The spring anime season is just around the corner, too subscription streaming it may or may not be in the budget. Crunchyroll has dropped its free plan as well suggested valuesand some of you may have read this article about this and thought that your anime piracy wishes were about to come true.
Sorry, friends — this is not the place to point you to bootleg anime. What we can do, however, is highlight broadcast platforms that gives you free content. In this case, HURRY UP options are the way to go.
Classics like One Piece, Sailor Moon and Hunter x Hunter are on the menu, but there’s plenty to stream — even new titles — if you go to the right place. Anime movies, series and forgotten cult favorites are waiting to be found on the platforms we share below, where you can stream channels live or watch on demand with just a few clicks.
Samsung TV Plus: 24/7 anime
On Samsung TV plus, there are batch FAST channels, including It’s Anime, which was launched in July 2025 and broadcasts anime around the clock. You will get titles like My Deer Friend Nokotan, Teacher of Hell and Umamusume: Cinderella Gray. Free channels Crunchyroll, RetroCrush and Anime x HiDive broadcast day and night, and you can tune in to series like Hunter x Hunter on the Anime All Day channel. Getting caught? Although it’s free, you need a Samsung device to stream, and this option is only available to viewers in the US and Canada.
Pluto TV
We told you about Pluto TV’s biggest anime release in May 2025, which added live channels such as Anime All Day and a bank of on-demand titles. Get into non-stop anime by watching the new free streaming service channels: Anime x HiDive, Anime Comedy, Inuyasha (yes, a dedicated channel), Pluto TV Anime Movies and Kids Anime. There are 13 seasons of One Piece available on demand, but if you channel surf, you can check out Bleach, Naruto, Speed Racer, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Bakugan and many more. What’s new in 2026? The full Boruto channel.
Viz Media on YouTube
You probably already know that there are many channels on YouTube that offer full episodes of anime, but Viz Media is a giant in the game as a publisher and distributor. With that in mind, its YouTube channel should be a treasure trove of content like episodes of Ranma 1/2, Black Torch and Naruto. There is also a curated playlist of anime movies. Hit the Viz playlists section to access anime series and movies.
If you haven’t spent time on Tubi yet, maybe it’s a good time to give it a try. There are 200 anime titles to choose from, including City Hunter, Black Jack, Digimon Adventure, Yu-Gi-Oh and Paprika. For those of you who love dubbed anime, there’s plenty to stream between Tubi’s crop of retro and new titles.
Stream free anime channels Crunchyroll, RetroCrush and HiDive live
It’s easy enough to slide into a free or paid subscription streaming service to watch anime, but what if there’s a specific live channel you’d like to read? We talked about Anime x HiDive, an offshoot of the AMC-owned HiDive streaming service. Anime TV live streaming channel that you can find on Plex, Sling Freestream and the aforementioned Pluto TV. But, there is more.
Go to the RetroCrush channel, which is part of the free live channels available on Philo, Fubo, Vizio WatchFree Plus, Samsung TV Plus, TCL Plus and Sling Freestream. Here, you can watch things like Ninja Robots, City Hunter, Future Boy Conan and Lupine the Third.
Crunchyroll is launching its FAST channel in 2023, and anime fans can tune in to Vizio’s WatchFree Plus, Pluto TV, Roku Channel, LG channels or Sling Freestream to indulge in titles like Black Clover and House of Shadows.
