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  "type": "service",
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    "クランチロール"
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  "summary": "ソニー傘下のアニメ専門サブスク配信サービス。世界のアニメファン向けに同時配信（サイマル）・吹替・グッズ・イベントを展開し、ソニーの『アニメを軸にした垂直統合』（制作の Aniplex、配信の Crunchyroll、興行）の中核を担う。2026 年 5 月に有料会員 2,100 万人到達を発表した。",
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      "label": "Paid subscribers",
      "value": "21M",
      "delta": "前年 17M から増加",
      "delta_dir": "pos",
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      "source": {
        "status": "disclosed",
        "ref": "Crunchyroll プレスリリース（Anime News Network 掲載）",
        "url": "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2026-05-08/crunchyroll-reaches-21-million-subscribers/.237189"
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      "title_jp": "ソニー、AI海賊版対策の Midnight Labs に出資 — 「工業化された海賊版」に執行の自動化で応じる権利者",
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      "title_en": "Netflix Pivots Its Japan Anime Strategy from Exclusive Acquisition to Co-Creation, with the MAPPA Pact and 'Cosmic Princess Kaguya!' as Proof Points",
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      "title_en": "Crunchyroll Hits 21 Million Subscribers as Sony's Anime Vertical Becomes a Streaming Profit Engine",
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      "title_jp": "ソニー FY25 通期、営業益 +13% で過去最高水準 — 金融スピンオフ後、ゲーム・音楽・アニメが牽引",
      "title_en": "Sony FY2025: Operating Income Up 13% as Games, Music and Anime Drive Growth Post Financial Spin-Off",
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