Japanese animation is one of the most consistently popular genres in all of streaming. Anime has devoted followers the world over, and most streaming services offer at least a small selection of these titles as a result. But which offer the most? How do you assemble a streaming bundle of anime-carrying services without ruining your monthly entertainment budget? We’ll walk you through an excellent bundle of three anime streamers that you can subscribe to for $25 per month, and get a mountain of extra entertainment to boot.

What’s the best budget streaming bundle for watching anime?

Hulu

This bundle starts with Hulu, whose ad-supported plan is the most expensive on this list at $10 per month. This is a well-known repository of classic anime titles, such as “Afro Samurai,” “Bleach,” “Cowboy Bebop,” “One Punch Man,” and a ton of other great shows. Outside of anime, the streamer also carries next-day streams of primetime shows from ABC and Fox, titles from FX, originals, movies, and a lot more.

Hulu even offers a 30-day free trial if you sign up directly instead of bundling it with other Disney services. That’s definitely the way to go here, as Disney+ and ESPN+ don’t have any anime of their own to offer.

Price of ad-supported Hulu: $10 per month

Netflix

Netflix may be a bit controversial on this list among some anime fans, but bear with me. To start with, the streamer has a good mix of actual anime titles, such as “Blue Eye Samurai,” “Pluto,” and “Violent Evergarden” just to name a few. It’s also home to live-action adaptations of titles like “Cowboy Bebop” and “One Piece,” and while these may not be favorites of all anime lovers, they are a bold step nonetheless.

Plans for Netflix start at just $7 per month if you’re willing to put up with ads, and that price will also get you almost everything in the streamer’s extensive library. It makes a worthy addition to this bundle, even with the inclusion of live-action anime adaptations that may be unpopular to some.

Price of Netflix Standard with Ads: $7 per month

Crunchyroll

This is the real star of the bundle, and the best news is it streams ad-free on every single plan. It carries more than 50,000 individual episodes across 2,000 series, with subtitled and dubbed viewing options available on many of its most popular titles. It offers 25,000+ hours of total content, one of the biggest repositories of anime you’ll ever see on any streamer. It’s bringing over 40 new titles to its library this fall and winter alone, including “Dragon Ball Daima,” the 25th anniversary season of “One Piece,” and much more.

You can sign up for several price tiers of Crunchyroll, but for the purposes of this bundle, you’re best off going with the Fan-level subscription for $8 per month.

Price of Crunchyroll Fan subscription: $8 per month
Price of Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix bundle: $25 per month