diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/crunchyroll.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/crunchyroll.py
index 6877e1a3f..d5aa45ff8 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/crunchyroll.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/crunchyroll.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class CrunchyrollBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 class CrunchyrollIE(CrunchyrollBaseIE, VRVBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'crunchyroll'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?P<prefix>www|m)\.)?(?P<url>crunchyroll\.(?:com|fr)/(?:media(?:-|/\?id=)|(?:[^/]*/){1,2}[^/?&]*?)(?P<id>[0-9]+))(?:[/?&]|$)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?P<prefix>www|m)\.)?(?P<url>crunchyroll\.(?:com|fr)/(?:media(?:-|/\?id=)|(?!series/|watch/)(?:[^/]+/){1,2}[^/?&]*?)(?P<id>[0-9]+))(?:[/?&]|$)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.crunchyroll.com/wanna-be-the-strongest-in-the-world/episode-1-an-idol-wrestler-is-born-645513',
         'info_dict': {