Ellation, LLC

Ellation, LLC is a streaming media company best known as the corporate operator behind Crunchyroll, the leading anime-focused subscription video-on-demand service. Historically, Ellation also operated VRV, a multi-channel streaming platform that bundled Crunchyroll with other fandom-focused networks before VRV was ultimately folded into Crunchyroll. Today, Ellation functions largely as a back-end legal and billing entity within the broader Crunchyroll organization owned by Sony, which is why many subscribers never encounter the name except on financial statements.

A charge labeled “Google Ellation” (or variations like “GOOGLE *ELLATION” or “PP*GOOGLE ELLATION”) almost always represents a Crunchyroll streaming subscription billed through the Google Play Store. Google processes the payment, then passes the funds to Ellation as the merchant of record, producing a descriptor that combines both names. These charges typically correspond to monthly or annual Crunchyroll subscription tiers and may include applicable taxes; in many cases, users originally started a free trial in the Crunchyroll app on an Android device that later converted to a paid, recurring subscription. ([legalclarity.org](https://legalclarity.org/google-ellation-charge-what-it-is-and-how-to-cancel/))

If you have questions about a Google Ellation charge, the best first step is to check your active subscriptions in the Google Play app or at pay.google.com, where you can see the associated Crunchyroll subscription, price, renewal date, and transaction ID. From there, you can cancel future renewals, request a refund (subject to Google’s and Crunchyroll’s policies), or contact support. For recent purchases, refund requests are typically initiated through Google Play; for older or service-related issues (such as account access or duplicate subscriptions), you would work directly with Crunchyroll’s customer support via their help center. Keeping email receipts from Google Play and Crunchyroll, as well as noting the GPA transaction ID, will make resolving any billing disputes faster and easier. ([legalclarity.org](https://legalclarity.org/google-ellation-charge-what-it-is-and-how-to-cancel/))