Ayra Starr Releases Anime-Inspired Vinyl of Starrgirl With Crunchyroll
Ayra Starr is putting out a limited-edition vinyl of her album Starrgirl, made with the anime streaming service Crunchyroll, Billboard reported on 10 November 2026.
The record is anime-inspired and carries original artwork in the style of manga, the Japanese comic books that anime is often adapted from. It will be sold only through the Crunchyroll store. The price starts at $40 in US dollars.
Buyers get more than the disc. The collaboration includes a custom animated visualiser, a moving graphic that plays along with the music. Crunchyroll platforms will also carry animated clips, an interview with Crunchyroll News and exclusive social media content.
The album itself came out on 14 August, released through Mavin and Republic Records. A vinyl edition is a physical copy of an album pressed on a record, and limited runs are usually made in small numbers, which is one reason fans often rush to buy them.
Starrgirl reached No. 4 on Billboard's World Albums chart, which tracks albums in global genres. That chart ranks sales and listening for albums outside the usual English-language mainstream, so a top-five place there is a measure of how the record has been heard within that group of releases.
Crunchyroll and the label partners have not yet said how many copies will be pressed. For anyone hoping to buy one, the store is the only place the record is listed.
Collaborations like this one connect a music release to a second audience. An anime fan who has never followed an Afrobeats or pop artist may now meet the album through a cover, a clip or a visual. For the artist, that brings new listeners without a separate tour or tie-in.
