Crunchyroll is home to the best animated content directly from Japan. Whether it’s the latest hype-worthy season of Overlord, every episode of One Piece or your first time watching the wonderful Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, all 30,000 episodes are available for free.

What we love: Episodes arrive just one hour after they air on TV in Japan – essential for fanatics who love to join the online chatter without risking spoilers. The app is super-friendly to anime newcomers, too: sort shows by popularity and view ratings. When you inevitably develop that Dragon Ball Z obsession, “More like this” recommendations will expand your horizons.

Quick tip: If you want the most authentic native experience, or an English-language audio track, you can quickly filter between subtitled and dubbed shows.

Meet the creator: Crunchyroll champions the art and culture of anime to a passionate community of fans around the world. If you love comics, check out the Manga by Crunchyroll app: it features hundreds of titles, some – such as Space Brothers and Orange – accompany the anime series in the main app.

ⓒ Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha, Toei Animation