BREAKING NEWS:
Upon researching the situation, I have confirmed Crunchyroll is indeed strangling Muse Asia.
For those that need an explanation on what this means.
Now there's markets Crunchyroll doesn't cover that Muse Asia covers, but judging by what my Insider told me, they are likely trying to shift their business into the SEA area of the world soon.
They are forcing anime on Muse Asia's YouTube platform to have delayed releases by Time Exclusivity. Most people that know of them use their YouTube channel, especially American's with VPNs. So the time exclusivity is a tactic to weaken them and make Crunchyroll's releases the only way to watch for two weeks before Muse Asia releases their verison.
Muse Asia is an official company that translates anime with English Subtitles for people can watch for free. Their subtitling work is impressive and leagues beyond CR's. When Re:Zero Season 3 was airing for example, the comparisons between Muse's and CR's was happening weekly.
It was outright embarrassing how bad Crunchyroll's subtitles were in comparison. So fast-forward to right now and its clear as day what is happening.
First off Crunchyroll is gaining a larger monopoly by the year and taking over the Western Market slowly but surely. Muse Asia is a threat to them especially if they are indeed moving into the SEA market for their business. Factor in that Muse Asia offers anime for free legally. That doesn't sit right with a monolithic company as Crunchyroll owned by Sony if they are moving into that territory
Now we get into the issue right now. Multiple big titles like Re:Zero, Classroom of the Elite, and Reincarnated as a Slime are being delayed on Muse Asia's platform by two weeks.
This means in those two weeks, everyone will be forced to watch Crunchyroll's version that is paid for. Even if the subtitling work is inferior you can't make a comparison until two weeks have passed. By that time nobody will likely be watching it on Muse Asia's platform to begin with.
They are selectively making sure big titles are ripped from them for Muse Asia gets strangled out of the market and viewship.
If this isn't a clear case of aggressive tactics to control the market, then I don't know what else could classify as it.
