[Update: Aug. 14] Crunchyroll down and not working, users get 'unable to connect' on PS4 ('request failed, bad gateway 502')

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Looks like the Crunchyroll service is acting glitchy yet again across the platforms, including PS4 and Apple TV. Anime lovers as well as fans of the service are taking to social media platforms to report the outage. Here are some reports:

https://twitter.com/TheTellerYT/status/1099185670021615617
https://twitter.com/GonxoYah/status/1099180594527944705
https://twitter.com/hectoromero/status/1099181102567223296
https://twitter.com/SSJGoddess94/status/1099181712913776645
https://twitter.com/ANHEDONISM/status/1099181457912877056

We’re trying to collect more info on the matter, including an official word from team Crunchyroll. So needless to say, we will update the story as soon as we have something to share. Meanwhile, let us know your current experience with the service. Use the comments section below to share your thoughts.

Here’s what team Crunchyroll says on the ongoing outage:

Crunchyroll is experiencing intermittent site difficulties. Our team is actively working to resolve these issues. Please check with us later for more information on the situation, or follow us on our social media channels for updates in real-time.

While the service/site is down, you can read a useful discussion on Crunchyroll outages here. The discussion contains user comments from 2017 to 2019.

The site is up.

The service is down yet again, and users are mighty annoyed.

https://twitter.com/PeterAnthonyH/status/1100174216828198915?s=19

https://twitter.com/lil_sxn/status/1100175552533663750?s=19

https://twitter.com/Lui_the13th/status/1100175197322268673?s=19

We are looking for more info on this outage, and will update the story as and when we have more details.

IST 05:30 pm: According to multiple reports from Twitter, it seems popular manga, dorama, and anime streaming service Crunchyroll might be down. However, there have been no comments from the service provider on the matter so far.

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IST 06:20 pm: It seems that the problem was fixed silently as Crunchyroll didn’t acknowledge any outage with the service, but there aren’t any fresh reports suggesting that the site isn’t working.

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