A month of treats! Crunchyroll to make select anime titles free throughout October

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No tricks, only treats from Crunchyroll this years as they announce they will make several spooky-themed series free to watch with ads this October.

Starting October first and going until Halloween, select anime series will be free to watch with ads for anyone who has signed up as a free user on Crunchyroll. A great lineup of horror/creepy themed anime for you to watch, announced titles includes:

• Blood Blockade Battlefront

• Blue Exorcist

• Corpse Princess: Shikabane Hime

• Deadman Wonderland

• Ghost Hunt

• Hell’s Paradise

• Hellsing

• Hellsing Ultimate

• Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU

• How to Keep a Mummy

• Is this a Zombie?

• Junji Ito Collection

• Kemono Jihen

• Mieruko-chan

• The Case Study of Vanitas

• The Vampire Dies in No Time

• Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

• Tokyo Ghoul

• Trinity Blood

• ZOMBIE LAND SAGA

A great lineup of series perfect for the Halloween season, its a great time to try out some new series or re-experience your faves. This fun event comes alongside bone chilling collectibles & apparel themed around JUJUTSU KAISEN, Chainsaw Man, Junji Ito Collection, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, and more, are now available in the Crunchyroll store and U.S. FYE stores. A free 30-day trial offer of a Crunchyroll Mega Fan subscription will also be given as a special gift with an in-store or online purchase from FYE now through the end of October.

Head over to Crunchyroll to sign-up for a free account and experience this fun seasonal marathon of ghoulish delights.

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