Crunchyroll partners with Duolingo
May 16, 2023
By Nik Roseveare
Crunchyroll, the anime streaming specialist, and Duolingo, the language learning platform, are partnering to celebrate anime and the sixth anniversary of Duolingo’s Japanese language course. Duolingo’s Japanese course will now feature nearly 50 phrases inspired by a number of popular anime series.
As part of the partnership, premium Crunchyroll subscribers will be eligible for a two-month trial of Super Duolingo, the premium, ad-free tier of the language learning app. Free Crunchyroll users will be eligible for a one-month trial of Super Duolingo. Duolingo learners studying Japanese may be eligible for one free month of Crunchyroll Mega Fan premium access, which provides ad-free viewing of an anime library of more than 44,000 episodes and 18,000 hours of series and films.
To encourage language learners looking to dive into the world of anime, Crunchyroll is also making a roundup of series with easy to understand, everyday vocabulary available on AVoD for a limited time, including: Bananya, Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club Laid-Back Camp and Nichijou – My Ordinary Life.
“Anime is a dynamic medium and we know viewers have a curiosity for learning. Now on Duolingo, fans worldwide can celebrate anime through learning iconic phrases from their favourite series,” commented Terry Li, Senior Vice President of Emerging Business, Crunchyroll. “We also hope anime-curious learners will be intrigued by their Japanese lessons on Duolingo and will explore all that anime has to offer on Crunchyroll.”
“We chose to partner with the leader in anime entertainment, Crunchyroll, to advance our Japanese course because we know watching TV shows and films in the language you’re studying is a great way to learn and we wanted to offer our learners a way to further immerse themselves in the Japanese language through anime,” added George Audi, Senior Director of Business Development. “We hope this partnership will be as delightful to anime fans as it was for our Learning, Design and Marketing teams to work on.”