Sony Interactive Entertainment and Crunchyroll are bringing a dedicated anime hub to the PlayStation 5 home experience in spring 2027. The new destination will combine anime, anime-inspired games and direct access to the Crunchyroll app in one area of the console interface. Sony and Crunchyroll announced the project on October 7 as another step in the companies’ expanding partnership around anime and PlayStation.
The hub is intended to make anime discovery more prominent on PS5 rather than leaving Crunchyroll as another standalone application inside the console’s Media section. Sony says the space will bring together anime content and games influenced by anime aesthetics, characters and franchises, giving users a single destination for exploring both forms of entertainment. The companies have not yet shown the final interface or detailed exactly how recommendations and individual game listings will be organized.
Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini described the feature as an extension of the existing relationship between the anime streaming service and PlayStation. He pointed to Crunchyroll membership on PlayStation and the upcoming Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime series as examples of the two companies already working across gaming and animation. The new PS5 hub is designed to deepen that connection by putting anime discovery directly into the console’s home experience.
The idea also reflects the significant overlap between gaming and anime audiences. Sony and Crunchyroll say the hub should help users move between series they already follow and games built around similar characters, settings or visual styles. It could also work in the opposite direction, giving players who discover a franchise through a game a more direct route into its anime adaptations or related shows.
Sony has increasingly expanded the PS5 beyond a games-only interface. The console already includes a separate Media section containing streaming applications, and in August Sony launched Live TV on PS5 in the United States with more than 100 free ad-supported channels and on-demand programming. Crunchyroll was already represented there through anime programming, including dedicated Black Clover and box-set channels.
The new anime destination appears to be a more focused experience than that general-purpose live television service. Rather than serving as another channel provider, Crunchyroll will be integrated into a dedicated area built specifically around anime and anime-related games. Users will still be able to access the full Crunchyroll application from the new space, although a Crunchyroll membership may still be required for subscription content depending on the title and region.
Sony has not announced a specific launch date beyond spring 2027. The companies also have not confirmed which countries will receive the anime hub first, whether the rollout will be simultaneous worldwide, or which games and series will be featured when it goes live. More details about availability, interface design and content are expected closer to launch.
The move also fits Sony’s broader corporate investment in anime. Crunchyroll operates as part of Sony Group and has become one of the company’s most important entertainment brands outside traditional PlayStation gaming. Integrating it more directly into the PS5 home screen gives Sony another way to connect its gaming audience with anime content while keeping both experiences inside the wider Sony ecosystem.
For PS5 owners, the practical impact will depend on how deeply the hub is integrated into the console interface. If it functions as more than a promotional shelf, it could make discovering related anime and games considerably easier than switching between separate storefront and streaming-app menus. Sony and Crunchyroll plan to launch the dedicated PS5 anime hub in spring 2027, with further details still to come.
