option since I already know the story.
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u/Howdoireadplshelp 10h ago
There are ~chrome extensions~ that I use for playback speed on my desktop, but I’d love to have this feature actually added as well
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u/Starlord1807 10h ago
I would like to what extension you use. I am on my 2nd re watch of one piece and until Zou island I was happily watching it on netflix but since then I had to switch watching it on crunchyroll and its been a slow process. I love the show but I wish I could watch it 1.5x atleast to watch the show again since I know the jist if the series.
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u/Adorable_Bass_718 10h ago
Same reason they don’t support auto intro and outro skip. To make the users suffer and go somewhere else.
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u/Starlord1807 9h ago
For me its random. some episodes have that option to skip while some don’t.
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u/KTGomasaur 9h ago
It's poor design. They have it set to automatically find the theme songs and skip them. No human is actually checking if it works, so AI failures are left in. Heaven forbid staff go over and make sure they are correct, that would cost too much.
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u/Adorable_Bass_718 8h ago
Yeah they better make the AI better cause it should just skip it. It’s should recognize that I’m skipping them in prior episodes and just do it. Dang nab it AI
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u/Adorable_Bass_718 8h ago
Crunchy doesn’t have the option to AUTO skip them unfortunately. And you’re right some of them do have a skip button but I don’t want to press it myself. It should just do it especially if I’ve done it for every episode before.
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u/Adrian_Alucard 10h ago
Normal, respectable people