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How to Host a Crunchyroll Watch Party

Short Answer

To host a Crunchyroll watch party with AniDachi, open the episode, create a watchroom, and share one invite — while you (the host) carry the AniDachi plan limits and every guest streams on their own Crunchyroll account. This is the host/entitlements guide. For a broader multi-method create flow, see how to create an anime watch party.

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Who pays (hosts)

Free hosts can start limited rooms; Plus and Pro upgrade the host's room limits while friends can stay on Free accounts. Guests do not need Plus to join. Full tiers live on /pricing.

Free hosting is capped (about 30 minutes/day and smaller rooms). Weekly club hosts usually move to Plus ($7.99/mo) or Pro ($14.99/mo) during pre-launch.

Host steps

  1. Confirm Crunchyroll access for the group. Every guest needs their own Crunchyroll login for the episode you will host — AniDachi does not stream the video for them.
  2. Choose your AniDachi host plan. Free hosts get limited daily hosting; Plus and Pro raise room size and remove the free time cap when you host weekly nights.
  3. Open the exact Crunchyroll episode. Load the series page so AniDachi can detect the anime title and attach the watchroom to the right show.
  4. Create the watchroom as host. Generate the room from the extension, enable chat, and decide live vs async pacing before invites go out.
  5. Share the invite with host notes. Paste the link plus episode number, start window, and spoiler rules into Discord or chat.
  6. Start playback and moderate. Count down in chat for live nights, or leave async markers for late joiners. Upgrade to Pro if you need invite-only rooms and mods.

Plan limits to know before invite night

  • Free: join anytime; host with daily time and room size caps.
  • Plus: unlimited hosting, up to 6 people, 4 video seats — regular watch nights.
  • Pro: up to 15 people, invite-only rooms, moderator controls — club hosts.

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Free hosts can start limited rooms; Plus and Pro upgrade the host's room limits while friends can stay on Free accounts. See /pricing for Plus ($7.99/mo) and Pro ($14.99/mo).