Chrome extension · for Crunchyroll
Wakaru puts the Japanese line next to the English one — each word colored to match its translation, one click from its meaning.
01What it does
Reading, meaning, and the grammar behind the form — 戦える is shown as 戦う + potential, not left as a mystery. Save a word and it keeps its sentence, the show, and a picture of the scene it came from.
Crunchyroll almost never ships a Japanese track. Wakaru looks the episode up in the community archive, syncs the timing against the English track, and verifies word-by-word that it really is this episode.
One tap replays the sentence — at full speed, or slowed to 0.75× and back to normal the moment it ends.
Hover any word to hear it pronounced — exactly as written in the subtitle, not just its dictionary form.
Saved words become flashcards, spaced so the ones you know stop showing up. Your list syncs across devices, and exports to Anki or CSV any time — with or without an active subscription.
Also in the box: furigana over kanji, hover any English word for its Japanese, AI word alignment for the lines a dictionary can’t parse — each episode aligned once, then shared with everyone — per-episode timing nudge, and grammar notes on every particle.
02How it works
Add Wakaru to ChromeSign in with Google. The 7-day trial starts — no card needed.
Open any episodeWakaru finds the Japanese subtitles, syncs them, and lays both languages over the video.
Watch normallyClick words you don’t know, save the ones worth keeping, review them as flashcards later.
03Pricing
Every subscription includes all of Wakaru — dual subtitles, AI word alignment, pronunciation, flashcards, and sync. Choose how often you pay.
Start with 7 days free. No card required.
You get one free trial with your Wakaru account. Try everything first, then choose a subscription when you’re ready. The trial ends without an automatic charge.
All features included
7 days free · No card required
All features included
7 days free · No card required
All features included
7 days free · No card required
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04Questions
Yes — Crunchyroll ended free ad-supported viewing at the end of 2025, so watching anything there now takes a subscription (or Crunchyroll’s own free trial). Wakaru is not affiliated with Crunchyroll and doesn’t replace it; it runs on top of your own access.
Almost never. A typical episode offers fifteen subtitle languages and Japanese is not one of them. Wakaru fills that gap from the community subtitle archive, automatically.
No. Wakaru is a paid product with a 7-day free trial — long enough to watch a season’s worth of episodes and decide.
Currently, Wakaru Subs works only on Crunchyroll.
Any. Even complete beginners can pick up words and start enriching their vocab, hover any word to hear how it's pronounced, easy for everyone! We also have tools to help you see how to pronounce words .
Subtitle text — sent to our server for word alignment — plus lookups of the words you click. No ads, no browsing history, nothing sold. We measure how our own popup and website are used, never what you watch. The privacy policy lists every request the extension makes.
Install, sign in, press play. The first week is free.
Add to Chrome — 7-day free trial