Fix the current episode first: open the gear icon → Audio and choose the original or intended language if it is available. If new shows keep starting in the wrong dub, go to Settings → Preferences → Audio Language. If one series keeps returning to the dub, change that series in the player—Crunchyroll says it remembers the last language you picked for that series.
Fixing one episode does not necessarily fix tomorrow’s default—or that series’ remembered choice.
Episode → Default → Series memory → Availability
This episode is in the wrong language
Open the gear icon, choose Audio, and select the original or intended available track.
New shows keep starting in the wrong dub
Open Settings → Preferences → Audio Language and change the default language for new shows.
Only one series keeps returning to the dub
Crunchyroll says a series remembers the language last selected in that series. Switch that series back to the intended language in the player, then revisit it to confirm the remembered choice changed.
The dub appears as a separate “season”
Some series still list dubbed versions as their own seasons. Select the original-language season/version instead of treating the dub like a normal audio-track choice.
Restore the current episode
Crunchyroll’s current Help Center documents a direct player route: load the video, open the gear icon, choose Audio, then select the available language you want.
This is the smallest fix when one episode is wrong. It does not necessarily rewrite your account’s default Audio Language.
Fix the default for new shows
If unrelated new shows keep opening in the same unwanted dub, check Settings → Preferences → Audio Language. Crunchyroll says this default applies automatically when you start new shows, while still allowing per-episode changes in the player.
That gives you two separate controls: today’s episode and tomorrow’s default.
Why one series can keep bringing the dub back
Crunchyroll also says that changing the audio language in the player does not change the overall account setting—but the next time you visit that series, it will automatically play in the language you last picked there.
So if only one anime seems stubborn, the series may be doing exactly what Crunchyroll designed it to do: remembering your last choice with impressive dedication.
Watch for separate dubbed seasons
Crunchyroll says some series still list dubbed versions as separate “seasons” while it continues rolling out a more seamless audio-switching system. If the season selector itself says English Dub or another dubbed version, switch to the original-language season/version before changing unrelated preferences.
What if the original track is missing?
Open the show’s More Details section. Crunchyroll says it lists available Audio and Subtitles languages, but also warns that not every listed language is available across every season or episode.
If the intended original track is not offered for the episode/season you are watching, no preference can create it.
| Symptom | Restore action |
|---|---|
| One episode wrong | Gear → Audio → intended available track |
| New shows wrong | Settings → Preferences → Audio Language |
| One series keeps returning to dub | Change that series in the player and let Crunchyroll remember the new choice |
| Dub is a separate season | Select the original-language season/version |
| Original language absent | Check More Details and treat it as availability |
Verify the setup for language learning
If you are using anime for listening practice, do not stop at “the subtitles look right.” Confirm that the spoken track is actually the language you mean to practise.
30-second original-audio check
For the broader workflow, see media-based language learning.
After Crunchyroll’s native audio is correct, you can also explore FunFluen as a separate study layer on supported video pages. FunFluen does not change Crunchyroll’s audio settings, remembered series choice, or track availability.
Fix now, fix later
Remember Episode → Default → Series memory → Availability. Restore the current episode first. Fix the default if new shows are wrong. Fix the remembered series choice if one anime keeps returning to the dub. Then check availability or a separate dubbed season only if those first layers do not explain it.