How to Fix Crunchyroll that is showing a black screen

Crunchy is one of the streaming services. This streaming service has host a whole lot of popular contents and anime. Though Crunchyroll is not immune to technical issues. One of the very popular problems with Crunchyroll that users do face is the showing of a black screen in place of videos. The question now is that, why is Crunchyroll displaying a black screen? This article explain why you keep seeing a black screen and how you can fix the black screen problem. Solve this problem of black screen displaying and continue streaming with your favorite anime.

Most of the Crunchyroll black screen problem can be discovered and seen from the Google Chrome Browser. With this, fixing the problem is not that difficult again, since the source of the problem has been discovered. This can be done with just a quick setting from your browser settings or just by trying to clear the cache.

Why is Crunchyroll keep showing a black screen.

Since the source of the problem has been traced to the Google Chrome browser. The issue of the black screen will never occur when using the mobile app or watching it via a smart TV. Since the black screen is a problem that is attached to the streaming of Crunchyroll through the internet browser, most especially on the Google Chrome.

Why is Crunchyroll displaying a black screen on Chrome?

Below are some of the reasons why you can have a black screen while streaming the Crunchyroll on your Chrome browser. And with this your anime is already interrupted. Below are the four (4) speculated reasons behind it:

A bad network.
Cache build-up.
Extension incompatibility.
Pop-up redirect.

Is your Crunchyroll showing a black screen?

How to Fix the black screen issue on Crunchyroll

After you realize that you have a black screen issue when streaming via the Google Chrome. Then trying one of these fix will definitely solve your black screen issue/problem on Crunchyroll.

Incompatibility Extension

Crunchyroll is never compatible with all Chrome browser extension. Using it may cause the black screen issue. Below is the easy step to fix it:

Go to your
Tap on
Then turn off all the extensions.
After this, try and refresh your Crunchyroll.

If the problem lies in the extension, then you will be back on track after these simple steps. If not, then try the other solutions/fixes.

The Cache build-up

It is normal you clear you Cache often. It is when you have full Cache that it might interrupt your peaceful streaming and display a black screen on the Crunchyroll. Below are the simple steps to fix the Cache build-up.

Open your
Click/Tap on the Privacy and Security.
Then select the Clear browser data
Check/thick the boxes you wish to clear.
And finally, refresh your Crunchyroll.

This will work for you and if not, try the remaining two fixes/solution below.

Pop-up redirect

Another issue is the chrome pop-up blocker. Chrome do block pop-up, but how do you set it back to access the Crunchyroll pop-ups. Below is an easy guide in doing so.

Open your
Click/Tap on the Privacy and Security.
Then select the Site Settings
Choose the Pop-up and redirect
Then add Crunchyroll under the site allowed to send pop-ups and redirect.
And finally, refresh your Crunchyroll page.

Bad network connection.

The most and regular reason for the cause of the black screen on the Crunchyroll is the bad network connection. Below is how to go about the bad internet connection:

Disconnect or unplug your modem and router (or network provider).
Wait for like 1-2 minutes.
Connect back to your modem and router (or network provider).
You can then refresh your Crunchyroll page once your modem and your router has been connected and the light on them shows that you have a working signal or a working network provider.