Crunchyroll and Hoyoverse Announce Special "Honkai: Star Rail " Collaboration Across Streaming and Gaming With Exclusive Rewards

HoYoFair Honkai: Star Rail 2025 Special Fan Art Program "Chimerric Park" Premieres November 6th Exclusively on Crunchyroll for Two Weeks 

Crunchyroll 14-Day Free Trial to Mega Fan Opens the Gates to “Chimerric Park” and a Massive Library of Anime 

New Account Linking Brings Crunchyroll Members Exclusive In-Game Rewards, Giving Trailblazing Anime Fans a Jumpstart on the Highly Anticipated 3.7 “As Tomorrow Became Yesterday” Update

Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 24, 2025) – Crunchyroll, the global destination for anime, and HoYoverse, the global interactive entertainment brand, are teaming up for a worldwide* special collaboration across gaming and streaming. From November 6, 2025 to January 27, 2026, eligible Honkai: Star Rail players can unlock free access to Crunchyroll Premium and embark on missions to earn in-game rewards.

When the official event page goes live on November 6th, eligible Honkai: Star Rail players worldwide can access a Crunchyroll Premium 14-Day Mega Fan Free Trial by linking their Honkai: Star Rail account to a Crunchyroll account. Simultaneously, the HoYoFair 2025 Special Fan Art Program “Chimerric Park” will premiere exclusively on Crunchyroll for two weeks. New and existing Crunchyroll members and Honkai: Star Rail players who link their accounts can undertake missions to view “Chimerric Park,” and earn Honkai: Star Rail in-game rewards like Stellar Jades, Lost Crystals, and more.

The special collaboration, quests, and exclusive rewards will unfold across several rounds. Here is the full schedule of events: 

• First Round:  November 6, 2025 6 PM to November 25, 2025 5:59 PM PT

• Second Round: November 25, 2025 6M to December 16, 2025 5:59 PM PT

• Third Round:  December 16, 2025 6 PM to January 6, 2026 5:59 PM PT

• Fourth Round:  January 6, 2026 6 PM to January 27, 2026 5:59 PM PT

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“We know that nearly 80% of anime fans play anime or anime-related games, and 40% of our audience are playing pop culture defining games like Honkai: Star Rail more than 20 hours a week,” said Terry Li, Executive Vice President of Emerging Business, Crunchyroll. “Delivering in-game rewards to Crunchyroll Members is our way of enhancing their gaming experiences and creating compelling moments to jump into titles that speak to our fans.”

“Chimerric Park”—the latest edition in the HoYoFair series of commissioned fan works derived from Honkai: Star Rail—comes to Crunchyroll as a celebration of its fan creators. The exclusive premiere elevates this sincere expression of fandom, placing rich, dynamic art from around the world alongside the greatest anime. 

This special collaboration kicks off alongside Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.7 'As Tomorrow Became Yesterday'—an update featuring a wealth of new content and the highly anticipated new 5-star character Cyrene (Remembrance). Event participants can earn up to 120 Stellar Jades and other rewards through limited-time activities.

More information about the event, offers and quests will be available when the Official Event Page and FAQ goes live on November 6. For updates, stay tuned to Crunchyroll News and Honkai: Star Rail official social platforms. 

*Special event collaboration will be available worldwide excluding, China, Japan, Russia, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Belarus, the Ukrainian regions of Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk, Iran, and Syria

About Crunchyroll 

Crunchyroll is the global anime brand that fuels fans' love of anime. With the ambition to make anime an even bigger part of pop culture, Crunchyroll offers fans the ultimate anime experience and destination centered around a premium streaming service. Crunchyroll has the largest dedicated anime library, an immersive world of events, exciting theatrical releases, unique games, must-have merchandise, timely news, and more. Anime is for everyone and is accessible to stream across territories through Crunchyroll—whether on the go on mobile, through gaming consoles and big-screen devices at home, or on desktops anywhere.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.

About Honkai: Star Rail

Honkai: Star Rail is a space fantasy RPG title with a journey through immense worlds of the unknown. The player takes on the role of "Trailblazer," a courageous individual implanted with a powerful artifact, Stellaron, and bearing the determination to unravel the mysteries surrounding the fabled "Cancer of All Worlds" and Aeons. The game features fantasy elements with myths and legends integrated into the space sci-fi story. Combined with the intuitive turn-based combat system, diverse and distinctive companions, and immersive storylines that together compose an interstellar melody filled with captivating worlds, each brimming with unique cultures, awe-inspiring landscapes, and mythical wonders to explore.

About HoYoverse 

HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content.

Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive global community that provides access and encouragement for people to share their passion for ACG (Animation, Comics, and Games) through their own creativity and skills.

Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cel shading, cloud gaming, and other fields.

In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.