CrunchyThread – Jump from Crunchyroll to Reddit episode discussions

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7 months ago

I built CrunchyThread because as an anime watcher I often found myself streaming on Crunchyroll, then switching tabs, searching Reddit for the right episode/thread, losing track of where I was. So I made a small Chrome extension that:

Detects what anime/episode you’re watching on Crunchyroll (via URL/DOM heuristics)

Looks up relevant Reddit threads for that episode/discussion

Presents them in a lightweight popup — so you can instantly jump into community conversations without disrupting playback

Some additional details:

No registration required.

I intentionally kept scope narrow (just the link-between viewing and comment threads) to maintain simplicity.

Version 0.1.2 just went live (Nov 12 2025) with bug fixes around detection latency. Chrome Web Store

Privacy-first: the extension only monitors when you’re on Crunchyroll and with your consent invokes Reddit search; no third-party tracking or user profiling.

I’d welcome feedback from anyone who watches on Crunchyroll + engages in Reddit discussions: what features they’d want (e.g., multiple thread sources, language support, favorite show auto-threading), and if there are false positives/negatives in the matching.

Link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/crunchythread/faghgokfpnffhpknonlghbogjkaafnil

Thanks for reading. Open to feedback, suggestions, and thoughts.